Senior Payroll Specialist

About Trinity:

Trinity is Ireland’s leading university and is ranked 81st in the world (QS World University Rankings 2024). Founded in 1592, the University is steeped in history with a reputation for excellence in education, research, and innovation, which has been inspiring generations of thinkers for over 400 years.  

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Post Summary

Working within a team of skilled payroll specialists, this role will play a senior role in providing a first class, professional service to our stakeholders.  The Senior Payroll Specialist will work with the team on the end-to-end processing of the University payrolls (approx. 6000 Staff, Casual staff and visitors).

The role will deputise for the Payroll Manager in the day-to-day supervision of the payroll team and handle complex technical payroll queries.

A key role within the HR department, this role develop their knowledge on HR and Payroll related matters, collaborating and contributing to HR and Payroll projects as part of the wider HR department to develop and execute consistent processes and technological improvement.

The Trinity Human Resources Department is a professional unit consisting of approx. 60 staff.  The Payroll Services team is an integral part of the Trinity and is responsible for providing HR and Payroll administrative services to the University Community. There are three payrolls in place - fortnightly, monthly and casual, making approximately 6,000 payments per month.  In addition, there is a small, outsourced payroll operation in Northern Ireland and Singapore.

The role sits within a team of 4 Payroll professionals, reports to the Payroll Services Manager and will be deputising for the payroll manager on occasion in terms of team supervision.

Post status: Specific Purpose Contract

This is a specific purpose contract. The specific purpose of this employment is to provide administrative support in advancement of the Payroll Shared Services Project. This employment is not offered on an indefinite basis as this project is finite. Termination of this contract will occur on completion of the work in which you are engaged in.

Hours of Post: 35 hours per week

Salary:

This appointment will be made on the Administrative 2 Salary Scale (€54,907 - €64,515 per annum) at a point in line with current Government pay policy.  

monthly/weekly payscales. (tcd.ie)

How to apply:

In order to assist the selection process, applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter (1x A4 page) that specifically address the following points in their application.

• Applicants should clearly address their experience and how they obtained their knowledge in their application.
• Illustrate, through past example, their ability to work on their own initiative and resolve problems.

Applicants who do not address the application requirements above in their cover letter will not be considered at the short list stage. Applications must be submitted by the closing date specified through eRecruitment. Any Applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. Late applications will not be accepted.

Please see the Job Description below for this position.

Informal enquiries

 about this post should be made to Amie Kerrigan, 

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Application queries

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At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those whom have been displaced due to war.

Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s premier University. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and we hold an Athena Swan Silver award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and in the Higher Education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment.