HR & Payroll Administrator (Fixed-term contract - 18 months) Location: Sunbury-on-Thames Salary: £28,000 15% Retention Bonus Working Hours: 38.5 hours per week – Monday to Thursday 8.30am-5.30pm and Friday 8.30am-3.30pm (flexible) Hybrid: 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home My exciting client is looking for a HR and Payroll Administrator to come on board and join their friendly team on an 18 month contract. You will provide an efficient and effective support service to the Human Resources department and provide back up and support to the HR Operations and UK Payroll Manager. Responsibilities: Assist other team members with HR and Benefits administration as directed. UK payroll processing - supporting the Payroll Manager with the processing and checking of the payroll, helping to ensure that the payroll is accurate and on time. Running monthly reports. Producing P11Ds for 2024/2025 tax year and helping with the successful set up Payrolling benefits for 2025/2026 tax year and beyond. Pensions Administration - uploading joiners and leavers to the Company’s Pension portal. Processing any contribution changes, keeping the pension schedule up to date. Administering the discretionary quarterly bonus exchange programme. Arranging pension presentations and one to ones for employees. Setting up performance review processes in Performance Management System. Managing the Policy Library in SharePoint. Project work as assigned. May get involved with the implementation of new HR software. Covering Reception during lunch and break-times and other absences, e.g. holidays/sickness, and assisting reception with other administration as required. Person Specification: Experience in HR/Payroll administration with a keen interest to develop in Payroll/Pensions/Benefits/HR Systems i.e. not the Generalist side of HR Highly numerate - able to demonstrate having used your numeracy skills in a work environment Computer literate with experience of using Microsoft Office Intermediate Excel experience gained from using in a work environment SharePoint experience Computer literate - aptitude for spreadsheet/database work Strong verbal and written communication skills Strong attention to detail Good interpersonal skills Ability to co-operate with others in a small team environment Awareness and sensitivity around cultural differences Able to always maintain confidentiality as dealing with highly sensitive data