Payroll and Administration

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The Würth Group is a leading provider of industrial consumable products, with over 400 companies and a global workforce of 83,000 people. Our commitment to high-quality products, innovation and excellent customer service has earned us an enviable reputation and continued growth.

Würth Ireland has been active for over 40 years from our head office on the Ballysimon Road, Limerick city. Our growth throughout the nineties and into the new millennium, coupled with our record-breaking sales in 2022 has made Würth Ireland a top 1000 company in the country and market leader in its field. Offering a range of over 8,000 industrial products direct from the logistics centre in Limerick coupled and a further 120,000 articles through direct shipment from Germany, we are not only ready to supply and service our customers today, but for the future. In line with our Omni-Channel Strategy our company expansion has led to the opening of 21 Trade Outlets throughout Ireland with further expansion planned over the next 3 years. Our E-Business continues to expand, incorporating vending technology, scanners, on-line sales and selling, coupled with social and video marketing.

Our strength is our Direct Sales Force of which we have the largest in Ireland with over 100 directly employed Sales Representatives on the road selling, servicing, and supporting our growing customer base. Our main industry sectors are: Automotive Aftermarket, Engineering & MRO, Construction, Renewables as well as Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms. Within our company’s headquarters in Limerick, you will find over 70 support staff working across a variety of functions including Sales, Marketing, Finance, Customer Services, Purchasing, Human Resources and Logistics. We are now expanding our internal functions across a number of areas including in Human Resources and are looking to hire Payroll and Administration role to join the HR team.

Overview of Role

The purpose of this Payroll Administrator role is to process payroll/payrolls in line with financial policies and 

procedures and ensure payments are made in line with payroll deadlines. The role will also carry out 

administrative tasks related to the end-to-end payroll processing as well general administration duties primarily 

in the area of pension, fleet and company expenses management. The successful candidate will have an 

analytical mindset with meticulous attention to detail to ensure accuracy.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland payroll & benefits process, from coordinating at data collection stage to post calculation stage.
• Reviewing and verifying the accuracy of monthly payroll processing and assisting with data input as necessary. 
• Process new hires, changes, and terminations in an accurate and timely manner. 
• Maintain and review payroll inputs such as pay, deductions, and taxes. 
• Responsible for timely and professional resolution of any employee payroll related queries. 
• Respond to inquiries on payroll related questions from employees and external contacts. 
• Communicate and actively partner with HR, Finance, Areas Sales Managers and other management as needed on payroll related matters. 
• Ensuring compliance with Revenue under new PAYE modernisation, and submission of Revenue returns & HMRC. 
• Processing bank files via internet banking. 
• Responsible for completing payroll reports and controls for finance and audit. 
• Identifying areas for improvement from a technical / administration perspective. 
• Liaise with Company Auditors, Revenue and HMRC as and when required. 
• Remain up to date with accounting practice developments and take ownership of their own continuous professional development including attendance at relevant seminars. 
• Carry out all assigned administrative tasks to a high professional standard and showing initiative on how administrative processes can be improved/streamlined. 

Eligibility Criteria:

• Practical experience in payroll system software (e.g. Quantum or Sage) a strong advantage. 
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Excel. 
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy. 
• Proactive self-starter with good communication and time management skills. 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to work as part of a larger team and with external partners, and work on own initiative. 

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