HR & Payroll Coordinator in Thatcham

Can you confidently manage payroll processes while ensuring accuracy and compliance? Are you passionate about delivering exceptional HR support in a fast-paced environment? Do you thrive when juggling multiple priorities and building positive employee relationships? Here at GXO, we’re seeking a HR & Payroll Coordinator to join our team. You will help to deliver a first-class payroll and HR service across our sites in Thatcham, Southampton, and Fareham, although your primary base will be Thatcham, travel across our other sites will be required.

You will play a key role in supporting the people agenda, coordinating payroll activities, maintaining employee records, and providing professional HR administration support across the business. This is a full-time, permanent position. You will work Monday to Friday, 09:00 till 17:00.

Pay, benefits and more: We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £30,000 per annum and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Manage payroll processes, including time & Attendance systems, ADP payroll, holiday bookings, absence management, and payroll reporting to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time.
• Support the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment administration, onboarding, contracts of employment, referencing, probation processes, and leaver administration.
• Maintain accurate HR records, employee files, trackers, and reports in line with GDPR, audit requirements and company procedures.
• Provide guidance and support to employees and managers on payroll, HR processes, policies, benefits, absence management, and employee queries.

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Previous experience in an HR & Payroll role within a fast-paced environment, including payroll administration and employee lifecycle processes.
• Strong knowledge of payroll systems and Time & Attendance platforms.
• CIPD Level 3 qualified (or working towards) and/or CIPP qualified (or working towards).
• Excellent communication, organisation, and Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.