HR Generalist / Recruitment, HR, Payroll in London

We are looking for a proactive and highly organised HR Coordinator to join our HR team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys delivering exceptional customer service, improving processes, and ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day HR operations.

As a key member of the team, you will play a central role in supporting the employee lifecycle, maintaining accurate HR records, coordinating onboarding and induction activities, supporting payroll and benefits administration, and acting as a first point of contact for HR-related queries.

Some of the responsibilities of this role include:

• Operational & Administrative Support
  • Act as a first point of contact for HR and payroll queries, providing a responsive and professional service.
  • Maintain HR documentation, templates, intranet content, and employee records.
• Employee Lifecycle
  • Coordinate and deliver onboarding, induction, offboarding, contractual changes, and benefits administration.
  • Conduct Right to Work checks and ensure compliance across employee records.
  • Support recruitment and contractual change approval processes.
• Payroll & Data Management
  • Support payroll and pension administration, ensuring employee data is accurate and up to date.
  • Maintain HR system data (XCD), produce reports, and support audits.
• Systems & Projects
  • Maintain Oneflow templates and support the ongoing development of HR systems and processes.
  • Contribute to HR projects and provide administrative support across the wider People team.
  • Provide cover for the HR Administrator when required.
• Policies & Compliance
  • Manage the policy review calendar, ensuring policies are reviewed, updated, and communicated on time.
  • Support the maintenance of HR frameworks and processes to ensure consistency and compliance.

Requirements

• Experience using information systems, preferably Salesforce in any context.
• Confident and proficient with information systems.
• Proven experience as an administrator, operating with minimal supervision and in a fast-paced and complex environment.
• Previous experience of working in an HR environment.
• A team player with good relationship-building skills and a proactive, hands-on approach to work, who recognises the value of the staff they support.
• Dynamic interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communications skills.
• An excellent eye for detail, precision and keen to meet deadlines.
• Highly organised and able to manage a busy desk, a complex workload at key times, and a busy environment.
• The ability to maintain confidentiality and be financially aware and numerate.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and work-life balance, including:

• ~25 days annual leave (plus public holidays), which increases with length of service
• ~ Pension scheme contributions
• ~ Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support
• ~ Medicash plan
• ~ Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• ~ Access to training and development resources to help you grow in your role