People & Payroll Coordinator 12-Month FTC

Bidwells; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Bidwells is seeking a proactive People & Payroll Coordinator for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Cambridge. This role involves coordinating payroll and benefits, managing people administration tasks, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates will have strong organizational skills, experience with HRIS systems, and a keen eye for detail. Join a supportive team in a forward-thinking property consultancy that values innovation and employee well-being.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 8% matched pension

Private medical insurance

Wellness days

Lifestyle discounts

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a People administration role working with external payroll providers.
• Familiarity with HRIS systems, especially Cezanne.
• Strong Excel and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with external payroll provider for accurate payroll services.
• Managing onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Preparing reports on key people metrics.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Excel Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Experience in People Administration

Tools

HRIS (Cezanne)

Job description

People & Payroll Coordinator 12-Month FTC

Bidwells Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

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At Bidwells, we believe our people are the key to our success. We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented People & Payroll Coordinator to join our friendly People team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in supporting our people operations and ensuring the smooth delivery of payroll and benefits across the firm.

We are a forward-thinking property consultancy with a strong focus on innovation, sustainability, and people. Join a supportive, passionate and progressive team where your contributions make a real impact.

This is on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave, ideally starting from July/August 2025. This is ideally a full-time role (5 days a week), however we will consider on a part-time basis (4-days a week) for the right candidate, subject to flexibility with days in order to ensure payroll and pay day can be processed and managed as required.

What you’ll be doing:

Payroll & Benefits Coordination

• Collaborating with our external payroll provider to deliver accurate monthly payroll services.
• Processing pension and benefit changes, preparing payroll reports, and validating payroll data.
• Managing the payroll inbox and responding to employee queries.
• Supporting the Finance team with bonus administration.
• Monitoring compliance with National Minimum Wage (NMW) and Real Living Wage (RLW) regulations.
• Maintaining data integrity across payroll systems and HRIS (Cezanne).
• Ensuring the security and protection of payroll data at all times.
• Work alongside our benefits provider to ensure data is accurately maintained and reported in a timely manner including monthly changes to benefit selections.
• Coordinating benefit selections and inductions for new starters.

People Administration

• Managing smooth onboarding and offboarding processes in partnership with line managers and Group Operations teams.
• Drafting employment contracts and letters.
• Conducting inductions for new starters both virtually and in person.
• Managing the People Queries inbox and assisting with general administrative tasks.
• Updating holiday entitlements and identifying opportunities to enhance employee experience.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes to provide a better employee experience.

Reporting

• Preparing monthly and ad hoc reports on key people metrics such as turnover, absence, and FTE.

About You:

What we are ideally looking for:

• Previous experience in a People administration role working with an external managed payroll provider.
• Familiarity with HRIS systems (experience with Cezanne would be a plus).
• Strong Excel and IT skills.
• Ability to work proactively and be highly organised, with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with stakeholders.

Why Bidwells?

We’re a different kind of business. Whilst we’re a major player in the property sector, Bidwells remains a privately-owned, independent Partnership, with an inclusive, entrepreneurial culture. We give our people autonomy and take the time to listen.

What’s in it for you

Competitive Salary: We recognise and reward talent.

Comprehensive Benefits: Including up to 8% matched pension, 28 days holiday (+ bank holidays) as a minimum, along with your birthday off work, up to 11 additional wellness days per year, private medical, medicash plan, your birthday off work and lifestyle discounts and perks.

Professional Development: Continuous learning, study support and promotion opportunities.

Innovative Culture: Be part of a forward-thinking team at the forefront of industry trends.

Family Friendly: We offer enhanced family leave policies to support individuals close to you.

Work-Life Balance: We value your well-being and offer agile working to support it.

Bidwells is dedicated to fostering a truly inclusive culture of belonging, where everyone can thrive and succeed as their true and authentic selves at every level. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and positively encourage applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief. Flexible working requests are considered from day one.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative, Human Resources, and Finance

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