We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established and growing professional services firm seeking an Associate – Payroll to join their team in Navan, Co. Meath. This role is ideal for a payroll professional with strong technical knowledge of Irish payroll, who enjoys working with SME clients and delivering a high standard of service in a compliant and accurate manner.

You will manage end-to-end payroll processing for a portfolio of clients while acting as a trusted point of contact for payroll-related queries and compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Process weekly, fortnightly, and monthly payrolls for SME clients, including gross-to-net calculations.
• Manage benefits, pensions, statutory payments, and employee payroll records.
• Ensure compliance with PAYE Modernisation, including Real Time Reporting, RPN reviews, corrections, and reconciliations.
• Meet all Revenue deadlines and statutory reporting obligations.
• Ensure compliance with Irish employment legislation, PRSI rules, GDPR, sick pay, leave entitlements, redundancies, and terminations.
• Act as the primary payroll contact for clients, providing clear advice, reports, and ongoing support.
• Liaise with accountants and bookkeepers to resolve payroll queries.
• Manage year-end payroll processes, including Employment Detail Summaries and resolving tax discrepancies.
• Operate and maintain payroll systems (e.g. BrightPay).
• Support new client onboarding and contribute to continuous improvement and automation of payroll processes.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in payroll processing, ideally within a practice or bureau environment.
• Strong knowledge of Irish payroll legislation, PAYE Modernisation, and Revenue requirements.
• Experience using payroll software such as BrightPay or similar systems.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to deal directly with clients.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, and ethical standards.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary of €30,000 – €40,000, depending on experience.
• Full-time, permanent position.
• Sick pay entitlement.
• Opportunity to work with a supportive and experienced team.
• Long-term career development within a growing professional services firm.

If you feel like you fit the above requirements and are currently seeking an exciting new challenge, please forward your CV for immediate consideration and confidential call back to discuss the role in more detail.

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