People & Payroll Officer (Maternity Cover)
Cardiff
Hybrid Working / Work pattern can be flexible (35 hours per week)
Only 1 day in the office per week
£33,617 per annum | 33 days annual leave per annum + BH
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Looking for a varied HR and payroll role where you can really make an impact?
We’re recruiting on behalf of a public sector organisation in Cardiff that’s looking for a proactive and experienced People & Payroll Officer to join their team on a maternity cover contract.
This is a brilliant opportunity for a strong HR generalist who enjoys getting into the detail, working with systems, and supporting managers across a wide range of HR and payroll activity.
What we’re looking for
- Experience in a HR generalist and payroll-focused role.
- Strong experience using HR systems (iTrent experience would be highly desirable).
- Experience handling payroll queries and supporting payroll processing activity.
- Experience supporting employee lifecycle administration (contracts, starters, leavers, absence, etc.).
- Good understanding of employment law, GDPR and HR/payroll processes.
- Experience producing reports, management information or data extracts.
- Confidence providing HR advice to managers and employees.
- Experience supporting employee relations casework (particularly absence management).
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage a varied workload.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
What you’ll be doing
- Providing a full range of HR and payroll administrative and transactional support across the organisation.
- Processing employee lifecycle changes including starters, leavers, contracts and special leave requests in line with policy and deadlines.
- Supporting payroll activity including complex queries such as pay calculations, salary sacrifice arrangements and pensions.
- Using HR systems to maintain accurate employee data and ensure GDPR and retention compliance.
- Producing HR and payroll management information for monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc reporting (including FOI and SAR requests).
- Supporting HR systems maintenance, including testing, upgrades and communications.
- Providing first-line HR advice and guidance to managers and employees on areas such as sickness absence, performance, discipline and grievance.
- Supporting employee relations casework, with a particular focus on sickness absence and wellbeing cases.
- Attending meetings across multiple sites as required and providing note-taking support for HR casework processes.
- Supporting recruitment processes and exit interviews alongside People & OD Partners.
- Assisting with the delivery of HR policy training and learning sessions for managers and colleagues.
- Contributing to continuous improvement of HR and payroll processes and systems.
Why this role?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a busy and supportive People & OD team where HR and payroll are truly integrated.
You’ll gain exposure to a wide range of HR and payroll activity, work closely with experienced HR Partners, and play an important role in delivering a high-quality, efficient and people-focused service.
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