Payroll Manager jobs in United Kingdom

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Hr Advisor for our client a local government organisation in Bristol.The successful candidate will be reporting to the HR Operations Manager, the HR Advisors form an integral part of the HR function, acting as in-house generalists responsible for delivering a broad range of HR services across the organisation.They will work closely with managers to provide expert advice on HR policies and procedures, and support the HR Business Partners and wider HR leadership team in delivering corporate priorities.This role is a 6 month contract with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working 2/3 days in the office a week.Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Act as the lead for HR casework in your service area, being the first point of contact for all HR queries from managers seeking advice and support.
• Provide advice, guidance and support to managers on conducting disciplinary and grievance investigations and hearings, managing performance improvement and capability issues, and supporting absence at work.
• Provide advice, guidance and support to managers on handling probation periods, extension or failures, and support with the management of fixed term contracts.
• Assisting with queries that are sent to the central HR inbox.
• Provide support to HR Business Partners for complex change management cases or casework as required.
• With direction or support from the HR Operations Manager, to drive forward improvements and changes for all elements of the generalist HR function, from creating policies, monitoring, and reviewing their implementation, and ensuring supportive documentation is fit for purpose, updating and communicating changes where appropriate.
• Support in the collation and interpretation of both quantitative and qualitative data/information to monitor current staffing data and operational HR efficiencies.
• Drive collaboration with stakeholders through regular one-to-one meetings with line managers and senior managers to provide innovative and relevant solutions to their generalist HR issues and supporting managers to make timely and well-informed decisions in line with internal policies and procedures.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Employment law, updating the wider HR team and internal policies/procedures following relevant case law or law update, as required.

• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent professional HR qualification or experience.
• Knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices, with experience managing and leading on employee relations cases, including restructures, redundancy, and dismissal.
• Experience using HR systems.
• Experience of giving HR advice and guidance to managers and colleagues on the implementation of existing policy and practice.
• Experience working with iTrent (Desirable).
• Experience of working in local authority or local government (Desirable).