Payroll Specialist

Grant Thornton International Ltd; Dublin; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton Ireland is expanding its Outsourced Payroll Team and seeks a payroll specialist/administrator to manage end-to-end payroll operations for multiple clients. You will ensure compliance, accuracy and high-quality client service while meeting tight deadlines.

The role requires strong technical payroll knowledge, leadership potential, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Experience with payroll tax matters and common payroll software is essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in payroll roles.
• Strong knowledge of PAYE, PRSI and benefits.
• Familiarity with ROS and EFT processes.
• Experience with MS Office, especially Excel.
• Curious about AI and how it can assist payroll tasks.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and take ownership of the role.

Responsibilities

• Process payrolls for multiple clients on weekly, fortnightly and monthly cycles.
• Coordinate preparation of payroll data for all staff.
• Produce payroll runs and ensure documentation and statutory records are accurate.
• Handle day-to-day client payroll queries and benefit-related issues.
• Act as subject matter expert on payroll tax matters within Employment Tax Team.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Client service

Attention to detail

Deadline driven

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Quantum

EuropayX

Sage Micropay

Job description

We are looking to hire for our Outsourced Payroll Team in Grant Thornton at payroll specialist/ administrator level. This is an excellent opportunity to join our fast growing payroll team. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who will be able to work to tight deadlines and be the point of contact for numerous clients.

The successful candidates will manage end-to-end payroll operations, provide technical payroll expertise within the tax function, and ensure the highest standards of compliance, accuracy, and client service. These positions require strong technical knowledge, people management skills, leadership capability, and the ability to manage multiple client deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• processing of payrolls for a number of clients – weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls;
• co-ordination of preparation of payroll data for all staff;
• production of payroll runs, including all relevant documentation, and statutory records;
• dealing with day to day queries on client payrolls and benefit related issues through our designated client contact;
• other such duties in connection with payroll issues as may arise from time to time;
• act as subject matter expert on payroll tax matters within the Employment Tax Team

Skills and attributes

• previous payroll experience with a payroll bureau, ideally with Quantum, EuropayX and Sage Micropay;
• 3+ years' experience in a similar position
• a detailed knowledge of PAYE (including BIK) and PRSI;
• familiarity with ROS and EFT processes;
• experience in MS Office, Excel and curious about AI
• ability to meet tight deadlines consistently, and to take ownership of role;
• good interpersonal skills;
• high level of initiative with excellent attention to detail and a sense of responsibility.

About Us

We are Grant Thornton Grant Thornton Ireland is rapidly approaching 3,000 people, in 9 offices across Ireland, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Bermuda. With a presence in over 149 countries around the world and a global network of 73,000 people, we bring our clients the local knowledge, national expertise and global presence to help them succeed - wherever they're located. At GT, we work astrusted advisors, bringing local knowledge and national expertise, with a global presence, to help businesses succeed - wherever they are located. We make business more personal by investing in building relationships and empowering our clients to make the right decisions for their organisation now and for the future. Whether that is working with the public sector to build thriving communities, with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or with a diverse range of businesses to help them achieve their goals, Grant Thornton Ireland work hard to support clients to act on the issues that matter.
At GT Ireland we don't just predict your future, we build it. A Career at GT Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently.
What does this mean for you? A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients. We respect and value your experience. And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best. It is how it should be.
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About the Team

Equity, diversity and inclusion
At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied individuals present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.
We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm’s best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.
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