HR / Payroll Assistant

Hireful Ltd; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Hireful Ltd is looking for a junior payroll and benefits assistant to support our HR team. This hybrid role splits time between the Liverpool and Warrington offices and from home, with a fixed-term contract until November 2027 and a salary of £27,783.

You'll handle payroll and benefits tasks, assist with pension schemes, and ensure data is accurate and confidential. This is an excellent entry-to-mid-level opportunity to learn reward and payroll while delivering great service.

Qualifications

• HR, Business, or Accounting/Finance graduate, or early practical experience in payroll/reward/HR administration.
• Good IT skills, a head for numbers, and top-tier attention to detail.
• Warm, professional communication with a customer-first attitude.
• Willingness to work hybrid across Liverpool and Warrington offices; driving licence is a bonus.
• GCSE Maths and English (Level 4/C or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Be the friendly first point of contact for pay, pension, and benefit queries.
• Assist with administering pension schemes and employee benefits; handle starters, leavers, and changes.
• Process payroll and reward data with accuracy, confidentiality, and timeliness.
• Review and streamline processes to improve people services.
• Support year-end activities, audits, and wellbeing initiatives.

Skills

Payroll

Benefits administration

Data entry

Attention to detail

Customer service

Education

HR, Business or Finance degree

GCSE Maths & English

Tools

Excel

IT skills

Job description

Are you an ambitious HR, Business, or Accounting graduate looking to kick-start your career in HR, Payroll,or similar?

Or perhaps you already have some initial exposure to HR systems, payroll, or benefits administration and want to continue your professional development?

We are looking for a enthusiastic junior payroll and benefits person to join a supportive HR team on a fixed-term contract until November 2027.

This hybrid roleis working 1 day in the Liverpool officeper week,2 days in the Warrington officeand2 days working from home.Paying a salary of £27,783

This is a fantastic entry-to-mid-level stepping stone where you’ll learn the ropes of payroll and benefits while helping deliver a brilliant service to colleagues across the business.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Act as a friendly first point of contact for colleagues and managers, helping resolve everyday pay, pension, and benefit queries.
• Assist with administering pension schemes, employee benefits, mileage claims, and handling new starters, leavers, and contractual changes.
• Process payroll and reward data with strong attention to detail, ensuring everything is accurate, confidential, and on time.
• Bring your fresh ideas! Help review and streamline processes to make our people services even better.
• Support year-end activities, audits, and wider wellbeing and reward initiatives.

What We’re Looking For:

• Ideally an HR, Business, or Accounting/Finance graduate, or someone with early practical experience in a payroll, pensions, reward, or busy HR administration environment.
• Good IT skills, a head for numbers, and top-tier attention to detail.
• Warm, professional communication skills with a natural customer-first attitude.
• Able to manage your workload, meet deadlines, and commit to the hybrid working pattern across our Liverpool and Warrington offices (a driving licence/access to a vehicle is a bonus!).
• GCSE Maths and English (Level 4/C or equivalent).

If you are eager to learn, enjoy working with data and people, and want to build a fantastic foundation in Reward and Payroll, then we’d love to hear from you!