Payroll & HR Administrator

Payroll & HR Administrator | Carlisle | £30,000 – £32,000 | Full time | Office based

Are you the person in the office who spots the payroll error before anyone else does? Would you like a role where your numbers skills and your HR admin experience both get put to proper use?

This is a permanent role with an established multi-site business employing around 800 people. The HR team is busy and well regarded, and this role sits at the heart of it, keeping payroll accurate, employee records in order and the day-to-day HR admin running smoothly. It’s a good fit for someone who already has payroll experience or an HR administrator who enjoys the payroll side of their role and wants more of it.

The Role

Payroll

You’ll own the monthly payroll preparation and make sure around 800 people get paid correctly and on time.

• Pull together and check monthly payroll information
• Check overtime, commission, pension, holiday and absence data before it goes through
• Be the go-to person for payroll questions from employees and managers
• Produce regular reports on headcount, starters, leavers, overtime and contract changes

HR administration

You’ll keep the employee journey running from first day to last.

• Handle onboarding and leaver administration
• Keep employee records, personnel files and HR documentation accurate and up to date
• Maintain HR systems and databases
• Support recruitment admin
• Help with reward, benefits and training administration

Keeping things tidy and improving them

You’ll be trusted to look at how things are done and suggest better ways.

• Keep organisation charts and internal HR communications current
• Look for ways to make admin processes quicker and simpler
• Handle personal and sensitive information confidentially and in line with GDPR

You’ll Flourish if You Have

• Experience of payroll where accuracy really mattered
• A good head for numbers and the confidence to question figures that don’t look right
• Comfort working with HR systems, databases and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (Xlookup level as a minimum)
• A organised, methodical way of working that holds up when deadlines stack up
• The confidence to deal with employees and managers at every level
• Discretion with confidential information
• A habit of noticing where a process could work better, and the initiative to raise it

Why You'll Love Working Here

• £30,000 – £32,000 depending on experience
• Annual salary review every September
• Minimum of 25 days annual leave
• Company pension scheme after three months
• Generous company sick pay
• Health cash plan covering optical, dental, physiotherapy and more
• Employee Assistance Programme with counselling and wellbeing support
• Flexible life assurance and critical illness cover at preferential rates
• Staff discount on selected products
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to a members' discount and cashback platform covering thousands of brands
• Salary finance benefits including savings schemes, preferential rate loans and wage advances
• Role-specific training and ongoing development identified through an annual appraisal programme

Foxgroves Recruitment acts as an employment agency for vacancies on behalf of clients, following fair and inclusive recruitment practices in line with the Equality Act 2010. All appointments are subject to pre-employment screening, including right to work checks, reference checks, and qualification verification. Reasonable adjustments are available for individuals with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.