Payroll Specialist - Dundalk

Reed is delighted to partner with a very large and highly reputable food services company in Dundalk. We are searching for a Payroll Specialist to join their team of 4, where you will be supporting on challenging and diverse projects within Payroll, Pension and HR Data.

2 days WFH available after training period
€40 – 45K
IPASS certificate/diploma is an advantage.

Duties include:

• Processing payrolls on a weekly basis for multiple units in an accurate, on-time, compliant manner.
• Ensure compliance with all SOC and GDPR and internal policies and procedures.
• Prepare and post employee voluntary deductions journals for payroll accounting.
• Prepare and issue weekly payroll reports to management.
• Ensure payroll control are reconciled on a weekly basis.
• Reconciling payroll at the end of the year, including consolidating data when necessary.
• Issuing pay slips, handling payroll-related taxation and social welfare documents etc.
• Assisting with pension and social welfare reconciliations.
• Calculating holiday pay and statutory payments like maternity pay, paternity pay, and sick pay.
• Submitting payroll information to Revenue Online (PAYE) and HMRC FPS and managing payments.
• Following Data Privacy and Protection Guidelines (GDPR) to ensure compliance.
• Contributing to the annual financial audit as needed.
• Promptly addressing employee queries related to payroll.
• Administration process for Human Resources.

Experience and Skills
2 years’ experience minimum in running a busy payroll office.
Experience of Sage Microplay, Payroll Journals, CSO Returns & Benefits
Intermediate user of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel & Outlook
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage own processing schedule.
Participate in payroll process improvement projects, efficiencies, automation, and systems enhancements.