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HR Payroll Generalist (12 months Fixed Term)

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Job Summary

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd is looking for a HR Payroll Generalist for 12 months. Within the HR Services & Payroll team, this position plays a key role in payroll administration support, reporting, Coretime user support, and event management. Reporting to the HRS & Payroll Manager, the successful candidate will gain knowledge and experience in many aspects of HR.

This twelve-month contract offers a hybrid working arrangement with onsite days in our Blackrock, Dublin office. The role may be available part-time or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.

Job Responsibilities

As an HR Payroll Generalist, your main responsibilities will include, and are not limited to, the following:

Monthly Reporting and administration activities in support of HR operational requirements
Supporting the timely administration and management of monthly payrolls
Maintenance and Management of Coretime, employee management tool
Providing specialist advice to all employees/managers in relation to HRS tools & practices
Responding to employees / managers Emails from HR Inbox and escalations
Coordination and management of benefit events as required
Providing ad hoc management information using our HR databases and reporting tools
Supporting the Head of HR, BPS, and COE head of HR departments as required
Understanding GDPR, compliance, controls, and risk requirements to ensure adherence
Support HR Payroll Operations and Systems projects

Your Skills and Experience

Proven payroll/accounting experience working on in-house payroll, including customer service experience, is a distinct advantage
IPASS payroll qualification or equivalent
Experience of working with SAP, Corepay and Coretime systems an advantage
Strong verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills, and self-motivation
Excellent Microsoft applications skills, particularly very strong Excel Skills
Understanding of tax and payroll issues is an advantage
Desire to develop and grow current skill levels and curiosity of all areas in HR
Previous experience of delivering technical projects would be beneficial
Excellent attention to detail and inter-personal skills
Work collaboratively within a team environment and know when to use your own initiative
Maintain confidentiality, and provide credible solutions to challenges
Develop and build strong internal & external relationships
Prioritize workload within a team environment and have an agile mindset
Champion compliance, risk, and controls through a professional approach

Additional Information

Primary work location is Blackrock, Co. Dublin based, occasional travel may be required to other Zurich locations.

If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”.

Who we are

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,600 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford.

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is a leading global multi-line insurer founded more than 150 years ago, which has grown into a business serving more than 82 million customers in more than 200 countries and territories, while delivering industry-leading total shareholder returns.

Reflecting its purpose to ‘create a brighter future together,’ Zurich offers protection services that go beyond traditional insurance, to support its customers in building resilience. Since 2020, the Zurich Forest project supports reforestation and biodiversity restoration in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest.