HR and Payroll Officer

HR and Payroll Officer opportunity available working for a leading manufacturing company based in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

The role will also provide support to deliver high-quality HR services and be a partner in achieving organisational goals through effective people management, ensuring legal compliance, facilitating change and managing HR processes efficiently.

The role:

• Advise and support managers on a range of employment and employee relations matters

• Leading casework through to successful conclusion

• Support induction, probation reviews and appraisal administration

• Advise and support with absence management

• Provide first line HR advice to staff on a range of queries including leave, policies and benefits

• Administer the company’s LMS, implement training interventions and maintain training records

• Deliver policy training and updates throughout the employee lifecycle

• Support the recruitment process including generating job descriptions, salary benchmarking, screening candidates and involvement in the interview process

• Support with administration and rigorous record keeping in relation to the companies UKVI sponsor license duties

• Ensure compliance with GDPR and handle sensitive information with discretion

• Support the development and implementation of appropriate HR policies and practices

• Support the analysis of workforce statistics and other information to inform decision making

• Act as the key liaison between HR, Finance and employees in relation to payroll matters

• Own the collection, validation and administration of payroll inputs including hours worked, overtime, shift premiums, absence and other pay-related information

• Maintain accurate employee payroll records including rates of pay, allowances, salary changes, contractual changes, starters, leavers and other payroll related data/amendments

• Prepare and reconcile monthly payroll data for submission to Finance within agreed deadlines

• Review payroll inputs for accuracy, completeness and anomalies, investigating discrepancies and resolving issues with managers where required

• Support managers in ensuring timely and accurate timesheets and attendance records

• Manage employee payroll queries

• Produce regular payroll, overtime, attendance and absence reports for management

• Analyse workforce trends and patterns

• Support the development and implementation of system to improve processes and analysis

Salary and benefits:

• Salary negotiable depending on experience

• 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, office based

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays

• Company Profit Share Scheme (paid quarterly)

• Healthcare Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Programme

• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

• Bike to work scheme

• Pension

• Parking on site