Compensation and Benefits Lead

Ardmac Group is evolving its people and payroll infrastructure to support a growing, multi-jurisdictional business. With operations across Ireland, the UK, and the EU, the Group is focused on building scalable, compliant, and employee-focused payroll and reward processes, supported by improved systems, data, and reporting.

We are now seeking an experienced Compensation & Benefits / Payroll Lead to take ownership of payroll delivery and reward administration across the Group. This role will be central to ensuring payroll accuracy, compliance, and a positive employee experience, while driving improvements in reporting, benchmarking, and process efficiency.

Job purpose

• To support the HR team to deliver an effective payroll/comp and ben service offering across the business, which helps enable the delivery of the company’s strategic goals. 

Duties and responsibilities

• Administration of weekly payrolls (Ireland and UK)


• Administration of monthly payrolls (Ireland, UK and EU) tracking


• Administration of EU payrolls (Mainland EU)


• Weekly payroll sign off (Ireland & UK)


• Bi-weekly payroll sign off (EU)


• Processing of monthly payrolls (Ireland and UK)


• Payroll related items such as:
  
  
  
  • Administration of pensions for payroll (Ireland and UK)
  
  
  • Absence Management
  
  
  • HRIS (Bamboo) updates with all pay related information
  
  
  • Updating and maintaining Payroll software (Miracle Pay)
  
  
  • Pay/Promotion Letters, Salary Surveys, Salary Certs
  
  
  
  


• Reporting
  
  
  
  • CSO Reporting quarterly
  
  
  
  


• Reviewing national and international salary benchmarking


• A1 applications for posted workers


• Social security applications support when needed

Qualifications and experience

Qualifications:

• IPASS - CPT Minimum


• IPASS - Professional Payroll Manager an advantage


• HR Qualification an advantage

Ability and knowledge of:

• HR administrative processes


• Processing and Administration of Payroll Ireland/UK


• Administration of EU payrolls is advantageous but not essential


• HR information systems (HRIS)

Additional Experience & Personal Attributes:

• Discreet, with a strong sense of integrity when handling sensitive pay and employee data


• Proactive problem-solver who anticipates issues before they impact payroll accuracy or employee experience


• Confident decision-maker with the ability to challenge anomalies and ask the right questions


• Strong ownership mindset — treats payroll and comp & ben as a critical business function


• Clear and pragmatic communicator, able to explain complex payroll or benefits topics


• Collaborative partner who builds strong relationships with HR, Finance, managers, and external providers


• Continuous improvement focused, with an interest in streamlining processes and improving controls


• Service-oriented mindset, with a genuine desire to deliver a positive employee experience

The position is a one-year fixed term contract.

If you are interested in this role and have the relevant skills and experience, please send your application to the Ardmac team for review.