Payroll & Accounts Specialist

Accountancy Solutions; Munster; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Accountancy Solutions is seeking a payroll and accounts specialist to join our finance team. The role will take full responsibility for payroll across a number of entities and support the Financial Controller in other areas of finance.

Responsibilities include managing payrolls, setting up attendance, expenses reporting, month-end, journals, AP, bank reconciliations, year-end tasks and general admin. The ideal candidate has SME payroll experience, IPASS or studying, and strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Experience of processing payroll within an SME environment.
• IPASS or studying towards qualification desirable.
• Relevant experience in a busy finance function.
• Excellent communication skills – fluent English essential.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and finance/payroll packages.
• Ability to prioritise and 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 attendance records and holidays.
• Manage expenses and expense reporting to Revenue.
• Reconciliations.
• Month end reporting.
• Deal with payroll queries from employees.
• Journal postings.
• Accounts payable.
• Bank account management.
• Bank reconciliations.
• Complete other tasks and administrative duties as requested.
• Involvement in year end.

Skills

Payroll processing

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

IPASS / studying towards qualification

Tools

Payroll software

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.

Responsibilities will include:

• 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

Interested in this role?