HR Payroll Officer

Hatched Recruitment Group; Bedford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Hatched Recruitment Group is recruiting an experienced HR and Payroll Transactions Officer to join a busy Personnel Services team within a local authority in Bedford. The role is part-time, 30 hours per week, and focuses on delivering accurate HR and payroll transactional service across the full employee lifecycle.

You will handle starters, leavers, contractual changes, tax notifications, pensions administration, auto-enrolment, and reporting, while providing guidance on terms and conditions and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in HR and payroll administration.
• Strong knowledge of HR/payroll processes, policies, procedures and terms of employment.
• Experience using a complex integrated HR and payroll system.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive HR and payroll transactional service across the full employee lifecycle.
• Support employees, schools and external clients with HR/payroll transactions.
• Produce accurate employment contracts and documentation and maintain employee records.

Skills

HR administration

Payroll administration

Numeracy

Excel

Word

Education

NVQ Level 3

A-Levels

Tools

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

HR and Payroll Transactions Officer

We are recruiting an experienced HR and Payroll Transactions Officer to join a busy and fast-paced Personnel Services team within a local authority.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong HR and payroll administration experience who enjoys working in a high-volume environment and delivering an accurate, efficient service.

This is a part-time position working 30 hours per week.

The Role

You will provide a comprehensive HR and payroll transactional service across the full employee lifecycle, supporting employees, schools and external clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Processing starters, leavers and contractual changes


• Processing overtime, casual hours, mileage and expenses


• Managing maternity, paternity and other employee-related transactions


• Processing tax notifications, student loans and statutory deductions


• Calculating redundancy payments


• Supporting pension administration, including LGPS and Teachers' Pension requirements


• Processing auto-enrolment and pension re-enrolment


• Producing accurate employment contracts and documentation


• Maintaining accurate employee records within the HR and Payroll system


• Providing advice and guidance on terms and conditions, policies and procedures


• Monitoring sickness absence and supporting HR colleagues with related administration


• Producing reports and supporting the continuous improvement of HR and payroll processes

About You

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• Significant experience working within HR and Payroll administration


• Strong knowledge of HR/payroll processes, policies, procedures and terms and conditions of employment


• Experience using a complex integrated HR and Payroll system


• NVQ Level 3, A-Level qualification or equivalent experience


• Strong numeracy skills and confidence completing detailed calculations


• Advanced IT skills, including Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint


• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and strict deadlines


• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• A customer-focused approach and the ability to build strong working relationships


• The ability to remain calm and accurate in a busy, demanding environment

This role would suit an experienced Payroll Officer, HR Administrator, HR and Payroll Officer, Payroll Administrator or HR Transactions Officer looking for their next opportunity