Senior Payroll Manager

Senior Payroll Manager- Permanent Role Location: Kilkenny | Hybrid Working Level: Senior Management Sector: Professional Services / Outsourced Payroll We are seeking an experienced Senior Payroll Manager to lead a well-established outsourced payroll function within a growing professional services organisation. You will lead two Payroll Managers and a wider team of Payroll Specialists, oversee a portfolio of external clients, and ensure the accurate, compliant and timely delivery of multiple payrolls. Key Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and performance-manage two Payroll Managers and a wider payroll team.
• Oversee multiple client payrolls, ensuring SLA, KPI, quality and compliance standards are consistently met.
• Manage a portfolio of clients and act as a senior escalation point for complex payroll matters.
• Ensure compliance with Irish payroll legislation, Revenue requirements and statutory obligations.
• Build strong client relationships and support client retention and growth.
• Drive automation, process improvement, payroll technology and transformation initiatives.
• Lead or support payroll system implementations and projects.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across Finance, HR, IT and the wider business.
• Support budgeting, resource planning, pricing, proposals and business development.

Key Requirements

• 8-10+ years' payroll experience, including 3-5+ years in management/senior leadership.
• Significant outsourced/multi-client payroll experience within a payroll bureau, accountancy practice, professional services or similar environment.
• IPASS qualification - essential.
• Third-level qualification in Payroll, HR, Finance or a related discipline.
• Expert knowledge of Irish payroll legislation and compliance.
• Proven experience leading and developing sizeable payroll teams, ideally including managers/team leads.
• Experience with payroll systems implementation, automation, transformation or process improvement.
• Strong client, stakeholder and commercial management skills.
• Experience working to SLAs and operational KPIs.
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This role is specifically suited to an experienced outsourced payroll leader with responsibility for multiple external client payrolls. Candidates whose experience is primarily within a single organisation's internal payroll, without substantial outsourced/multi-client experience, are unlikely to meet the requirements. Berkley Business & Technology is a specialist consultancy, recruiting professionals for organizations throughout Ireland, UK & Europe; for more information go to www.berkley-group.com. If you would like to discuss this vacancy further or to discuss your career options in confidence, please send your profile to jburke@berkley-group.com