Hr & Payroll Administrator

We are currently working with a permanent exclusive HR & Payroll Administrator mandate with a European Bank who are looking for an experienced Payroll or HR Administrator, who's worked with Payroll, to join the team in a broad role that will see you not only oversee the day to day administration of the payroll for a small headcount but get involved in some of the day to day HR administration too.

The client in question is looking for someone who has been in a similar position within a regulated environment. As a member of the wider HR team, working alongside a small team becoming the first contact both internal employees and third parties (like the FCA) deal with. The right candidate has a 'doing' attitude and likes to find solutions and ways of improving processes for the ease of everyone on the team! Reporting to a dynamic Head of HR you will be responsible for delivering high-quality administrative support across Payroll but also take ownership of the employee onboarding process to!

As the HR & Payroll Assistant, your day-to-day duties include;

• Being one of the first points of contact for Payroll matters, helping employees with any queries.
• Be the main support for the Head of HR with all payroll matters across the payroll for the business UK entity.
• Lead the administration of payroll across the full breadth of the employee lifecycle including elements like; 3rd party benefits, leavers, and parental leave.
• Manage the HR processes and systems, including elements such as; contracts for new employees, background checks, and references
• Communicating effectively with the overseas HR/Payroll team on any changes in payroll.

This role will be filled by a candidate who can maintain high accuracy even throughout high-volume periods, leveraging their excellent IT (particularly Excel) skills to achieve this.

They will have a good degree of familiarity with payroll and experience working within a corporate organisation.