HR and Payroll Officer

HR AND PAYROLL OFFICER - WIGAN – ONGOING – £14.68/H

We’re working with a well-established organisation to recruit an experienced HR & Payroll Officer to join their busy HR function. This is a hands-on, varied role supporting the full employee lifecycle, alongside end-to-end payroll and pensions administration.

The role
You’ll provide professional, compliant HR and payroll support across the business, acting as a trusted officer to managers and employees. This role suits someone who enjoys balancing employee relations, HR operations and payroll accuracy in a fast-paced environment.

Key responsibilities include:

* Managing recruitment administration from advert to offer, including compliance and safeguarding checks

* Providing advice on employee relations matters such as absence, disciplinary, grievance and performance management

* Supporting managers with HR policies, procedures and employment legislation

* Maintaining accurate HR records and databases in line with GDPR

* Acting as a key contact for maternity, paternity, flexible working and wellbeing matters

* Preparing and processing monthly payroll, liaising with external payroll providers

* Managing payroll queries, starters, leavers and statutory payments

* Administering pensions schemes and acting as main liaison with pension providers

* Producing HR and payroll reports and statutory returns

About you:

* Proven experience in a generalist HR role with payroll responsibility

* Strong working knowledge of employment law and HR best practice

* Confident handling employee relations casework

* Experience working with payroll bureaus and pension schemes

* Highly organised, discreet and comfortable working with confidential data

* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Hours:

* 8.30am-4.30pm - Monday to Friday

If you’re an experienced HR professional looking for a broad, people-focused role with responsibility and variety, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information regarding the vacancy, please call Adele on (phone number removed) or forward your CV for consideration.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those successfully shortlisted for the role will be personally contacted.

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