HR & Payroll Leader: Trusted Advisor for UK Teams

Confidential

Devon and Torbay

On-site

GBP 36,000 - 50,000

Full time

11 hours ago
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Job summary

Confidential in the United Kingdom seeks a hands-on HR Generalist to lead HR and payroll end-to-end, trusted by leaders when sensitive issues arise. You will advise senior leaders on employee relations, absence, probation and performance, run payroll including statutory payments and pensions, and manage safer recruitment and pre-employment checks.

You’ll turn messy admin into simple systems and keep us ready for inspection.

Qualifications

  • Must have HR management or generalist experience with UK employment practice.
  • Experience running or managing payroll, including statutory and pension requirements.
  • Experience with recruitment and pre-employment checks (Safer Recruitment training or willing to complete).
  • Comfortable with HR databases and management information.
  • Discretion is a standard, not a skill.

Responsibilities

  • Advising senior leaders on employee relations, absence, probation and performance.
  • Running payroll: employee changes, statutory payments, pensions.
  • Managing safer recruitment, pre-employment checks and the SCR.
  • Turning messy admin into simple systems that work.
  • Keeping the organisation ready for inspection.

Skills

HR generalist experience
Payroll management
Employee relations
Recruitment
HRIS / HR databases

Job description

Confidential in the United Kingdom seeks a hands-on HR Generalist to lead HR and payroll end-to-end, trusted by leaders when sensitive issues arise. You will advise senior leaders on employee relations, absence, probation and performance, run payroll including statutory payments and pensions, and manage safer recruitment and pre-employment checks.

You’ll turn messy admin into simple systems and keep us ready for inspection.

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