HR & Payroll Administrator

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HR & Payroll Administrator Join a Leading Scientific Company in Abingdon! Are you an experienced HR professional with a knack for payroll management? This permanent, full-time position working Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week offers a competitive salary of £28,800 per annum, along with a host of excellent benefits. The role also provides the flexibility to work 2-3 days from home each week, ensuring a healthy work-life balance.

This position is more than just a job; its a chance to be part of a leading scientific company that values its employees. Enjoy 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a holiday purchase scheme, life insurance at three times your salary, and a health cash plan. Additional perks include a Perkbox membership, long service awards, a volunteering day per year, and enhanced maternity/paternity leave. With hybrid working options and onsite parking, this role offers both convenience and flexibility.

As HR & Payroll Administrator reporting into the HR Operations Manager, you will be part of an HR team of 9 others who are based in various locations across the UK and collaboratively you will be supporting approx 1200 employees. Your key responsibilities will include:

Recruitment & Onboarding

• Provide administrative support for recruitment, including advertising vacancies.
• Generate offer letters and contracts of employment.
• Manage new starter administration processes, including electronic New Starter Packs.
• Upload new starter details into company HR systems and third-party benefit supplier portals.
• Process reference checks and requests to BPSS standards.
• Handle Drugs & Alcohol protocol for new starters.
• Coordinate Right to Work checks and escalate concerns as needed.
• Support managers with ad hoc onboarding queries.

Payroll

• Prepare monthly payroll documentation for submission to a third-party payroll provider.
• Manage new starters, salary changes, leavers, and various payroll elements.
• Conduct first-line payroll checks and escalate queries as needed.
• Provide input for HMRC & PWC audits.

Employee Lifecycle

• Manage the HR shared inbox, filing documents and responding to queries.
• Ensure timely action on approved contract changes.
• Provide administrative support for training, development, and probation.
• Process resignations and manage leaver processes.
• Record and file employee sickness notifications and escalate issues as needed.

Skills And Experience

Ideal candidates will have:

• Extensive HR administration experience with a focus on pay and benefits.
• Experience in payroll management via a third-party bureau or in-house payroll.
• Knowledge of payroll auto-enrolment processes and monthly deductions/payments.
• Proficiency in HR systems and accurate data input.
• Strong Microsoft Office especially Excel and numeracy skills.
• Understanding of HMRC payroll requirements and tax documentation.
• Knowledge of human resources practices and employment law.

If you possess these skills and are ready to take the next step in your HR career, this role offers a dynamic and supportive environment where you can thrive.

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Human Resources

Industries

Human Resources Services

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