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HR & Payroll Administrator Join a Leading Scientific Company in Abingdon! Are you an experienced HR professional with a knack for payroll management? This permanent, full-time position working Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week offers a competitive salary of £28,800 per annum, along with a host of excellent benefits. The role also provides the flexibility to work 2-3 days from home each week, ensuring a healthy work-life balance.
This position is more than just a job; its a chance to be part of a leading scientific company that values its employees. Enjoy 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a holiday purchase scheme, life insurance at three times your salary, and a health cash plan. Additional perks include a Perkbox membership, long service awards, a volunteering day per year, and enhanced maternity/paternity leave. With hybrid working options and onsite parking, this role offers both convenience and flexibility.
As HR & Payroll Administrator reporting into the HR Operations Manager, you will be part of an HR team of 9 others who are based in various locations across the UK and collaboratively you will be supporting approx 1200 employees. Your key responsibilities will include:
Recruitment & Onboarding
* Provide administrative support for recruitment, including advertising vacancies.
* Generate offer letters and contracts of employment.
* Manage new starter administration processes, including electronic New Starter Packs.
* Upload new starter details into company HR systems and third-party benefit supplier portals.
* Process reference checks and requests to BPSS standards.
* Handle Drugs & Alcohol protocol for new starters.
* Coordinate Right to Work checks and escalate concerns as needed.
* Support managers with ad hoc onboarding queries.
Payroll
* Prepare monthly payroll documentation for submission to a third-party payroll provider.
* Manage new starters, salary changes, leavers, and various payroll elements.
* Conduct first-line payroll checks and escalate queries as needed.
* Provide input for HMRC & PWC audits.
Employee Lifecycle
* Manage the HR shared inbox, filing documents and responding to queries.
* Ensure timely action on approved contract changes.
* Provide administrative support for training, development, and probation.
* Process resignations and manage leaver processes.
* Record and file employee sickness notifications and escalate issues as needed.
Skills And Experience
Ideal candidates will have:
* Extensive HR administration experience with a focus on pay and benefits.
* Experience in payroll management via a third-party bureau or in-house payroll.
* Knowledge of payroll auto-enrolment processes and monthly deductions/payments.
* Proficiency in HR systems and accurate data input.
* Strong Microsoft Office especially Excel and numeracy skills.
* Understanding of HMRC payroll requirements and tax documentation.
* Knowledge of human resources practices and employment law.
If you possess these skills and are ready to take the next step in your HR career, this role offers a dynamic and supportive environment where you can thrive.
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Human Resources
Industries
Human Resources Services
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