Remote HR Officer - Payroll & Admin Support

The Action Group; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HSF Health Plans for The Action Group

Perkbox - HSF Assist

Accredited Living Wage Employer

Good annual leave entitlements

Travel time payable

Pension

Blue Light Card

On the job learning

Job summary

The Action Group is seeking a proactive HR Officer to join a small team of HR practitioners. The role supports day-to-day HR operations, ensuring policies and processes align with best practice, with responsibilities covering data management, reporting, and payroll liaison. Based in the UK, the position offers remote/home working with occasional Manchester?

attendance at the Edinburgh office. The role requires attendance at meetings and regular liaison with managers and employees, with a focus

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills with ability to problem-solve and manage competing priorities.
• Experience in HR processes and employment legislation is desirable.
• Experience supporting managers with employee relations and HR systems is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Input absence data onto Cascade and generate absence reports for stakeholders.
• Produce monthly Bradford Factor reports and other absence updates.
• Monthly HR report to Payroll for holidays and carry forward of annual leave.
• Process salary increases and increments with Payroll.
• Support with Gender Pay Gap and Accruals reporting.
• Present statistics for senior managers, lead quarterly stats.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisation

Attention to detail

Customer care

Discretion

Problem solving

Team player

Time management

Tools

Cascade HR system

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

The Action Group is seeking a proactive HR Officer to join a small team of HR practitioners. The role supports day-to-day HR operations, ensuring policies and processes align with best practice, with responsibilities covering data management, reporting, and payroll liaison. Based in the UK, the position offers remote/home working with occasional Manchester?

attendance at the Edinburgh office. The role requires attendance at meetings and regular liaison with managers and employees, with a focus