HR & Payroll Assistant - West Malling, United Kingdom - Commercial Services Group

Commercial Services Group

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West Malling, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

HR & Payroll Assistant (from £21,000pa)

HRConnect (Hybrid/Kings Hill, Kent)

We are looking for an HR & Payroll assistant to join our HR services delivery team. This position is offered on a temporary basis until January 2024 to cover a maternity leave period, with a view to turn permanent.

Part of the Commercial Services Group, HR Connect have an enviable history of success and are an award-winning HR team.

The services we provide range from specialist education recruitment services and DBS services through to an Occupational Health Division, our team are focused on providing outstanding customer service and expertise in the form of Payroll, HR Administration and HR Advisory Services.

Job Role

Provide an effective and comprehensive service to assist in the delivery of all payroll/HR services provided by the HR Delivery team ensuring high levels of customer service and a timely delivery.

Duties & Responsibilities

Maintain relevant entries on employee records e.g. Oracle HR/Payroll; I-Trent and/or Schools Payroll, Recruitment Management System, call log system and electronic personnel files ensuring the quality and integrity of employee data, adhering to Data Protection. Accurately log telephone and e

- mail enquiries as required. Retrieve data to support responses to enquiries and correspondence, offer advice and solutions to provide timely resolution or escalation as appropriate

Actively keep up to date with relevant regulations, legislation and statutory requirements, including employment checks e.g. DBS, professional registration and terms and conditions for staff, other relevant local Authorities and School Academies. Establish and develop a good knowledge and understanding of a range of integrated HR/Payroll practice to operate flexibly across a variety of payrolls
Plan and organise own work, deal with both routine and unexpected tasks, work flexibly across the delivery function to meet demands on the business and support multi

- disciplinary working

Be able to produce accurate manual payroll calculations from gross to net, crosscheck other Assistant's work, quality assure all reports including audit reports and take appropriate action. Produce appropriate and correct contracts and other employee documents in accordance with relevant terms and conditions
Ensure work standards and HR Performance Indicator targets as set by the Team Leader are consistently met. Provide other functions, including Pensions, ISG, Finance and/or other organisations with all relevant data to ensure employees receive an excellent, seamless service. Communicate information you have identified that would be of value to the wider team or customers
Take part in projects and tasks that enhance the running of the HR Delivery team. Assist with user acceptance testing and system development/process improvement activities as required
Actively work towards Team and HR Delivery business objectives and team competencies set by the management team and incorporate Behaviours and
Values. Provide a 'cando' approach to your work and tasks and use initiative to make improvements with customer focus and efficiency at the forefront of your actions
Any other duties consistent in nature with those outlined above

What we need from you

Experience within an operational payroll / HR team
Use of Oracle HR/Payroll or other integrated HR platform
Contributing to the development and implementation of HR/payroll practice
Good communication and systems skills
Establish and maintain good partnership working with managers and colleagues
Ability to be extremely accurate, detailed and confidential
Ability to be organise own workload to deliver to tight deadlines and work under pressure
Ability to carry out work and tasks with a customer focus approach
Ability and willingness to participate in HR related projects
Good level of IT skills including Excel and Word
Ability to achieve the appropriate competencies within the HR
Good understanding of HR/payroll processes, practices and employment legislation
High calibre customer care procedures and best practice
Good knowledge of Data Protection and confidentiality issues
Awareness of need to work within Financial Regulations
Awareness of different terms and conditions for staff, Schools, other relevant local authorities and school academies
Aware of commitment to diversity
Awareness of values and behaviour to underpin what we do and the way we do it