HR & Payroll Assistant (Birmingham) – Sage 50 & HR Growth

Cleone Foods Limited; Cannock; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

Workplace pension

Life Insurance

Employee Reward Card

Training and development opportunities

HR career development

Job summary

Cleone Foods Limited in Birmingham is recruiting an organised HR and Payroll Assistant to support weekly payroll and HR admin across the employee lifecycle. You will work with Sage 50 Payroll, recruit, onboard new staff, and maintain confidential records to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Reporting to the HR Manager, you’ll contribute to employee relations, training records, and development activities within a growing food manufacturing business.

Qualifications

• In order to be successful you should have previous experience in an HR administration, HR Assistant or HR/Payroll support role.
• Experience supporting payroll administration.
• Experience using Sage 50 Payroll, or strong experience with a comparable payroll system.
• CIPD Level 3 qualification or above, or currently working towards a recognised HR qualification.
• Good understanding of fundamental UK employment law and HR procedures.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise competing workloads and meet deadlines.
• Professional and approachable manner.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and handle sensitive employee information appropriately.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with employees, Team Leaders and Managers.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of weekly payroll, ensuring employee hours, overtime, absences, statutory payments and payroll adjustments are processed accurately and on time using Sage 50 Payroll.
• Monitor and maintain time and attendance records, investigating discrepancies and resolving payroll-related queries.
• Maintain accurate, confidential employee and payroll records, liaising with internal departments as required.
• Support the end-to-end recruitment process, including advertising vacancies, coordinating applications, arranging interviews, conducting pre-employment checks, and preparing offer and onboarding documentation.
• Coordinate new starter onboarding activities and support employee inductions to ensure a positive introduction to the business.
• Provide administrative support across employee relations activities, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence management and investigation processes.
• Arrange meetings, prepare documentation, take confidential meeting notes, and maintain accurate employee relations records.
• Support attendance management processes, including sickness absence monitoring and Return-to-Work administration.
• Provide first-line guidance to managers on established HR procedures, escalating more complex matters where appropriate.
• Coordinate employee training and development activities, working closely with managers and external training providers.
• Maintain training records and the company training matrix, monitoring training requirements and certification expiry dates.
• Assist with employee engagement initiatives, HR projects, and general HR administration to support the wider business.

Skills

HR administration

Payroll support

UK employment law

Office suite

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

CIPD Level 3 or equivalent

Tools

Sage 50 Payroll

Job description

Cleone Foods Limited in Birmingham is recruiting an organised HR and Payroll Assistant to support weekly payroll and HR admin across the employee lifecycle. You will work with Sage 50 Payroll, recruit, onboard new staff, and maintain confidential records to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Reporting to the HR Manager, you’ll contribute to employee relations, training records, and development activities within a growing food manufacturing business.