A professional company that takes real pride in what it does and offers is looking for a Payroll & HR Assistant who will play a pivotal role in the company's payroll function, while supporting an experienced HR Manager.
What’s in it for you?
- Work hours: Monday to Thursday - 9am to 5:30pm, Friday - 9am to 3pm with a half hour lunch
- Salary guide: Up to £31,000 plus an annual lunch allowance of £1,610.04
- 20 days bank holiday, plus bank holidays and increasing with length of service
Benefits following 6-month probation:
- Life Assurance and Group Income Protection (subject to qualifying rules in force at the time)
- Increased Employer pension contribution
- Eligibility for the Car Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Hybrid working (2 days WFH) after the successful completion of their probation period (subject to the Manager's discretion)
Payroll & HR Assistant Responsibilities:
- Collaborate and work in close conjunction with the outsourced payroll supplier to process payroll in a timely manner
- Take ownership of the payroll process, ensuring all processes are in line with HRMC guidelines, employment law and company policies
- Record and maintain all payroll data, ensuring all data is kept confidential
- Update the payroll supplier with all necessary details including salary, overtime, holiday, and payments for leavers and new starters
- Act as a point of contact for employees, on hand to resolve queries
- Utilise your excellent Excel skills to support in the preparation of reports
- Assist the wider HR team with HR duties and administration tasks
Payroll & HR Assistant Skills and Experience:
- Able to operate as a Payroll Specialist and has previous payroll experience
- Demonstrates a deep understanding of payroll procedures and has excellent working knowledge of payroll legislation
- Possesses excellent administration skills, able to input data accurately and demonstrates a keen eye for detail
- Proficient user of all Microsoft Office packages, with good working knowledge of Excel
- Excellent communicator, confident liaising at all levels and is competent resolving issues and handling employee queries
- Has a proven track record of working in a fast-paced environment and is able to juggle multiple projects
- Happy to support the HR Manager with ad-hoc HR administration tasks
If your application is successful, you will be invited to take part in a two-stage interview process. First-stage interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 28th July.
