Accounts Administrator at Placeme in Athlone, County Westmeath, IE

Overview

Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, this is a busy and varied role and is ideal for someone looking to progress their career as you will gain exposure to all aspects of Finance for a large, busy organisation. You will be given the opportunity to take initiative and develop your expertise, with senior and experienced Financial professionals to call on for support when you need it. It is a busy role, so managing multiple stakeholders, juggling a variety of tasks at any given time is critical. You will also be involved with some aspects of Financial project planning and support, alongside your daily operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ relevant experience in a similar role desired.
• Payroll qualification such as IPASS or equivalent or working towards.
• Strong Knowledge of Sage Micropay and Microsoft Office Excel skills.
• Strong attention to detail and good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to work on own initiative multi- task and meet deadlines.
• Can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for processing weekly & monthly payroll of 500+ employees.
• Ensure timely and accurate payroll processing and administration.
• Liaise with our People Team regarding new employee setup and changes to terms and conditions.
• Calculate payroll adjustments including absences and other deductions.
• Administration of payroll related schemes i.e. Pension, Bike to Work, BIK etc.
• Be responsible for ensuring that weekly and annual revenue payments and compliance requirements are met.
• Maintain a strong system of internal controls to ensure correct payroll processing.
• Act as a point of contact and dealing with queries in a timely, professional manner, ensuring the delivery of a high level of internal customer service.
• Prepare payroll related documentation and reports including salary certificates, social welfare forms, CSO documentation, Gender pay gap reporting and ad-hoc reports as required.
• Assist with month end tasks and willingness to learn new areas to provide cover to the team.
• Maintaining records for audit and assisting with audit requests
• Perform admin and ad-hoc tasks as required to support the Finance Team.