Payroll & HR Admin Specialist

The HR & Payroll Specialist will manage the full employee lifecycle from pre-onboarding to off-boarding for HR Operations procedures for the UK. You will be the key HR representative in the location and should build strong relations across the whole UK location, building a strong employer brand, whilst ensuring the delivery of compliant and legally sound processes. Act as first point of contact for all HR related queries for the location, by understanding and being able to communicate and explain local policies and procedures -Administer payroll and payroll records, liaising with local finance where needed -Processing the 2 UK Payrolls each month -Processing the monthly IR35 Payroll -Processing the pension payments to the providers -P11d calculation and input on the relevant software -Management of the administration of benefits including private medical insurance, dental insurance, group income protection and group life -Responsibility in managing vendor relations (insurances, broker, payroll provider) -Oversee HR invoice processing for the location -Oversee in partnership with the Talent Acquisition Shared Services Team regarding the delivery of location specific transactional activities: -Onboarding process (Issuing contracts of employment, Personal Data collection for payroll) -Mandatory Training, Probationary period closures, Mood Monitoring. -Absence Management TRM systems (Reporting of Annual Leave, Sickness absence, Other leave) -Employee lifecycle admin (contract amendments; merit and bonus letters/memos, etc.) -Maintaining personal data records for local employee base (controlling of electronic employee files) -Understand local compliance topics and labour law legislation for the location -Develop HR policy and procedures to drive performance and mitigate disputes. -In depth knowledge of Labour Law and HR Best practices In depth knowledge of HR & Payroll admin processes, practices, and principles A working knowledge of IT/HR systems and MS Office (especially Excel) Experience in working with an outsourced payroll provider would be advantageous