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Search have partnered with a business recruiting for a Payroll & HR Lead with professional to lead on core HR operations and in-house payroll delivery. This is a key role within a well-established People team during a time of digital transition and continued focus on people-centred service improvement. The successful candidate will be central to maintaining robust HR and payroll processes while contributing to strategic projects including the rollout of a new integrated HR/payroll platform.
Role Highlights:
- Oversee internal payroll and pensions processing.
- Ensure compliance with statutory requirements (SSP, SMP, PAYE, pensions) and support all year-end reconciliations.
- Manage end-to-end HR administration, including contracts, changes, on-boarding and policy guidance.
- Support line managers with employee relations queries including absence, performance and conduct.
- Generate HR and payroll data insights to inform decision-making and reporting.
- Play a key role in systems development and process improvement aligned with the wider people strategy.
- Support the transaction of a new payroll system integration
Your Profile:
- CIPD Level qualified (or equivalent experience) with a solid grounding in both HR operations and in-house payroll.
- Comfortable managing multiple deadlines, high-volume data, and sensitive information with care and accuracy.
- Confident communicator with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels.
- Strong technical skills in Excel and payroll/HR systems.
The Offer:
- Salary 40-50k
- This full-time, office-based position offers hybrid flexibility
- Work from home options
- Flexible start/finish times - 37.5 hour week.
- Pension - 4% and enhanced options 10%+
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.
