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Payroll Services Manager

 Payroll Services Manager required with experience running payroll services for a multinational, high-volume environment. People management experience. Permanent. Galway

 

Key responsibilities: 

  • Lead a team of payroll specialists to ensure efficient, on-time and compliant payroll for a large number of employees.
  • Lead end-to-end enhancement payroll process review for weekly and monthly payrolls in light of scale of growth on site and new government initiatives.
  • Review and sign-off on payroll in line with company policy and best practices in payroll controls.
  • Responsible for ensuring compliance with GDPR.
  • Automate reporting and partner with our payroll software provider to ensure optimum use of software.
  • Compliance – Ensure payroll processes meet all local regulations & corporate policies. 
  • Lead all audit engagements for Payroll – External audits, Internal Audits & SOX compliance framework.
  • Payroll Accounting – Ensure compensation & benefit information is corrected and accounted for in P&L & Balance Sheet.
  • Payroll analytics – Develop a suite of metrics to monitor the efficiency of the payroll process & to share any key trends or highlights with the site leadership team.
  • Assignees (Inbound & Outbound) – Partner with our Global Mobility team to ensure appropriate taxation for assignees.
  • Keep up to date with all legislation changes that may impact payroll.  Project manage their implementation to ensure effective & compliant implementation.
  • Support payroll information requirements for planning/forecasting processes & for state aid (RD Tax Credits, IDA grants)
  • Partner with HR team on any pay-impacting programs & lead their implementation from a payroll services perspective.
  • Lead refresh of contingency plans.
  • Lead, engage and develop team members

Requirements:

  • Bachelors Degree in a relevant area (e.g. Commerce, Business, Accounting).
  • In-depth knowledge of Irish employment tax – ideally supported with a recognised qualification from ITI, IPASS or similar.
  • Experience running payroll services for a similar scale company with a passion for customer service.
  • Proven ability to work and communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders.
  • Proven track record of leading and developing teams.
  • Proven track record of identifying and implementing process improvements.

For a confidential discussion and more information on the role, please contact Noeleen Stewart.

noeleen.stewart@collinsmcnicholas.ie

091-706712