Client Payroll Trainee

The Vacancy

Are you a recent graduate or school leaver eager to kickstart your career in Finance? Look no further! Join us at Paycheck Plus, a multi-award-winning payroll provider based in Drogheda. Established in 2005, Paycheck Plus is Ireland's preferred payroll provider, processing Irish and UK Payroll for companies worldwide. We pride ourselves on our knowledge-led service and commitment to employee development.

We are currently seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our Graduate Programme as Client Payroll Trainees. In this role, you will embark on a journey to become a payroll specialist, gaining valuable on-the-job experience, mentoring, and training in various payroll sectors. As a Client Payroll Trainee, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accurate processing of client payrolls and providing top-class payroll services.

What will you be doing?

As a Client Payroll Trainee in this team, your role will involve:

• Processing client payrolls accurately and efficiently.
• Managing and organising client documentation.
• Updating documentation for newly onboarded clients.
• Maintaining payroll data accurately using spreadsheets.
• Handling incoming calls and directing them appropriately.
• Verifying transmissions for accuracy and timeliness.
• Conducting data entry checks to uphold data integrity.
• Managing customer schedules using scheduling software.
• Assisting with filing and organising client data systematically.
• Providing general support to Team Leaders and Payroll Managers.

What are we looking for?

This role is ideal for candidates with the following skills and competencies:

• A passion for numbers and finance.
• Proven aptitude in Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel and Outlook.
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Professional work ethic and good relationship management skills.
• Genuine desire to learn and commitment to responsibilities.
• Similar values to ours – honesty, trust, integrity, respect & collaboration.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary plus annual bonus.
• All registration, course, and exam fees sponsored.
• 4 weeks (20 days) holidays per year plus 2 study days.
• Genuine career opportunities upon completion of the programme.
• Opportunity to become a fully qualified Payroll Specialist.
• Exposure to diverse industries and clients worldwide.

Please note: We occasionally close vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply as soon as possible.

About IRIS

As one of the UK’s largest privately held software companies, IRIS Software Group exists to simplify the lives of businesses, schools and organisations.

IRIS provides software solutions and services that substantially enhance operational compliance, efficiency and accuracy, empowering the users of our technology to look forward with certainty and confidence.

Over 4 million parents use our software to connect with their child’s school, 18% of UK employees are paid via an IRIS payroll solution, 50,000 SMEs use IRIS cloud bookkeeping and 21,000 firms rely on us for legislative compliance.

Our operational software is the invisible but essential beating heart of our customers’ businesses, supporting them in a range of objectives, from maintaining legislative compliance to boosting engagement with stakeholders and enhancing productivity.

It’s vital these mission-critical functions work first time, every time.

That’s why IRIS helps businesses run the tough stuff, stay compliant and get operational tasks done right first time, every time – so they can focus on productivity and growth.

IRIS is a company built on hiring the best people; our people are our greatest assets.

They enable us to be the innovative, market-leading, and high-performing company that we are today.

We’re delighted to be certified as a Great Place to Work and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women.

These accolades confirm that our employees have a consistently positive experience at IRIS, with the certifications considering employee wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, trust in management, effective communication and recognition/reward.

IRIS is committed to engaging, rewarding and empowering our employees, and this is central to what we do.

This is why we work to create an environment where employees feel like they are part of a team.