Payroll Administrator

Heat Merchants Group

Westmeath

Job Description. Heat Merchants Group is one of the largest suppliers of heating, plumbing, tiles and sanitary ware to the trade and retail markets in Ireland. 100% Irish owned with 43 branches nationwide. Overall purpose of role: The post holder will be responsible for the accurate and timely end to end processing of the monthly payroll for over 290 employees and for addressing all payroll queries including Benefit in Kind and Tax allowances. JOB SPECIFICATION. Key Responsibilities: Ensuring the accurate and timely end to end processing of the monthly payroll for the Company. Accurately calculating and processing BIK deductions for a significant Company fleet. Administering third party deductions, i.e. Pension, VHI, Social Welfare, BIK, LPT. Completing control checks prior to transmitting the final monthly payment. Liaise with the Finance Department to ensure payroll accruals are accurate. Prepare and compile specialised payroll reports. Keep up to date with Revenue on line services i.e. Tax Credit Certs, P45’s and filing P30 Returns. Keep up to date with legislative changes which impact on payroll. Accurate and timely processing and completion of payroll year end. Complete reports for pension brokers and CSO. Complete implementation of new time and attendance system (Softworks) and manage thereafter including updating HR records i.e. new employees, leavers, annual leave, absences etc. Monitoring hours worked to ensure compliance with working time legislation and highlight any concerns to HR Director. Manage annual leave entitlements in line with company policy to ensure employees do not exceed entitlement and highlight any concerns to line management. Accurate recording of absence i.e. ensuring all relevant paperwork is submitted in a timely fashion. Responding to all payroll queries for employees. Liaise with auditors on an annual basis. Assisting the HR and Health & Safety Team as and when required. Adhere to Company policies and procedures. Any other duties as reasonably requested by Management. Please note that the above list is not intended to capture every detail of the role but the main areas of responsibility. PERSON SPECIFICATION. The successful candidate must: Have or be working towards a payroll qualification. Have a minimum of 2 years recent experience covering end to end payroll processing. Have experience in managing a large (in-house) payroll i.e. in excess of 100 employees. Have experience in updating and maintaining a time and attendance system. Possess a high level of attention to detail and integrity. Possess the ability to work under pressure / to deadlines. Possess a strong work ethic and the ability to work as part of a team. Be a confident communicator both verbal and written. Proficient user of MS Office, particularly Excel. Preference will be given to those candidates who, in addition to the above criteria, have experience in calculating Benefit in Kind for a company fleet, have payroll experience within the HR function, and of working with SAGE MicroPay including Advanced Report Writer. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Closing date for completed applications is 19th January 2018. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.

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