A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Payroll Associate Specialist. The company operates multiple payroll groupings covering the various manufacturing, support and sales personnel split by weekly and monthly pay frequencies. The inputs to payroll come from locally managed T&A systems as well as a global ERP HR system. Our payroll department links in with HR in relation to the All-Ireland comp & Benefit programs which are also supported by several service providers.
The role reports to the Payroll Lead for Ireland, with responsibilities covering all locations.

Bring energy, knowledge, innovation to carry out the following:

• Collating and preparing all inputs in advance of payroll processing deadlines
• End-to-end payroll processing in a busy environment of both weekly and monthly pay frequencies
• Dealing with all aspects of the payroll process, BIK, share awards, pension and other voluntary and statutory deductions.
• Dealing with starter and leavers registrations
• Process the monthly PAYE Submissions on ROS
• Manage the timely response to employee requests and queries, and escalate when appropriate
• Complete data validation and data analysis from multiple sources, e.g., HR ERP, T&A, Comp & Benefit providers.

What skills you will need:

In order to excel in this role, you will more than likely have:

• IPASS or similar qualification desirable
• Experience in using payroll systems (CoreHR/People XD portal an advantage)
• Enthusiastic and confident with a willingness to work within a team environment
• A high degree of attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Possess the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality
• A flexible approach to work, ability to multi-task, prioritize and execute within deadlines
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• A good understanding of Payroll Processes, tax and legal framework and IT systems.
• Customer Focus ensuring that employees payroll experience remains positive
• Self-starter with proven track record of working on own initiative as well as working with external providers and across organisational boundaries.

As a company, we are committed to 'Inventing for Life' in all that we do. We keep the patient at the very heart of all that we do and strive to find solutions and treatments for some of the world's most challenging healthcare needs.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. Please don't hesitate to contact the Talent Acquisition Advisor assigned to this role should you need any support during our recruitment process.

We are committed to flexible working where possible, and this is why our Company has introduced a new hybrid working model for office-based colleagues around the world.

Please feel free to speak to us about what flexibility means to you during your application or click on the link to find out more about our hybrid working model

So, if you are ready to:

Invent solutions to meet unmet healthcare needs, please apply today.

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Requisition ID:R213778