HR Administrator

**HR Administrator - Accrington Head Office - You will provide a commercially focused and professional HR administration service for the company ensuring that all HR legal and statutory requirements are met About Bensons for Beds**

We're Bensons for Beds We put Sleep Wellness at the heart of everything we do. With 100 years of experience in sourcing the best quality beds, frames and mattresses, at Bensons we understand how to design the perfect, tailored sleep experience. We have170+ locations and employ c 1800 colleagues. Under new ownership of Alteri Investors we have an ambitious 3 year plan to grow the business further and achieve our mission.

**The Role - HR Administrator**

We are currently looking for a HR Administrator to join our Human Resources team.

The purpose of the role is to provide a commercially focused and professional administration service for the Company. You will work with the HR Team to provide a timely and accurate administration service, ensuring that all HR legal and statutory obligationsare met.

Daily responsibilities include:

- Complete all administration tasks for the HR team
- Produce all correspondence for employee employment related changes
- Produce standard letters for authorisation i.e. probationary meetings, resignation acceptance, reference requests
- Load new starter details into the HR/Payroll system (Mitrefinch, HR Manager) ensuring accuracy of data
- Create new HR/Payroll system accounts for new employees
- Complete all sickness admin and produce AWOL letters where required
- Respond to correspondence from external agencies including national statistics, DWP, courts, etc.
- Scanning documentation and filing it electronically
- Respond to all colleague queries relating to the HR & TMS (Time Management Systems) systems
- Maintain HR integrity and confidentiality at all times
- Ensure maintenance of an accurate and up to date filing system - including the maintenance of personnel files
- Manage the returns of paperwork where appropriate
- Compile HR MI Reports on a weekly basis such as sickness absence and health & safety reports
- Carry out any other reasonable ad hoc duties or requests in order to support the HR department

**Skills needed**

To be successful in this role, we need a strong administrator with a keen interest in HR who can also display the following qualities:

- Highly organised and efficient, able to meet deadlines with strong time management skills
- Computer literate, use of Microsoft Office packages (Excel, Word, Powerpoint) and in-house HRM systems (Mitrefinch)
- Knowledge of HR systems and processes
- CIPD Level 3 preferred but not essential

**Our Benefits**

In return for your contribution to the team’s performance, we offer a competitive base salary plus _all these extra benefits:_
- *Employee discount scheme for Bensons products
- *'Perks’ discounts from numerous high street and online retailers and service providers to save you money on your everyday purchases and bigger expenses such as holidays and travel, electrical goods, motoring and leisure products etc.
- *Pension scheme - provided by Legal & General
- *Healthshield cashback options for Health and wellbeing services (dental, optical, virtual GP, other hospital services and more)
- Access to Retail Trust services (guidance and support on retail issues, mental health, wellbeing & financial topics)
- Learning and development programmes to gain new knowledge and skills
- Career progression - access to internal opportunities to build your career within Bensons for Beds
- *Long service awards and 'Love to Shop’ voucher rewards to spend as you like
- 28 days holiday, rising to 31 after 2 years’ service

(*qualifying periods apply)