HR & Payroll Administrator

The HR & Payroll Administrator will be a key member of Glory’s UK HR team, delivering a broad range of HR services across the UK; with a strong administrative focus and attention to detail/numeracy skills. The role will report into the Head of HR, with a dotted line to the local Senior HR Advisor.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing general administration support for the HR team, line managers and employees.
• Managing monthly UK payroll and supporting the monthly international payroll processes.
• Responsible for the administration of the Company car fleet across the UK and Ireland.
• Note taking support for quarterly employee forum meetings/other meetings if required and co-ordination of agenda items.
• Supporting end-to-end employee life cycle administration, including contractual changes, sickness absence, onboarding, offboarding, probation management, and related payroll inputs.
• Providing administrative support for Expatriates whilst on assignment, including payroll arrangements and Visas.
• Liaising with benefit providers and administering the schemes to employees.
• Running reports and providing analysis when required, including key HR measures.
• Dealing with general HR queries from employees, and working with HR colleagues to find the correct resolution.
• Keeping structure charts and key documentation up to date i.e. induction packs.
• Providing administrative support for salary review and annual bonus process.
• Working with wider HR community to support the delivery of HR objectives.
• Governance – Keeping job descriptions and other documents up to date.
• Dealing with general benefit queries from employees over all UK and Ireland sites.
• Supporting with customer bid and questionnaire information.
• Maintaining and regularly updating the Total Reward platform, ensuring content remains accurate and up to date.
• Supporting the HR team to achieve business objectives and projects as required.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Education Level: A-Level qualified or equivalent (Desirable).
• Qualifications: CIPD Level 3 (Desirable).
• Prior experience in an administrative role (Essential).
• Experience with mail merges using Microsoft Word (Desirable).
• Experience in processing payroll (Desirable).
• Confident in gathering, analysing, and interpreting data, including financial calculations for planning and reporting purposes.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong numeracy skills.
• Strong IT capability, with confidence using Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Collaborative team player with a positive and supportive approach.
• Demonstrates initiative and the ability to prioritise workload effectively.
• Highly organised, with strong time-management skills.
• Flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
• Meticulous and accurate, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Patient, tactful, diplomatic, and approachable when dealing with others.
• Able to remain calm and professional in challenging situations.
• Demonstrates good commercial awareness and understanding of business needs.
• Maintains strict confidentiality when handling sensitive employee information.

Job Benefits

• 25 days' holiday a year plus bank holidays with the opportunity to buy up to five additional days.
• Competitive company pension scheme.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Private medical insurance for all employees (enhanced membership can be purchased for other family members).
• Dental insurance for all employees.
• Life assurance.
• Income protection scheme.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Employee Wellbeing events and Mental Health First Aiders.
• Employee My Benefits portal offering extensive retail discounts.
• Free office parking.