Payroll and HR Officer - 13 month contract
Fixed Term Contract £44,585 - £58,104 / yearJob Overview
Join our HR Team as a Payroll and HR Officer.
Are you looking to build your HR career in a supportive, professional, and forward‑thinking team? Do you thrive in a role where accuracy, people support, and service excellence truly matter? If so — we’d love to hear from you.
Are you looking to build your HR career in a supportive, professional, and forward‑thinking team? Do you thrive in a role where accuracy, people support, and service excellence truly matter? If so — we’d love to hear from you.
At the heart of our organisation, our HR team plays a critical role in delivering a high‑quality service. We’re now seeking an Payroll and HR Officer to join us and provide exceptional first‑line HR and payroll support to colleagues across the business.
Key Responsibilities
In this varied and rewarding role, you’ll be a key part of our day‑to‑day HR operations running the payroll and helping drive a seamless employee journey from onboarding to payroll support. Your responsibilities will include:
- Delivering professional, confidential first‑line HR support across a wide range of areas, whilst specialising in payroll, will include employment changes, HR queries, and employee welfare.
- Processing the monthly payroll by inputting, preparing, checking, and reviewing reports — ensuring accuracy and timely executive sign‑off.
- Maintaining accurate HR records, databases, and reporting logs, and helping produce essential HR metrics.
- Being a super‑user for our HR systems, in particular our payroll, as well as guiding managers and employees and helping resolve system‑related queries.
- Preparing employment documentation such as letters and contracts, and supporting recruitment and general administration.
- Responding to email, telephone, and face‑to‑face enquiries with professionalism and great customer service.
- Supporting the team with continuous improvement of processes, systems, lean ways of working, and ad hoc HR projects.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
We’re looking for someone who enjoys variety, working in a fast paced environment, cares about getting things right, and takes pride in providing excellent support.
You’ll thrive with us if you have:
- Strong IT confidence — especially with HR systems and Excel — and the ability to draw and manipulate information accurately.
- Previous experience in HR, payroll, administrative, or secretarial environments, with the ability to work to deadlines in a busy setting.
- Great organisation skills, attention to detail, and the ability to balance priorities effectively.
- Clear and professional communication skills — written and verbal — and a helpful, team‑focused approach.
- The ability to exercise good judgement, respond to unexpected situations, and be an agent of positive change.