Payroll Specialist - Retirement Solutions

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Retirement Solutions Payroll team in Dublin as a Payroll Specialist. We are seeking an experienced payroll professional with a proven track record of end-to-end payroll processing using Megapay or a comparable payroll platform. This role is ideally suited to someone who has worked in a busy payroll environment and can confidently manage payroll processing, reconciliations, and payroll-related queries while ensuring the highest levels of accuracy and compliance. Previous hands-on payroll processing experience is essential for success in this role.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Process weekly and monthly payroll payments through Megapay, ensuring all transactions are completed accurately and within agreed service levels.
• Review payroll payment files and perform detailed quality checks on payee information, bank account details, taxation data, and customer records.
• Maintain accurate payroll and tax records, ensuring compliance with PAYE Modernisation requirements, internal controls, and regulatory obligations.
• Work closely with ARF and Annuities teams to manage new and ongoing payments, perform reconciliations, and resolve returned or failed payment issues.
• Respond to payroll and taxation queries from customers and brokers, investigate issues, and deliver a high standard of customer service to internal and external stakeholders.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience using Megapay or a comparable payroll system such as Core Payroll, Sage Payroll, Micropay, BrightPay, Thesaurus, or similar platforms.
• Good knowledge of PAYE, taxation requirements, and payroll compliance, with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience working with ARF and Annuity payrolls, together with an understanding of the Life & Pensions industry and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Experience carrying out payroll reconciliations, payroll quality checks, and payment validations with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage deadlines and build effective working relationships with colleagues, customers, and brokers.

What will you get for this role?

The work you do at Aviva will make a real difference to our customers. We will recognise your contributions and reward you. From competitive salaries to generous pension contributions and paid paternity leave; take a look through some of our employee benefits!

The expected pay range for this role will fall between €35,000 and €40,000 and salary offered will commensurate with candidate's level of skills and experience.

• A competitive market leading salary depending on skills, experience, and qualifications.
• Generous pension (employee contribution matching of up to 14% if you contribute 8%).
• Annual performance related bonus and pay review.
• Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays, and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days.
• Generous Health & dental insurance contributions.
• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme and Approved Profit Share Scheme.
• TaxSaver Travel Scheme.
• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products plus discounts for Friends and Family.
• Professional qualification support and transparent career progression plans.
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work .
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your paid volunteering days to help others.
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools.
• We’re deeply invested in our people,  our total reward package has so much to offer.

Aviva is for Everyone   

Our diversity and inclusion policies and initiatives are shaping an environment where everyone feels welcome regardless of age, disability, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, culture, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, maternity or those with other caring responsibilities. Our approach helps to ensure that Aviva is a place which values difference and provides equal opportunities for all.  

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.  

We prefer all applications to be submitted online, however if you require an alternative method of applying please contact Martyn Biddulph at martyn.biddulph@aviva.com