Payroll & Accounts Administrator - Construction

KD Group (Engineering Contractors); Castlebar; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

KD Group is a leading Irish mechanical engineering contractor based in Castlebar, Mayo. We are hiring an Office & Accounts Administrator to support payroll, accounts payable, and general administration in a busy construction and engineering environment.

Join a progressive company that values training and internal promotion. You will handle weekly payroll, supplier invoices, supplier reconciliations, and broad business support across finance and administration.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1–2 years’ experience in payroll, accounts payable, finance administration, or similar office-based role.
• Payroll processing experience is essential, ideally within an Irish payroll environment.
• Accounts payable, invoice processing, purchase order matching, or supplier reconciliation experience is highly desirable.
• Good working knowledge of Irish payroll procedures, Revenue requirements, employee records, and confidentiality requirements.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Excel; experience with payroll, accounting, HR, or document management systems would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly payroll accurately and within agreed deadlines, ensuring all hours, overtime, holidays, deductions, pensions, and statutory payments are correctly recorded.
• Maintain payroll records for starters, leavers, amendments, holiday pay, sick pay, pensions, deductions, and other payroll-related changes.
• Ensure payroll administration is completed in line with Revenue requirements, Irish payroll legislation, company procedures, and internal approval processes.
• Respond to employee payroll queries in a professional, confidential, and timely manner.
• Process incoming supplier purchase invoices, credit notes, and statements, ensuring documents are uploaded correctly to the company document management system.
• Liaise with the purchasing department, project teams, and suppliers to verify PO numbers and resolve invoice queries.
• Match, code, and process verified invoices on the accounting system, allocating to general ledger, projects, departments, and cost centres.
• Reconcile supplier statements monthly and follow up on outstanding invoices or discrepancies.
• Maintain creditor listing and assist with supplier payment runs and supporting documentation.
• Support month-end processes, audit preparation, filing, document control, and general accounts administration.

Skills

Payroll processing

Accounts payable

Finance administration

Microsoft Office

Excel

Document management

Communication

Tools

Accounting software

Document management system

Payroll software

Job description

KD Group is a leading Irish mechanical engineering contractor based in Castlebar, Mayo. We are hiring an Office & Accounts Administrator to support payroll, accounts payable, and general administration in a busy construction and engineering environment.

Join a progressive company that values training and internal promotion. You will handle weekly payroll, supplier invoices, supplier reconciliations, and broad business support across finance and administration.