HR & Payroll Administrator

NC Associates; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent health scheme

Excellent pension with salary-sacrific

33 days annual leave including bank-h?

Company Sick pay scheme

Free Parking

Study support after probation

Job summary

NC Associates seeks a HR & Payroll Administrator in the Manchester area (Didsbury) for a permanent, hybrid role. You will manage payroll queries, time-sheets, and employee records while collaborating with HR Partners and Recruitment Managers.

The role requires HR administration experience and familiarity with payroll processes, MS Office, and HR systems. A strong attention to confidentiality and deadlines is essential. Excellent benefits including study support after probation.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar HR Administration role.
• Ideally some payroll administration experience.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and HR systems for data management and reporting.
• Hands-on, proactive mindset with strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary contact for payroll queries and liaise with payroll provider for timely processing.
• Monitor tracked time-sheets and ensure approvals within deadlines.
• Assist employees with system-related queries and access issues.
• Process pension uploads and maintain contracts and employee records.
• Maintain benefits platform, right-to-work, and reference systems.
• Triaged queries from shared mailboxes and support Recruitment with screening and scheduling.
• Coordinate onboarding, medicals, and distribute HR reports such as absences and holidays.
• Support compliance activities as required.

Skills

HR Administration

Payroll administration

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

HR systems

Data management

Report generation

Confidentiality

Communication

Time management

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

HR & Payroll Administrator / Didsbury - Manchester / £30,000 - £32,000 / Hybrid Working / Excellent Benefits / Permanent Role / Excellent COpportunity Working for a Prestige Organisation / Study Support After Probationareer

HR & Payroll Administrator Benefits

• Salary £30,000 - £32,000 DOE
• Hybrid working
• Excellent health scheme
• Excellent pension with salary sacrifice
• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Company Sick pay scheme
• Other amazing benefits
• Free Parking
• Study support after probation

HR & Payroll Administrator Role Overview

NC Associates are currently recruiting a HR & Payroll Administrator for a global and well established service organisation near Didsbury Manchester. As a HR & Payroll Administrator you will work within a small team which consists of HR Business Partners and Recruitment Managers and gain valuable exposure to all aspects of HR & Payroll Administration. In this role you will ensure that all employee information, processes, and payroll-related tasks are managed accurately and efficiently, while providing a reliable first point of contact for employees and managers.

HR & Payroll Administrator Responsibilities:

• Acting as the primary contact for payroll queries including liaising with our payroll provider to ensure accurate and timely processing and resolution of queries
• Monitoring system generated time-sheets to ensure approval within agreed deadlines
• Supporting our employees with system related queries including access issues
• Performing pension upload activities
• Administrative tasks which include producing contracts of employment, changes to terms and conditions and maintaining accurate employee records
• Maintaining external systems including our benefits platform and right to work and reference systems
• Responsibility for triaging any queries that come into shared mailboxes.
• Supporting the Recruitment Specialist with screening, short-listing and interview coordination
• Co-ordinating onboarding requirements for new starters including scheduling medicals
• Producing and distributing regular reports including absence, holiday, and other ad-hoc HR reports as required
• Supporting with compliance activities as and when required

Essential Experience Required

To be successful in your application for this role you MUST have the following experience

• Previous experience working within a similar HR Administration role
• Ideally some experience of payroll administration
• highly proficient in working in MS Word, Excel, Power-point and has experience of working with HR systems including data management and report generation.
• Hands-on approach with a proactive mindset
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion
• Ability to use initiative, prioritise tasks, work under pressure, and meet strict deadlines
• Good time management skills

Why Should you Apply?

This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a long established and reputable organisation that can offer you stability as well as an excellent opportunity to build on your experience, they offer a very attractive salary and benefits package with further opportunity to develop.