Assistant Payroll Manager

Role overview

An established healthcare employer is hiring an Assistant Payroll Manager to help deliver a payroll service that is accurate, timely, compliant, and efficient for more than 3,000 employees across Ireland. This is a full-time, permanent office-based position in Donegal.

Working alongside the Payroll Manager, you will take ownership of day-to-day payroll coordination, support the payroll team, strengthen processes and controls, and contribute to service improvements and wider business projects. The position suits an experienced payroll professional ready to step into a role with more responsibility in a growing organisation.

What you'll do

• Manage the daily running of weekly, fortnightly, and monthly payroll cycles
• Support and guide the payroll team to maintain strong accuracy and service standards
• Partner with the Payroll Manager on departmental goals and ongoing process improvement
• Help build better payroll workflows, controls, and reporting practices
• Ensure payroll is processed correctly and in line with legal, regulatory, and internal obligations
• Serve as a primary contact for payroll questions and escalations
• Contribute to payroll-related projects, system updates, audits, and change programmes
• Maintain effective controls and ensure adherence to payroll legislation and company policies

About you

We are looking for a payroll specialist with solid technical knowledge, the confidence to coordinate work across a team, and the ability to help keep a large payroll operation running smoothly.

What this role offers

• Salary in the range of €40,000 to €45,000
• Employer-backed IPASS qualification support and ongoing training
• Opportunities to progress within a growing business
• Continuous professional development and learning
• Flexibility for the right candidate
• A chance to influence and improve a payroll function serving more than 3,000 employees across Ireland

Equal opportunity and privacy

The employer welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds and is committed to equal opportunity regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnership.

Personal data submitted with an application will be handled only for recruitment purposes and in line with the organisation's privacy policy.