Temporary Hybrid HR & Payroll Assistant

Essential Employment; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment is recruiting three Employee Services Assistants to join a busy Employee Services Team, delivering HR and payroll administration support in a hybrid working arrangement with office attendance 1-2 days per week. You will help maintain employee records, respond to enquiries, and assist with payroll calculations and reporting.

This role requires administrative experience in HR/payroll, strong IT skills, and meticulous attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Previous administrative experience, ideally in HR/payroll.
• Strong IT skills and confidence using databases and business systems.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Experience handling sensitive and confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across HR and payroll functions.
• Maintain and update employee records and systems accurately.
• Prepare correspondence, contractual documentation, and reports.
• Respond to employee and manager enquiries in a timely manner.
• Retrieve, analyse, and summarise data as required.
• Support payroll calculations and related processes.
• Ensure compliance with data protection requirements and client standards.
• Handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

Skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Independent working

Education

Administration qualification or equivalent

CIPD Level 3 desirable

Tools

HRIS

Payroll software

Job description

Essential Employment is recruiting three Employee Services Assistants to join a busy Employee Services Team, delivering HR and payroll administration support in a hybrid working arrangement with office attendance 1-2 days per week. You will help maintain employee records, respond to enquiries, and assist with payroll calculations and reporting.

This role requires administrative experience in HR/payroll, strong IT skills, and meticulous attention to detail.