HR/payroll Administrator

Our client is a well known and long established privately owned company that has been providing machining and fabrication services to industry since 1974. The company is based out of Ossett, Wakefield, which provides quick and easy access to all major routes throughout the UK. They work from a large manufacturing unit boasting 80,000 sq ft capacity and offer a range of services including heavy steel fabrication, mechanical pipe fabrication and installation, and thermal store/buffer vessels.

**Role Profile**:
You will be responsible for ensuring accurately and timely processing of payroll for approx. 100 employees every fortnight along with administrative support to the HR Manager.

**Behaviors**:

- Trustworthiness
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Empathy
- Confidential

**Responsibilities**:
**Payroll Processing** - Execute end to end processing of payroll, including data collection from clocking in system, calculating wages, overtime, bonus, deductions, salaries. Ensure adherence to company policies and legal requirements. Submitting P11D’s and year end payroll.

**Data Management** - Maintain payroll information by collating, calculating, and entering data into the payroll system. This includes new starters, terminations, changes in salary etc.

**Compliance** - Keeping up to date with payroll legislation, ensuring compliance with tax laws, pension schemes and other statutory requirements.

**Employee Queries - **Main point of contact for employee payroll queries, addressing concerns and providing necessary advice promptly and professionally.

**Record Keeping** - Maintain accurate and organized payroll records including employee details, timesheets, holidays, lost hours. Ensuring security and confidentiality is maintained at all times.

**Reporting** - Generate payroll reports in relation to lost hours, expenses, trends, variances.

**Collaboration** - Work closely with the HR Manager to ensure seamless integration of payroll function within the business.

**Human Resources**:

- Assisting with recruitment process, posting job adverts, screening CV’s, scheduling interviews, conducting reference checks
- Assisting with the onboarding process for new hires, preparing necessary paperwork
- Assisting with HR related inquiries from employees and managers, providing timely and accurate information and escalating issues as needed.
- Supporting the HR Manager in organising training sessions, workshops and other employee development programs
- Supporting initiatives on employee engagement, retention and well being
- Monitoring and recording staff absence, reporting to line manager
- Minute taking at meetings, feeding back with action list
- Tracking of employee probations, catch ups and meeting follow ups
- Updating policies, procedures and employee handbook
- Keep all staff communal areas up to date with latest employee information
- Collaborating with HR Manager on all relevant tasks

**Accountability**:
You will be accountable for the processing of payroll fortnightly end to end.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £24,000.00-£25,145.33 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site gym
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Payroll: 2 years (preferred)
- HR: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: HR & Payroll Administrator