Group Payroll and HR Administrator

About the role

Following a period of strong organic growth, we are continuing to strengthen our people agenda and core operational team. We are now seeking an exceptional candidate to fulfil a role in supporting our in-house payroll and HR functions; initially focused on our UK accounting centre of excellence and then developing into a broader Group role.

We place a significant investment in providing our people with the best service and support. This is a newly designed role to support the integration of an internal Payroll function.

Key responsibilities:

• Payroll: Coordinate and input data for all monthly payroll adjustments, diarise all payroll actions.
• Employee Resourcing: Support new hire recommendations, prepare job descriptions, update careers page, brief agencies weekly, manage and record all incoming CVs, co-ordinate interviews, prepare offer documentation, etc.
• Employee Onboarding and Induction: Coordinate pre-employment screening, prepare welcome emails, support induction programme, prepare and upload employee biographies for website.
• Employee Benefits: Administer Group benefit plans, coordinate additions/updates, support data for annual renewals, organise member presentations and support enquiries.
• Performance Management: Support performance review cycle (probationary and year-end review processes), diarise meetings, coordinate data, support follow up actions.
• Employee Engagement & Culture: Support People & Culture forum and initiatives to enhance employee engagement, communication, and experience.
• Data Management: Daily data input of all employee information within HR /L&D systems and platforms (Breathe HR, Skillcast, Smartsheet), manage employee electronic filing. Manage absence recording, monitoring and reporting, including sickness, holiday, ensuring robust data quality controls throughout.
• MI reporting: Produce regular standardised reporting, for both Payroll and HR.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Substantive experience in UK Payroll Administration
• Experience is the administration of Payroll in other countries (preferable the Channel Islands/Europe)
• Knowledge of UK employment law (and ability to pick up within broader jurisdictions).
• Capacity to analyse and work with important HR performance measures, such as employee headcount and retention rates.
• Working knowledge of HR software and platforms, such as Breathe HR, Skillcast and ability to learn fast.
• An understanding of the financial services industry and regulated businesses
• CIPD level 3 qualification or equivalent
• Self-starter & able to work independently.
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Professional management of internal client relationships.

Why work for us?

• A competitive salary
• Agile working environment
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Income Protection
• 25 days’ holiday entitlement
• Birthday Leave
• Company pension scheme
• Discretionary Bonus scheme
• Ongoing personal and professional development.