Your responsibilities

• Payroll Processing:
• • Administer and process monthly payroll cycles in-house for UK and Irish employees.
• • Collect, validate, and input all payroll data (new hires, terminations, salary changes, overtime, bonuses, statutory leaves, etc.).
• • Calculate statutory deductions including PAYE, NIC, Student Loans, and Pension Contributions (UK) and Income Tax, USC, PRSI, and Pension Contributions (Ireland).
• • Ensure accuracy of BACS files and bank submissions.
• Compliance & Reporting:
• • Ensure payroll is compliant with HMRC and Revenue requirements.
• • Prepare and submit Real Time Information (RTI) filings (UK) and PAYE Modernisation submissions (Ireland).
• • Maintain accurate payroll records and prepare year-end reporting: P60, P11D, P45, and P46 (UK) / P60, P45, P35 equivalents (Ireland).
• • Liaise with auditors, HMRC, Revenue Commissioners, and pension providers as required.
• Employee & Manager Support:
• • Serve as the first point of contact for payroll queries in the UK and Ireland.
• • Provide timely and professional support to employees regarding pay, deductions, and statutory entitlements.
• Systems, Controls & Process Improvement:
• • Maintain and update payroll software/systems to ensure data accuracy.
• • Support HR with reporting requirements (headcount, overtime, cost analysis, etc.).
• • Work within European HR Service Team to prepare an European payroll process at regional level.

Our requirements

• Education & Experience:
• • Proven experience (3+ years) managing UK in-house payroll. Ireland’s will be a plus.
• • Recognised payroll qualification (CIPP, IPASS, or equivalent) preferred.
• • Experience with payroll software (e.g., Sage, BrightPay, ADP Freedom, Workday, SAP, or similar).
• Skills & Knowledge:
• • Knowledge of UK and Irish payroll legislation, tax, and social security. Irish market-labor knowledge will be an advantage
• • Confident in statutory year-end processes and reconciliations.
• • Advanced Excel/data handling skills.
• • High accuracy, attention to detail, and confidentiality.
• • Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Personal Attributes:
• • Proactive and hands-on, able to work independently.
• • Customer-focused, good interpersonal skills