Hybrid HR Assistant: Onboarding & Payroll Support

Liberty HR Recruitment; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Birthday off

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Health cash plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Free parking

23 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Liberty Recruitment Group are partnering with a well-established organisation to recruit a HR Assistant on a 5 month fixed-term contract. Based in Whiteley, this hybrid role offers a salary of £28,000 – £30,000 depending on experience, with the contract running from October 2026 to February 2027 inclusive.

The role covers onboarding, leaver processing, payroll support and HR administration within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy administrative role.
• HR, People or payroll administration experience would be advantageous but isn't essential.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to handle sensitive information with a high level of confidentiality and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate new starter administration, including employment documentation, pre-employment checks and onboarding
• Manage leaver administration and ensure relevant systems and documentation are updated accurately
• Process employee changes including salary, hours, role, benefits and working arrangements
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee records within the HR system
• Support monthly payroll administration, collating changes and checking payroll information
• Act as a first point of contact for routine HR and payroll administration queries
• Assist with HR reports, data collation and employee documentation

Skills

HR administration

Payroll administration

Onboarding

Data management

Confidentiality

Tools

HRIS

Payroll software

Job description

Liberty Recruitment Group are partnering with a well-established organisation to recruit a HR Assistant on a 5 month fixed-term contract. Based in Whiteley, this hybrid role offers a salary of £28,000 – £30,000 depending on experience, with the contract running from October 2026 to February 2027 inclusive.

The role covers onboarding, leaver processing, payroll support and HR administration within a supportive team.