HR & Payroll Assistant: Growth, Training & Benefits

Gill Cooke Personnel Ltd T/A The Recruitment Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 24 days

Pension scheme

Life Insurance

Employee rewards

Training opportunities

HR career growth

Job summary

Gill Cooke Personnel Ltd T/A The Recruitment Group is seeking an HR & Payroll Assistant. The role provides comprehensive HR and payroll administration, ensuring accurate records, onboarding, weekly payroll, and employee relations support within a busy operational setting.

You will handle file management, pre-employment checks, and payroll processing using Sage 50 Payroll, while supporting recruitment and staff development in a growing business.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an HR Administration, HR Assistant or HR/Payroll Support role.
• Experience supporting payroll administration.
• Experience using Sage 50 Payroll or a comparable payroll system.
• CIPD Level 3 qualification or working towards HR qualification.
• Good understanding of UK employment law and HR procedures.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the HR Manager.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records.
• Prepare new-starter, leaver and contractual documentation.
• Complete and maintain Right to Work and other pre-employment documentation.
• Process employee changes and ensure HR systems are up to date.
• Prepare regular HR reports and management information.
• Respond to routine employee and manager HR queries, escalating where appropriate.
• Support weekly payroll processing and time and attendance checks.
• Liaise with Finance regarding payroll information and payments.
• Coordinate and support recruitment campaigns and onboarding.

Skills

HR Admin

Payroll support

Payroll software

UK employment law

MS Office

Confidentiality

Communication

Education

CIPD Level 3

Tools

Sage 50 Payroll

HRIS

Job description

Gill Cooke Personnel Ltd T/A The Recruitment Group is seeking an HR & Payroll Assistant. The role provides comprehensive HR and payroll administration, ensuring accurate records, onboarding, weekly payroll, and employee relations support within a busy operational setting.

You will handle file management, pre-employment checks, and payroll processing using Sage 50 Payroll, while supporting recruitment and staff development in a growing business.