Payroll & HR Administrator

Your new company

You will be working for an organisation in Southampton who, after some internal change, is seeking a Payroll and HR Administrator to join their medium-sized team in Southampton.

Your new role

• Maintaining and checking the monthly payroll input for the three entities in the UK, including data collection, data entry, managing the approvals flow, meeting compliance requirements with Finance, generating reports
• Maintaining personal information in the HR Information systems accurately and on time, including salaries, time and attendance, absence, holidays, benefits, organisation changes, starters & leavers, etc.
• Checking and reconciling the Time & Attendance system with the payroll on a monthly basis, including the tracking of individual employee time accounts, data entry of monthly overtime amounts and approvals within the system.
• To promptly answer payroll and other general queries through clear communication and building approachable working relationships with managers and employees at all levels.
• Administering employee benefits, including new joiner enrolments, leavers, benefit costs and pensions.
• Supporting the onboarding process for all new staff, including pre-employment documentation and arranging first day inductions, including Health & Safety training.
• Responsible for keeping files up to date in a clear and organised manner.

What you'll need to succeed

• Prior experience in a payroll and/or HR role, involving payroll processing and maintenance of a payroll system within an SME organisation.
• Worked as part of a small team in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Previous experience maintaining HR & Payroll Information Systems
• MS Office skills at intermediate level (MS Word and MS Excel essential)

What you'll get in return

• A competitive salary of £26,000 - £31,000 per annum + benefits such as 31 days annual leave (23 days + 8 BHs), option to buy and sell holidays, pension matched to 7% and many others.

What you need to do now

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