Sunday Independent (Ireland)

Mazars adds new payroll unit in Limerick

- Fearghal O’Connor

AUDIT, tax and advisory firm Mazars is to create a new payroll outsourcin­g business unit in Limerick that will provide both domestic and internatio­nal payroll.

The new business unit will create up to 25 new jobs over a four-year period and will expands the firm’s overall capabiliti­es on the west coast.

Last year, Mazars merged with mid-west centred business Maguire Caulfield Browne. Mazars is now further expanding its client offering in the region to service the increasing demand for outsourced payroll services, it said.

Current and future growth of the Mazars payroll services business is expected to be driven by a number of factors, the company said in a statement to this newspaper. These include impending regulatory changes, the attractive­ness of the mid-west for multinatio­nal organisati­ons wishing to outsource functions, the general benefits associated with the outsourcin­g of payroll functions and the globalisat­ion of businesses.

“Our ambition is to become Ireland’s leading domestic and internatio­nal payroll provider in the mid-west of Ireland,” said Mazars payroll outsourcin­g partner Mairéad Divilly.

“Incoming regulatory changes such as GDPR and the implementa­tion of PAYE modernisat­ion and real-time reporting, both of which will impact payroll operations and processing, will further the need for specialist expertise. The requiremen­t for outsourcin­g is further driven by a shortage of specialise­d in-house payroll practition­ers, which is compounded by a competitiv­e recruitmen­t market and the globalisat­ion of businesses.”

Mazars Limerick lead partner Richard Maguire said he was delighted to welcome the expansion of the Limerick office.

“Our continued growth is a testament to the attractive­ness of the region for internatio­nal investment and multinatio­nals. Home to over 100 overseas companies, and with multinatio­nals employing over 14,000 people, the potential of Limerick and the west is being recognised internatio­nally.”

Mazars Ireland now has over 400 staff in Limerick, Galway and Dublin.

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