Payroll & HR Coordinator: Launch Your Payroll Career

Escape; East Calder; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Escape is seeking a Payroll & HR Coordinator to support payroll processing and HR administration, ensuring accurate employee records and GDPR-compliant practices. You’ll report to the HR Manager and help prepare payroll reports, pensions administration and ad hoc HR tasks.

This role suits a recent graduate or early-career professional who is numerate, organised and detail-focused, with a proactive attitude and a willingness to learn.

Qualifications

• Numerate and detail-focused candidates preferred.
• Organised, with good time-management and communication skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Interest in developing a career across payroll and HR.

Responsibilities

• Support the accurate processing of employee payroll
• Maintain payroll and employee records
• Assist with payroll reconciliations and discrepancies
• Support year-end payroll processes including NI and P11D
• Process wage arrestments and documentation requests
• Maintain holiday and absence records
• Prepare payroll and worked-hours reports for Finance
• Support pension administration
• Maintain confidential HR records in line with GDPR
• Provide day-to-day HR administration support to employees and managers
• Prepare reports for internal departments
• Support improvements to HR and payroll processes
• Coordinate travel arrangements when required

Skills

Numeracy

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Time-management

Written and verbal communication

Discretion with confidential info

Methodical approach

Proactive attitude

Willingness to learn

Collaborative work

Education

HR/Business/Finance/Accounting related degree

Job description

Escape is seeking a Payroll & HR Coordinator to support payroll processing and HR administration, ensuring accurate employee records and GDPR-compliant practices. You’ll report to the HR Manager and help prepare payroll reports, pensions administration and ad hoc HR tasks.

This role suits a recent graduate or early-career professional who is numerate, organised and detail-focused, with a proactive attitude and a willingness to learn.