HR / Payroll Administrator

Chelmsley Wood, Warwickshire
First Choice Staff

HR / Payroll Administrator

Marston Green, Birmingham

28,000 – 32,000 depending on experience

We are looking for an organised and detail-focused HR & Payroll Administrator to join our client who is a fast-paced manufacturing business.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys working with numbers, systems and people, and who can manage deadlines in a busy environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Process accurate weekly and monthly payroll, including starters, leavers, salary changes, overtime, shift premiums and other adjustments.
• Process PAYE, National Insurance, pensions, student loans, attachment orders and statutory payments, including SSP and SMP.
• Check attendance and payroll data, investigate discrepancies and ensure all changes are authorised and accurately recorded.
• Prepare payroll reports, reconciliations and summaries for HR and Finance approval, issue payslips and respond to employee payroll queries.
• Provide day-to-day HR administration across the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, contracts, employee changes, absence, family leave and leavers.
• Complete right-to-work and pre-employment checks and maintain accurate, confidential employee records across HR, payroll and time & attendance systems.
• Coordinate approved recruitment campaigns, including adverts, interviews, offers, references, onboarding and inductions.
• Liaise with approved recruitment agencies and manage agency/leased personnel records, including hours, rates, assignments and end dates.
• Check agency timesheets and invoices against approved records, resolve discrepancies and maintain recruitment and agency trackers.
• Support HR policies and employee relations, including investigations, disciplinary, grievance, capability and absence processes.
• Prepare HR correspondence, meeting notes, case files and action trackers as required.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and escalate complex HR, payroll, employee relations, data protection or statutory matters to the HR Manager.

About You

• At least 2 years’ experience in an HR and payroll role.
• Strong end-to-end payroll experience, including weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Good knowledge of PAYE, National Insurance, pensions and statutory payments.
• Experience using HR, payroll and time and attendance systems.
• Strong Excel, numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent organisation skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Good communication skills and the confidence to query incomplete or incorrect information.
• A high level of discretion when dealing with confidential information.
• Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding and agency personnel.

Desirable

• Experience with OneAdvanced, Flexipay, TMS or SAP SuccessFactors.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, shift-based or fast-paced environment.
• A recognised HR, payroll or CIPD qualification.

If you have solid payroll experience alongside a good understanding of HR administration and enjoy working in a busy, varied role, we would like to hear from you