HR and Payroll Officer

Sellick Partnership; Hempstalls; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as an HR and Payroll Officer for a 6-month interim contract, providing essential HR and payroll support. The successful candidate will have strong experience and knowledge in payroll processing and HR functions within a public sector environment. Excellent communication skills and attention to detail are vital to ensure effectiveness in this high-pressure role.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar HR and Payroll role is essential.
• Knowledge of defined benefit pension schemes is required.
• Must have excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR, pension, and payroll support to managers and employees.
• Ensure accurate processing of contractual and statutory changes.
• Supervise pre & post payroll reports and reconcile payrolls.

Skills

Communication

Detail-oriented

Conflict resolution

Education

Experience in public sector

Understanding of SAP

Knowledge of employment legislation

Tools

SAP

HR/Payroll systems

Job description

Role: HR and Payroll Officer

Location: Stoke–On–Trent, ST4

Duration: Interim 6 months

Salary: up to 350 UMB p/d

Sellick Partnership are currently recruiting for a HR and Payroll officers to join our client based in Stoke–On–Trent on a 6–month interim contract, working on a hybrid basis.

The duties of the HR and Payroll Officer include:

• Providing pro–active professional HR, pension and payroll support, advice and guidance to managers and employees including employee relations, welfare and pensions etc.
• Ensuring that all contractual, statutory and pension changes including those related to commencements, auto enrolment, terminations and changes in terms and conditions are correctly and accurately processed
• Liaising, making enquiries with and responding to all requests for relevant information from employees, internal and external clients, pension authorities, government agencies and other external organisations
• Supervising the Pay and Conditions Officers to ensure that employment documentation is completed
• Interrogating the pre & post payroll reports and correct any errors
• Reconciling and balancing payrolls and instructing Accounts and Academies of funding and ensure third parties are informed within deadlines
• Calculating estimates for pensions, redundancies, settlement agreements and notice payments and provide costs relating to them to the employer
• Supervising the calculations of emergency manual payments to employees/clients via the banking system, ensuring they are processed correctly through the payroll system
• Dealing with Academy conversions and TUPE transfers in and liaise with Third Party establishments to arrange deductions
• Calculating and processing overpayments & activate pension, NI and tax adjustments and adjust year–end figures accordingly

The HR and Payroll Officer ideally should have:

• Experience within a public sector would be beneficial
• Understanding and experience of SAP
• Experience within a similar role is essential
• Experience and knowledge of defined benefit pension schemes
• Knowledge and experience of integrated HR/Payroll systems
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory requirements in relation to employment, pensions, pay and conditions

The HR and Payroll Officer will need to have excellent communication skills and effectively be able to communicate to stakeholders of all levels. Furthermore, the ideal candidate will have an impeccable eye for detail and accuracy to ensure all workload is carried out effectively and efficiently. They will also need to able to prioritise their workload and be efficient and effective to meet unpredictable deadlines and deal with conflicting demands, whilst working in a high–pressured environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR and Payroll Officer to join a forward–thinking organisation.

If you believe that you are well–suited to this excellent opportunity of HR and Payroll Officer, please apply directly at Sellick Partnership for more information. The closing date for CVs is Monday 16th June due to the urgent requirement of this role.

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