Advisory – FAAS Global Payroll Services – Senior – Dublin/Cork

The Senior Global Payroll Coordinator plays a key role in the delivery of high‑quality global payroll services to multinational clients. The role combines advanced payroll operations, Payzaar platform expertise, client coordination, and team leadership responsibilities.

The Senior acts as the primary operational owner for assigned client engagements, overseeing end‑to‑end payrun delivery across multiple jurisdictions, managing complex issues, and ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and service excellence. While remaining hands‑on, the Senior also provides technical guidance, review, and support to Analysts, and acts as a key escalation point prior to Manager involvement.

• Take end‑to‑end ownership of global payroll delivery for assigned clients, coordinating weekly, fortnightly, and monthly payruns across multiple countries.
• Act as a subject‑matter expert on the Global Payroll Platform (Payzaar), overseeing complex configurations, mappings, and workflows.
• Review and validate payroll outputs, journals, statutory tasks, and reconciliations prepared by Analysts.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, including GL imbalances, FX application, statutory filings, and cross‑border payroll challenges.
• Lead entity onboarding activities, including pay group setup, calendar creation, GL mapping, and integration support.
• Maintain accurate payroll calendars, workflow status, and dashboard visibility within the platform.
• Oversee statutory filing updates in coordination with local offices and monitor regulatory changes impacting supported countries.
• Perform detailed reviews of payroll outputs, journals, statutory deliverables, billing inputs, and payment files prepared by Analysts.
• Ensure payroll results are accurate, compliant, and delivered in line with agreed SLAs and internal controls.
• Identify risks, control gaps, and process inefficiencies, and propose practical mitigation or improvement actions.
• Act as an escalation point for payment data validation and support resolution of exceptions before Manager approval.
• Maintain billing trackers, including headcount changes and additional fee items.
• Support billing reviews and provide inputs to Managers where scope or pricing changes are identified.
• Assist with creation and annual review of PO templates and billing structures.

B) Payments

• Collate and review payment data, including bank details, FX rates, and backup documentation.
• Validate payment files and ensure readiness for Manager approval.
• Support payment platform uploads and internal approval workflows in line with controls.

Department: Global Payroll Solutions, FAAS

Location: Dublin or Cork

• Strong expertise in global payroll operations and multi‑country compliance.
• Advanced knowledge of payroll journals, GL logic, FX application, and statutory reporting.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and coordinate complex payroll engagements.
• Strong review, problem‑solving, and risk awareness skills.
• Experience supporting and mentoring junior team members.
• Advanced Excel skills (data validation, comparison tools, reconciliations).
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple clients and deadlines.
• Clear, professional communicator with a client‑focused mindset.

Senior Global Payroll Specialist are positioned to progress into Global Payroll Assistant Manager roles, with increased responsibility for:

• Full engagement leadership and client ownership
• Final review and approval authority
• Commercial decision‑making and pricing input
• Broader people leadership and strategic client management