Senior Payroll Specialist

Bentley Systems, Incorporated; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bentley Impact Day

Recognition programs

Inclusion and wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Bentley Systems, Incorporated in Dublin, Ireland is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist to lead end-to-end payroll across the EMEA entities, ensuring compliance and accuracy while driving system enhancements. You will mentor juniors, manage calendars and inputs, review complex payroll data such as hires, terminations, bonuses, and coordinate with HR, Finance, and Tax to resolve issues.

This hybrid role offers a competitive package and the chance to shape payroll operations across multiple

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on payroll experience in EMEA multi-country payroll.
• Experience mentoring junior colleagues.
• Strong MS Excel skills for data reconciliation.
• Fluent English with excellent communication and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Own complex country payrolls end-to-end across EMEA.
• Manage payroll calendars, approvals, and documentation.
• Review inputs such as hires, terminations, compensation changes, bonuses, and deductions.
• Review provider calculations and reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Drive resolution of discrepancies with providers and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain country-specific payroll procedures and controls.
• Lead off-cycle payments, year-end activities, and audits.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Benefits, Tax and Treasury on payroll matters.

Skills

EMEA payroll experience

Excel advanced (LOOKUP, PIVOT)

English communication

Mentoring juniors

Payroll issue resolution

Tools

Workday

Dayforce

Job description

## Senior Payroll SpecialistApply: Hybrid: Ireland Dublin Office: Full time: Posted 11 Days Ago: RC121**Location:** Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid – 1 day per week in the office)**Position Summary:**We are seeking an experienced and proactive Senior Payroll Specialist to lead end-to-end payroll operations across the EMEA entities. In this role, you will ensure total compliance with statutory regulations, drive payroll process and system enhancements, and serve as a senior mentor to junior colleagues. Hands-on experience, analytical precision, and deep payroll expertise are valued above formal credentials. **Responsibilities:*** Own complex and/or high-volume country payrolls end-to-end, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery.* Serve as the senior point of contact and escalation resource for assigned country payroll providers, providing guidance and resolving complex issues.* Manage payroll calendars, deadlines, inputs, approvals, and required documentation.* Lead the review and validation of complex payroll inputs, including new hires, terminations, compensation changes, bonuses, deductions, benefits, leave, equity, and other payroll adjustments.* Review payroll provider calculations, registers, reports, and variance results for accuracy and completeness.* Analyze complex payroll discrepancies and variances, determine root cause, and drive resolution with providers and internal stakeholders.* Reconcile payroll results to HR, Finance, and other applicable source data and investigate significant variances.* Hold payroll providers accountable for service levels, accuracy, timeliness, issue resolution, and compliance, including escalating performance concerns when necessary.* Monitor country-specific statutory requirements and partner with providers to ensure required filings, payments, and reporting are completed timely.* Maintain country-specific payroll procedures, calendars, contacts, escalation paths, and process documentation.* Lead complex off-cycle payments, corrections, year-end activities, audits, provider escalations, and other country-specific payroll requirements.* Partner with HR, Finance, Benefits, Compensation, Equity, Tax, Treasury, and other stakeholders on payroll-related matters.* Act as a subject matter expert for assigned countries and provide guidance to Payroll Specialists and internal stakeholders on complex payroll matters.* Track provider issues and recurring errors, perform root-cause analysis, and drive corrective and preventative actions to eliminate recurring issues.* Identify, lead, and implement process improvements, payroll controls, reporting enhancements, and provider performance improvements.* Maintain appropriate payroll controls, audit trails, approvals, and confidential employee records.* Support payroll leadership with provider governance, audits, implementations, country transitions, system changes, and other strategic payroll initiatives.* Provide training, coaching, knowledge sharing, and backup support to Payroll Specialists to ensure consistent and uninterrupted payroll operations.* Independently manage escalated payroll issues and determine when issues require leadership, provider, legal, tax, or other specialized support. **Qualifications:*** 3+ years of hands-on payroll experience in EMEA multi-country payroll (hands-on experience valued over a degree).* Senior-level experience with a demonstrated ability to mentor, train, and support junior colleagues.* Experience with Workday or Dayforce strongly preferred; prior involvement in payroll system implementations or upgrades is a plus.* Advanced MS Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, complex data reconciliation).* Strong statutory & tax knowledge across relevant jurisdictions.* Fluent English with excellent communication, high attention to detail, strong problem-solving abilities, and strict adherence to confidentiality. #LI-AK1#LI-HYBRID This is a Hybrid role. **What We Offer:*** Step into a collaborative work environment where ideas flourish, and teamwork propels us forward towards shared success.* An attractive salary and benefits package.* Bentley Impact Day: take a day off from work to volunteer with an organization of your choice.* Celebrate milestone achievements and moments that matter through our colleague recognition award programs and our Bentley Achievers platform.* A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.* Be part of a company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.