Senior Payroll and HR Admin Partner - Islington

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Senior Payroll & HR Admin Partner to join our Human Resources team at our Head Office in Islington. £33,000.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week. (£33,000.00 per annum on starting increasing to £34,085.79 once successfully passed probation).

Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here. Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.

Our benefits include:

• Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
• A generous pension - we will contribute up to 8% and life assurance cover up to 3x pensionable salary (T&Cs apply)
• Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
• Free DBS

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

The Payroll HR Admin Partner is a hands-on role responsible for:

• Ensuring both the effective administration and checking of the monthly payroll tasks and effectively managing payroll queries and the outsourcing of payroll tasks to MHR.
• Ensuring the integrity of Look Ahead's payroll system at all times and ensure accurate, prompt payment to all employees, workers and Board Members (it is envisaged this will take approximately 50% of time).

What you'll do:

• Payroll: Be responsible for the day to day delivery and coordination of the administration of the Payroll function, ensuring a timely and accurate payroll service is delivered to Look Ahead's employees, workers and Board members, to agreed deadlines. Produce and review any monthly exception reports to identify and rectify any payroll errors arising.
• HR Admin: Acting as the first point of contact for all HR Admin related queries, via phone and email; responding promptly, whilst managing expectations effectively. Ensure letters for contractual changes for staff are sent out in a timely and accurate way and all relevant systems updated.
• General: Ensure that all diversity and inclusion implications are considered in all work, and in personal conduct across Look Ahead.

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

About you:

• Can work to tight deadlines and deliver accurate work on time.
• Strong customer service approach - wants to get things right first time and ensures timely and effective communication with customers.
• Good attention to detail with minimal errors.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks.
• Proactive and enthusiastic in approach to work and improving processes.

What you'll bring:

• Essential: Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy. Previous payroll experience.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.