Overview
Reporting to the HR Leader Ireland, the Payroll specialist will own and drive employee life-cycle processes such as Payroll, On-boarding, Off-boarding, Data Management, Time and Attendance and other transactional tasks for all employees within scope.
Qualifications
1. Degree qualification, with 3+ years of payroll experience managing a high volume of transactions
2. Ability to work on own initiative to drive timely completion of payrolls
3. Exceptional attention to detail, with a right first-time mindset
4. Payroll qualification a distinct advantage, e.g. IPASS qualification or similar
5. Proven track record of managing internal and external stakeholders
6. Process driven, with strong understanding of payroll and HR processes, policies and systems, for example PeopleSoft, ADP GlobalView, UKG Kronos, Coupa, ServiceNow
7. Intermediate level MS Office skills are required including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
8. Excellent interpersonal, listening and communication skills with all levels of the organization
Responsibilities
9. Responsible for end-to-end processing of 4 payrolls; 1 weekly payroll with approx. 400 employees and 3 monthly payrolls with approx. 300 employees.
10. Carry-out each payroll process to ensure all payments have been properly processed and appropriate taxes/deductions withheld as scheduled for all Ireland payrolls
11. Manage any payroll queries and payroll related documents which need to be issued
12. Manage T&A data collection and ensure timely submission of all (in)variable data for payroll calculations, always assuring highest levels of accuracy
13. Maintain current knowledge of regulatory policies and procedures that govern time collection, payroll processing and taxation
14. Ensure compliance with company benefit policies, enforce approved pay practices, and ensure statutory compliance;
15. Maintain internal control procedures to ensure SOX compliance, segregation of duties and security access
16. Main point of contact for annual audits, both internal and external
17. Administer all relevant benefits, such as pension and health insurance. Support with annual renewal processes of both