Senior HR Administration Leader - Hybrid & Payroll Ops

Huntress; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntress in Manchester City Centre is seeking a Senior HR Administration Advisor to lead an established HR Administration team within a hybrid working setup (3 days in the office, 2 days from home). The role drives operational excellence across HR operations, ensuring accurate, timely delivery of processes from onboarding to offboarding.

You will oversee a team of HR Advisors, Assistants and Administrators, partnering with stakeholders and payroll to meet deadlines and improve efficiencies.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior HR Administration role within a large or complex organisation.
• Experience leading or supervising an HR administration team.
• Strong knowledge of HR processes and the full employee lifecycle.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities and deadlines.
• Experience monitoring team performance and maintaining quality standards against SLAs.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching and developing the HR Administration team.
• Overseeing day-to-day HR administrative operations within SLAs.
• Allocating resources and monitoring workloads to meet deadlines.
• Owning key annual HR processes and acting as escalation point for complex queries.
• Supporting payroll processes and ensuring deadlines are achieved.
• Reviewing processes, audits and implementing improvements.
• Building relationships with stakeholders and external providers.
• Supporting development and implementation of HR policies and procedures.
• Deputising for the HR Admin Manager and providing operational leadership.

Skills

Senior HR Administration experience

Team leadership

HR processes

Stakeholder management

Job description

Huntress in Manchester City Centre is seeking a Senior HR Administration Advisor to lead an established HR Administration team within a hybrid working setup (3 days in the office, 2 days from home). The role drives operational excellence across HR operations, ensuring accurate, timely delivery of processes from onboarding to offboarding.

You will oversee a team of HR Advisors, Assistants and Administrators, partnering with stakeholders and payroll to meet deadlines and improve efficiencies.