HR Officer

London Borough of Bexley; Bexleyheath; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension scheme

Job summary

The London Borough of Bexley is seeking an HR Officer to join the HR Business Centre on a 12-month secondment. The role focuses on maintaining accurate HR data, supporting payroll processes, and ensuring adherence to HR procedures and statutory requirements.

The successful candidate will respond to enquiries, provide guidance to employees, and work within an integrated HR system; knowledge of ResourceLink is desirable. Strong numeracy and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Good standard of education as a baseline.
• Experience in an HR/Payroll department is required.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Good numeracy skills are essential.
• Working knowledge of an HR system; ResourceLink desirable.
• Excellent customer service skills to handle sensitive situations.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate HR data across systems.
• Respond to enquiries and provide payroll guidance.
• Follow HR processes and statutory requirements.
• Process instructions timely to ensure salary/payments.

Skills

HR data handling

Payroll processing

Team collaboration

Numeracy skills

Customer service

Prioritisation

HR system knowledge

Education

Good Standard of Education

Tools

ResourceLink

Job description

About The Role

We are currently seeking an HR Officer to join the Council’s HR Business Centre. The successful candidate will have the ability to:

• Maintain accurate data for all areas of HR, regardless of where this data is recorded.
• Respond to enquiries and provide advice and guidance to Council employees and others where a payroll service is provided.
• Follow all agreed HR processes and statutory requirements.
• Process all instructions in a timely and accurate manner to ensure payment of salaries, wages, allowances, expenses and pensions.

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.

This contract will be for a maximum of 12 months secondment (but is dependent on when the post holder returns from maternity leave).

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jayne O’Hara, Team Leader, 4047, jayne.o’[e-mail].

Candidate Profile

Your application should provide evidence of the following:

• Good Standard of Education
• Previous experience of working within an HR/Payroll department
• Proven ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Good numeracy skills
• Working knowledge of an HR system together with an excellent understanding of the inter-relationship of data in all modules of an integrated HR system. (Knowledge of the ResourceLink system would be desirable)
• Excellent understanding of customer service requirements and ability to deal calmly and professionally with difficult or sensitive situations.
• Ability to prioritise workloads to ensure deadlines are met and work with minimum supervision.

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.

About Us

Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough nestled in the Thames Gateway between London and Kent which means it combines the perfect blend of city vibe and the tranquillity of Kent. It's got award-winning parks, open spaces, and heritage sites. The borough has excellent transport connections, including the Elizabeth Line and proximity to the M25. Bexley offers fantastic amenities such as libraries, leisure centres, and shopping areas. Our borough is also home to numerous primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions.

Our Offer to you

We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.

Recruitment Information

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [e-mail].

This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.

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