Senior Payroll Lead - Irish Payroll (Onsite Dun Laoghaire)

Ascension Executive Recruitment; Dún Laoghaire; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascension is seeking an experienced Payroll Lead to own the end-to-end payroll process for ~1,200 employees across weekly and monthly cycles. The role requires strong Irish payroll expertise, a track record of accuracy, and prior supervision of a payroll team. The position is based onsite in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland.

You will work with HR, Finance, and external providers to optimise controls, reporting, and efficiencies while ensuring confidentiality and compliance with Irish payroll legislation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in payroll, preferably in a medium to large organisation.
• Strong experience managing Irish payroll.
• Proven experience processing both weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Experience managing payroll for 1,000+ employees or similarly complex environment.
• Previous experience supervising a payroll team.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the full payroll function, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance.
• Support weekly and monthly payroll processing for ~1,200 employees.
• Validate inputs including salary changes, allowances, deductions, and benefits.
• Perform payroll reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Prepare payroll reports and provide insights to HR and Finance.
• Coordinate payroll activities with HR, Revenue, pension providers, and external partners.
• Ensure payroll records are maintained accurately and confidentially.

Skills

Payroll management

Irish payroll

Team supervision

Payroll systems

HRIS

Education

IPASS / Payroll Technician

Tools

Payroll systems

HRIS

Job description

Ascension is seeking an experienced Payroll Lead to own the end-to-end payroll process for ~1,200 employees across weekly and monthly cycles. The role requires strong Irish payroll expertise, a track record of accuracy, and prior supervision of a payroll team. The position is based onsite in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland.

You will work with HR, Finance, and external providers to optimise controls, reporting, and efficiencies while ensuring confidentiality and compliance with Irish payroll legislation.