Global Payroll Specialist

Sustainability that means business

Who we are:

Sustainability software specialist, AMCS, is headquartered in Ireland, with offices in Europe, the USA, and Australasia. With over 1,300 highly-skilled employees across 22 countries, we specialize in delivering technology solutions to facilitate a carbon neutral future.

What we do:

Our innovative SaaS solutions increase efficiency and boost sustainability in resource-intensive industries. Over 5,000 customers across 23 countries already benefit from our Performance Sustainability software, ensuring we deliver practical solutions for improved profitability and environmental resilience across the globe.

Our people

AMCS offers team members more than just a job, but an opportunity to map out a career with a company that is growing, evolving and setting out new ways of working that are having a positive impact on the world around us. AMCS was established in Ireland and holds onto those local roots and ‘start-up’ mentality with a culture of connection. Connection to our work, our customers, our colleagues and our community that creates a working environment that fosters openness, collaboration and creativity.

We are looking for a new colleague to join our Payroll team at our HQ in Limerick. In your role as Global Payroll Specialist, you will provide support to the payroll team across several of our international subsidiaries. You will have the opportunity to develop further and support international payrolls and global projects.

Key responsibilities of the position are as follows:

• Own the end-to-end payroll process for multiple Global entities (varies between monthly and semi-monthly paid).

• Collate and transmit payroll inputs and review output from outsourced payroll vendors.

• Knowledge of payroll processing rules.

• Ensure all payments and statutory reporting is made for Tax/Social Security authorities, pensions etc are reconciled and paid in an accurate and timely manner.

• Support monthly statutory returns/payments and year-end tax review and validation process.

• Answer all employee queries within agreed SLA’s.

• Assist with any internal/external payroll audit tasks.

• Keep payroll procedures up to date.

• Work with internal stakeholders, such as Onboarding, HR IT & HR Ops to streamline processes & improve efficiency.

• Consult with tax authorities, pension, and benefit providers plus other third parties as required.

• Involvement in ad hoc projects as required i.e., new payroll set up, Short Term Business Visitor reporting, compliance etc. 

Qualifications, Experience & Personal characteristics

• 5+ years experience of processing global payrolls.

• Proven ability to meet multiple deadlines - with a high degree of accuracy and diligence.

• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

• High level of customer focus.

• Pro-active nature to solve issues and suggest process improvements that could also benefit the wider team.

• Good understanding of payroll processes and procedures, along with experience of producing and maintaining SOP documentation.

• A natural curiosity to challenge status quo and willing to drive change.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Experience of working with an outsourced payroll vendor.

• Intermediate Excel skills (Vlookup, Pivot tables).