HR Associate; Contractor - Hybrid

HR Associate (Contractor) - Hybrid - Leatherhead Surrey

📍 Leatherhead, Hybrid 3 days in the office | 💼 6-Month Contract | 💷 £30-35k per annum | ⚡ Immediate Start

Are you an HR or Payroll professional ready to step into a high-impact integration project? Do you thrive in fast‑paced environments, navigating HR operations, payroll accuracy, and complex data with precision?

This is your chance to join a dynamic HR team during an exciting business acquisition – supporting full integration across HR, Payroll, Systems, and Processes.

As our HR & Payroll Integration Support specialist, you will play a pivotal role in:

• HR & payroll integration work for a recent acquisition
• Full UK payroll accountability (global payroll provider partnership)
• Employee data alignment, testing, validation & systems migration
• Benefits administration, reconciliations, and onboarding/offboarding
• HR operations, policy guidance, recruitment support & employee queries
• Ensuring compliance with UK laws, tax rules, company policies
• Supporting continuous improvement, change communications & training

This role offers broad exposure, real responsibility, and exceptional learning across HR, Payroll, M&A, and systems transformation.

• Harmonise payroll processes, systems, data & policies
• Support HRIS (Workday), ATS, LMS, T&A, comp tools inventory and mapping
• Data cleansing, deduplication & migration testing
• Resolve data discrepancies, integration gaps & workflow blockers
• Coordinate with HR, Finance & external payroll vendors
• Support employee communications, change plans & training rollouts

• End‑to‑end payroll cycle: preparation ➝ vendor submission ➝ reconciliation
• Manage payroll deadlines, approvals & compliance checks
• Recommend process enhancements & streamline post‑acquisition flow

• Map legacy benefits to new plans, manage migrations & deductions
• Assist with leave balance migration, reconciliations, approvals
• Oversee car fleet returns, share option process & provider liaison
• Prepare eligibility files, enrollments & exception tracking

• Maintain accurate employee data in Workday
• Manage hires, transfers, promotions & exits
• Support recruitment, onboarding & compliance
• Respond to employee & manager HR queries with empathy & accuracy
• Contribute to HR process improvements, documentation & knowledge sharing

• HR‑related education;
  Bachelor’s degree a plus
• Strong experience in Payroll + HR generalist functions
• M&A or integration experience highly advantageous
• Knowledge of UK employment law & global HR operations
• HR systems experience (Workday preferred)
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving & stakeholder partnership skills
• Able to work confidentially, accurately, and with pace
• Experience in Pharma/Animal Health a plus

• A chance to shape HR & Payroll integration during an acquisition
• Work across multiple HR disciplines – excellent career development
• Exposure to global teams, systems, and transformation projects
• A collaborative, agile HR environment where your ideas matter

If you’re detail‑driven, proactive, and excited to support a major HR and payroll transition – we want to hear from you. Apply now and become a key force in our integration journey!

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