activpayroll

Payroll Administrator

activpayroll
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemote • IrelandJuniorWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in end-to-end Irish payroll processing, ensuring accuracy and compliance while delivering exceptional customer service. Proficient in managing multiple payrolls and maintaining effective communication with clients and team members.

Highest-signal resume keywords
IPASS CertificationIrish Payroll ProcessingCustomer Service SkillsMicrosoft Excel ProficiencyMegapay Experience

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Act as the focal point for a varied portfolio of payroll clients
  • Process end-to-end Irish payrolls of varying headcount and complexity within agreed timelines
  • Host and chair regular client governance calls
  • Track progress, review performance, and identify improvement opportunities
  • Maintain current payroll manuals
  • Prepare payroll calendars and checklists, ensuring checking sheets are completed
  • Answer, troubleshoot, resolve, or escalate client, partner, and colleague queries
  • Prepare and upload ROS submissions and handle clients' Revenue queries
  • Deliver excellent customer service and provide timely, effective responses
  • Keep customers fully updated on service management
  • Communicate service-delivery risks to clients and managers and develop mitigations
  • Support colleagues across the team to ensure consistent customer service delivery
  • Reports to the Payroll Delivery Manager

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • IPASS certified with at least 1 year of proven experience in Irish payroll processing, ideally in a busy bureau environment
  • Experience with Megapay is an asset
  • Ability to work under pressure and coordinate multiple payrolls
  • Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and quality
  • Ability to identify errors and follow them through to resolution
  • Strong customer service skills and ability to build solid working relationships with clients
  • Action-oriented and willing to step up under pressure
  • Proficiency with databases, systems, and software packages, especially Microsoft Excel

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Hard Skills
End-to-End Payroll ProcessingPayroll Calendar PreparationError Identification and ResolutionPerformance TrackingPayroll Manual Maintenance
Soft Skills
Attention to DetailAction-OrientedRelationship BuildingProblem SolvingAbility to Work Under Pressure
Tools & Technologies
MegapayDatabasesPayroll SoftwareMicrosoft Excel
Certifications & Qualifications
IPASS Certification
Industry Keywords
Irish PayrollClient GovernanceService ManagementRevenue QueriesPayroll Bureau Environment