Lead Payroll Analyst
Lead Payroll Analyst
Lead Payroll Analyst
Req ID
FY24|G&A|#5117
Location(s)
Dublin, Ireland;
Your opportunity
We are looking for a Lead EMEA Payroll Analyst with outstanding customer service and communication skills who enjoys working in a challenging, fast-paced and high-growth environment.
This role will be accountable for all payroll-related functions, including day-to-day processing of assigned payrolls (EMEA & Asia-Pac) through outsourcing, payroll tax compliance, and payroll reporting in fast-growing environment.
 A successful candidate will be very detail driven and organized, delivering timely and accurate payroll and record keeping. 
This person will be working with all internal employees and managers so must be outgoing and personable as well as knowledgeable about company standards and current payroll laws and regulations.
This role is a fixed-term contract (11 months)
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
This position is fully remote and available to anyone based in Ireland or open to relocation.
What you'll do
  • Ensure payrolls are processed accurately, timely and in accordance with country local requirements
  • Work with HR function and external payroll providers to ensure consistent and accurate flow of information
  • Address timely employees queries related to payroll
  • Ensure all equity transactions are captured and processed within the pay periods
  • Complete month end payroll activities—preparing journals, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Ensure that monthly and yearly local tax payments and compliance requirements are met
  • Ensure sufficient controls are in place and implemented to capture changes month on month and any differences are reconciled and explained
  • Schedule, facilitate and participate in payroll-related meetings and presentations
  • Work with external providers regarding specific payroll treatment for employees e.g. expatriate, international assignments & equity
  • Work with internal and external audit to ensure the integrity of the payroll information 
  • Have knowledge of internal controls, SOX documentation and control testing experience.
  • Review and update all process documentation as required
  • Lead new payroll/system implementation, as needed
  • Support business leaders on adhoc projects as required


This role requires
  • Deep knowledge and experience in Payroll required
  • IPASS/CIPP qualified ideally
  • Experience working with Workday 
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting systems
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Must be self-motivated and able to work independently
  • Experience a fast-growing public company strongly preferred
  • Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
  • Payroll or accounting qualifications preferred
Bonus points if you have
- Must be self-motivated and able to work independently
- Experience a fast-growing public company strongly preferred
- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Payroll or accounting qualifications preferred

We're looking for bold and passionate people to be a part of our mission to help every engineer do their best work, every day, using data, not opinions, at every stage of the software lifecycle. We'd love to have you apply, even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement. What's most important to us is finding authentic and accountable people who feel connected to our mission and values, not just candidates who check off all the boxes.
We believe in empowering all Relics to achieve professional and business success through a workforce model called Flex First. Flex First allows us to work in a variety of workplaces that best support our success, including fully office-based, fully remote, or hybrid.
Read more about Flex First.
New Relic currently has offices in Germany, Ireland, Spain, and the United Kingdom, and based on business needs may approve work in Belgium, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, UAE, and other locations throughout the region. Some of our opportunities are limited to specific hiring locations. Talk with your recruiter about your goals and how we can work with you in our Flex First approach!

Our hiring process

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

In compliance with applicable law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work and to complete employment eligibility verification. Note: Our stewardship of the data of thousands of customers’ means that a criminal background check is required to join New Relic.

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