Intermediate Financial Assistant

Abbott Laboratories; Clonmel; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Job summary

Abbott in Ireland, including Clonmel, is seeking a payroll professional to manage end-to-end payroll for a large manufacturing workforce. The role covers hourly and salaried staff, ensuring accurate and timely payments within regulatory requirements.

Ideal candidates will have IPASS or NFQ level 6 qualifications and at least two years of payroll experience, with strong system knowledge and meticulous data handling for confidentiality and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of related work experience in a payroll role.
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll transactions for hourly and salaried employees.
• Maintain employee records and assist with time & attendance queries.
• Investigate and resolve payroll issues and escalate complex matters.

Skills

Payroll processing

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

IPASS qualification or NFQ level 6 qualification

Tools

SAP

Workday

SD Worx

Job description

Job Description

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott has maintained a strong presence in Ireland since 1946 and celebrates its 80th anniversary in the country in 2026. The company supports the Irish healthcare sector with a broad portfolio spanning diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. Today, Abbott employs more than 6,500 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Ireland Vascular Division Clonmel

Abbott Vascular is one of the world's leading vascular care businesses. Abbott Vascular is uniquely focused on advancing the treatment of vascular disease and improving patient care by combining the latest medical device innovations with world-class pharmaceuticals, investing in research and development and advancing medicine through training and education.

Our broad line of vascular devices–which includes vessel closure, endovascular and coronary technologies–are used to treat vessel diseases of the heart, carotid arteries and peripheral blood vessels. These vessel diseases can lead to heart attack, stroke, critical limb ischemia and other serious vascular conditions.

*Please note any offer of employment for this position isconditional upon the successful completionof a pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a medical practitioner designated by the Company

Purpose Statement

Responsible for end to end processing payroll for a large manufacturing workforce, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time. The role supports payroll operations for both hourly and salaried employees, maintains compliance with applicable legislation and company policies, and handles highly sensitive and confidential employee information with discretion and professionalism.

Key Responsibilities

• Process payroll transactions for hourly and salaried employees in accordance with established procedures and payroll schedules.
• Support payroll and time & attendance activities by maintaining employee records and assisting with routine system-related queries.
• Investigate and resolve standard payroll and time-related issues, escalating more complex matters as appropriate.
• Assist with the administration of the payroll and time & attendance systems, including testing and validation activities when required.
• Follow documented payroll procedures and support the maintenance of payroll process documentation.
• Accurately enter, maintain, and validate employee and payroll data within payroll and HR systems (e.g., SAP, Workday, SD Worx).
• Process and verify payroll transactions in accordance with company policies, procedures, and legislative requirements.
• Communicate with employees, managers, and internal stakeholders to obtain or provide payroll-related information.
• Generate, maintain, and file payroll documentation to ensure accurate records and audit readiness.
• Prepare and post payroll journals to the general ledger, reconcile payroll-related accounts, and process payroll accruals and cross-charges to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with month-end close requirements.
• Support payroll audits, compliance activities, and month-end reporting requirements as needed.
• Assists other areas of finance as assigned by supervisor.

Education & Job Skills

(Experience/Education)

IPASS qualification or National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) level 6 qualification in a relevant discipline. 2+ years of related work experience in a payroll role.

(Technical/Business Knowledge (Job Skills))

Applies solid knowledge of business concepts, procedures and practices, and a complete understanding fundamentals in a functional area, and working knowledge of other related disciplines. Will perform this job in a quality system environment.

(Cognitive Skills)

Performs complex assignments usually without established procedures. Assignments require considerable judgment, initiative, creativity and leadership in troubleshooting, suggesting alternatives, and making recommendations for continuous quality improvement.

(Planning/Organisation)

Plans and organises non-routine tasks with approval. Initiates or maintains work schedule. Establishes priorities of work assignments.

(Decision Making/Impact)

Solves a wide range of complex problems requiring advanced interpretation of generally defined procedures and practices. Selects methods and practices to obtain imaginative, thorough, and practical solutions to questions. Understands organisational structure and positions of key employees. Maintains general knowledge of products/services associated with area and employees involved with specific product lines and services.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: Abbott in Ireland | Benefits

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