Payroll & Accounts, SME, Kerry

Accountancy Solutions; Tralee; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Accountancy Solutions in Ireland is seeking a payroll and accounts specialist to take full responsibility for payroll across several entities and support the Financial Controller with broader finance tasks.

You will own multiple payrolls, set up new employees on the attendance system, maintain attendance and holidays, manage expenses and month-end reporting, and handle payroll queries and postings along with AP and bank reconciliations.

Qualifications

• Experience of processing payroll within an SME environment.
• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English.
• Proficiency in Excel and finance/payroll software.
• Ability to prioritise and to work to deadlines.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership for a number of payrolls within the organisation.
• Set up employees on time and attendance system.
• Maintain employee attendance records and holidays.
• Manage expenses and expense reporting to Revenue reconciliations.
• Month end reporting.
• Dealing with employees on payroll queries.
• Journal postings.
• Accounts payable.
• Bank account management.
• Bank reconciliations.
• Complete other tasks and administrative duties as requested.
• Involvement in year end.

Skills

Payroll processing

SME finance experience

Deadline driven

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

IPASS or in progress

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

Our client is a well established business in the Construction industry, they are seeking to recruit a payroll and accounts specialist to join their finance team. This role will take full responsibility for payroll across a number of entities and support the Financial Controller across other areas of finance.

• Take ownership for a number of payrolls within the organisation
• Set up employees on time and attendance system
• Maintain employee attendance records and holidays
• Manage expenses and expense reporting to Revenue Reconciliations
• Month end reporting
• Dealing with employees on payroll queries
• Journal postings
• Accounts payable
• Bank account management
• Bank reconciliations
• Complete other tasks and administrative duties as requested
• Involvement in year end

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of processing payroll within an SME environment
• IPASS or studying towards qualification desireable
• Relevant experience in a busy finance function
• Excellent communication skills fully fluent written and spoken English essential
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and finance / payroll packages
• Ability to prioritise and to work to deadlines
• Strong organisational skills and efficiency with excellent attention to detail