People, Payroll & Compliance Specialist

Pond Meadow; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Pond Meadow School in Guildford is seeking a highly organised People, Payroll & Compliance Officer to provide administrative support across HR, payroll and workforce compliance. Working under the HR Manager, you will manage the employee lifecycle tasks and maintain records.

You will coordinate payroll data, assist with recruitment and onboarding, absence and leaver processes, and ensure accurate documentation and reporting.

Qualifications

• Excellent administrative and organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Confident handling payroll, HR or other sensitive information.
• Ability to learn new systems and processes quickly.
• Experience in HR or payroll is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Administer payroll information and changes; maintain records.
• Manage employee lifecycle tasks and leavers/absence processes.
• Maintain HR systems, staff benefits and reporting.
• Ensure compliance and documentation accuracy across workforce.

Skills

Administrative skills

Payroll experience

Confidentiality

Data protection

IT proficiency

Communication

Job description

Pond Meadow School in Guildford is seeking a highly organised People, Payroll & Compliance Officer to provide administrative support across HR, payroll and workforce compliance. Working under the HR Manager, you will manage the employee lifecycle tasks and maintain records.

You will coordinate payroll data, assist with recruitment and onboarding, absence and leaver processes, and ensure accurate documentation and reporting.