Job Details

HR & Payroll Officer

Sector:HR & Training

Region : Greater London

Location: Essex

Salary: £24,000 - £26,000

Job Ref.: GIBB1699

Job Information

Cameron James Professional Recruitment are working with a national Financial Services company who are looking to add a HR & Payroll Officer to the existing HR team, who will be responsible for the delivery of Payroll and HR support. The HR & Payroll Officer will provide full and accurate administrative support to the HR team, support the delivery of an effective, customer focused and professional HR service and meet operational needs of HR department and the business. Also, equally be responsible for the input and checking of all Payroll data.

Responsibilities:
• To provide support in production of standard correspondence and letters
• To co-ordinate filing : setting up new files, filing all HR documentation and carrying out regular archiving in line with document retention policy
• To regularly input data on to HR.Net (HRIS) ensuring accuracy and maintain data held is up to date at all times. Produce information/reports as required.
• To sort, track and action post both in electronic and paper format and take ownership of HR Inbox To provide administrative support to team to ensure effective delivery of annual cycle of HR activities and taking follow up action as appropriate
• To provide support on the recruitment process
• To ensure new joiner administration is completed prior to joiner starting with business and that all new hires attend an induction:
• Pre- employment screening checks
• Preparation of Induction/on-boarding packs for new joiners including co-ordination of Induction events/lunches
• To ensure all leaver administration is completed prior to leave date
• Complete the monthly input and reconciliation process to ensure that the payroll is adequately checked each month and variances are corrected in a timely manner.
• Developing and maintaining good working relationships with the payroll provider and benefits IFA.
• Prepare reports within timeframe and provide additional guidance where necessary.
• Review and improve delivery of payroll input and reporting requirements.
• Ensure compliance and control risk within the Payroll by continuous regular review of payroll procedures and conducting a self-audit on the monthly payroll.
• Respond to queries from finance and make adjustments as necessary.
• Manage the “Payroll Mailbox” : filing e-mails & answering any queries from employees in a timely manner.
• Working with internal and external auditors as needed to ensure the integrity of payroll information
• Ensure all monthly reporting is completed in a timely manner.

Person Specification:
• Good level of general education- Maths and English as a minimum
• CIPD and or Payroll qualification is desirable.
• Essential several years Payroll experience using ADP
• Awareness of statutory legislation and procedure relating to payroll and Human Resources
• Experience of working within a confidential environment, dealing with sensitive information
• Experience of working within an HR department
• Experience of working in a busy office environment with strong customer/service orientation
• Desirable to have financial services experience
• Proven admin office skills experience.
• Computer literate (good knowledge of MS Office suite : Excel, Word, Power-Point)
• ADP HR System Database experience is essential