Finance and Payroll Accountant

Position Summary

We are seeking a suitably qualified Finance and Payroll Accountant to provide support to our finance and payroll team based in Ireland. The role will cover a range of finance administration, payroll support, invoicing, and management reporting activities. The ideal candidate will have strong Excel skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work independently while maintaining regular communication with the finance team.

Job Details

- Setup: Onsite (Eastwood)
- Work schedule: Monday to Friday | 5:00 PM – 2:00 AM (Manila time)
- Holidays: Follows Irish Holidays

Key Responsibilities

1. Timesheet Data Entry

- Enter manually completed timesheets into Excel, capturing employee names, work locations and hours worked.

2. Data Validation & Payroll Imports

- Validate timesheet and payroll data, identifying discrepancies, duplicates and missing information, including pay and charge rates.
- Prepare summaries of outstanding queries and missing data.
- Import data into payroll software and reconcile imports to source files to ensure accuracy and completeness.

3. Sales Invoicing

- Prepare and import CSV files into Xero to generate sales invoices.
- Identify clients requiring purchase orders and liaise with relevant contacts to obtain outstanding information.
- Prepare supporting invoice documentation, including converting files to PDF and reducing file sizes where necessary.

4. Weekly Management Reporting

- Prepare and update weekly management reporting packs using Excel.
- Reconcile source data files to payroll records before importing into reporting templates.
- Undertake ad-hoc financial reporting and analysis as required.

5. Payroll & Accounting Support

- Provide ad-hoc payroll support, including expenses analysis, collating information for employment forms and calculating holiday pay.
- Prepare and process weekly payroll journals for entry into accounting software.
- Assist with other finance and payroll administration tasks as required.

6. Finance Team Cover

- Provide cover for agreed core finance duties during periods of annual leave, sickness or other staff absences.
- Support the wider finance team with additional tasks as required.

Skills & Experience

· Relevant experience in finance administration, payroll support, and management reporting.

· Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and data reconciliation.

· Familiarity with Xero is an advantage. Experience with other accounting or payroll software is also beneficial.

· A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) is preferred but not mandatory. Candidates with relevant experience and the ability to perform the role will be considered.

· Healthcare industry experience is not mandatory.

· Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills.

· Good written and verbal English communication skills.

· Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines.

· Ability to handle confidential financial and payroll information with discretion.

· Willingness to learn internal systems and processes, with training provided as needed.