HR and Payroll Officer

Bristol Charities; West of England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Charities is seeking an HR and Payroll Officer in Bristol to manage payroll across two charities and provide HR support. You will report to the Head of Resources and help unify HR and payroll processes onto a new platform.

You’ll coordinate recruitment, maintain records, and ensure accurate payroll and changes in terms of employment, while helping roll out a shared system across both organisations.

Qualifications

• Two years’ payroll experience and HR support.
• Experience with payroll and HR software; good Excel skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information and meet payroll deadlines.
• Bookkeeping skills would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment and onboarding from vacancies to contracts.
• Maintain accurate employee records and assist with HR queries.
• Run monthly payroll, check calculations, ensure on-time pay.
• Support HMRC submissions, pension auto-enrolment and year-end tasks.

Skills

Payroll processing

HR administration

Excel

HR software usage

Education

HR or payroll qualification

Bookkeeping qualification (advantage)

Tools

Payroll software

HR software

Excel

Job description

This is an opportunity to bring your strong experience in both HR administration and payroll to the charity sector and help two charities develop and operate consistent working practices, with support from the Head of Resources.

The purpose of this role will be to manage payroll, and support managers with day-to-day HR, across the two charities, and assist in bringing systems together into one new platform.

Position: HR and Payroll Officer

Salary: £32,000 to £35,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience

Location: Bristol, BS16

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

Contract: Permanent, with joint employment split equally between two charities

Closing date: 9am on Monday 30 November 2026

About the role

This is a new role for someone who enjoys the variety of HR and wants to take ownership of payroll. Reporting to the Head of Resources, you’ll be the main point of contact for HR and payroll across both charities, supporting managers and staff from recruitment and onboarding through to changes in pay and employment terms.

You’ll also help introduce a shared HR and payroll system, with the opportunity to shape how both charities manage their processes from the outset.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating recruitment and onboarding, from advertising vacancies and arranging interviews to issuing contracts and completing pre-employment checks.
• Maintaining accurate employee records, administering contract changes and helping managers and staff with day-to-day HR queries.
• Running monthly payroll, checking and reconciling calculations, and making sure staff are paid accurately and on time.
• Managing HMRC submissions, payroll year-end tasks, pension auto-enrolment and statutory payments.
• Supporting the Head of Resources with the new system rollout, including data migration, parallel payroll testing and training for managers and staff.

About you

You’ll bring at least two years’ experience running payroll and supporting HR. You’ll be confident using payroll and HR software and have good Excel skills.

You’ll have a keen eye for detail, handle sensitive information with discretion and be able to balance fixed payroll deadlines with changing HR priorities. You’ll work well with colleagues across both charities and deal with staff queries fairly and respectfully.

An HR or payroll qualification and bookkeeping skills would be an advantage.

About the organisations

One charity helps people and communities improve their lives through grants, housing and community development. The other provides training and support for adults with learning disabilities, helping people build skills and take part in purposeful, rewarding activities.

Other roles you may have experience of could include

HR and Payroll Coordinator, HR and Payroll Administrator, People and Payroll Officer, Payroll and HR Officer, or HR Operations Officer.