The Company: Our client is a national law firm with over 300 staff across 5 offices in the east midlands and over 80 years of experience providing a breadth of legal services to a diverse range of customers.
About the Job: You will join the HR Team to support the HR Director, HR Manager and HR Advisor on administration duties.
The role would suits a graduate with good attention to detail, payroll admin experience is desirable but not essential.
Key Responsibilities - Assisting with Human Resource duties including providing a highly confidential, prompt, accurate and efficient service to staff, the Board and outside agencies - HR system development and updates including maintaining staff records, both computerised and paper – filing to be completed in a timely manner - Supporting new starter and leaver administration - Supporting the administration of payroll to include salary changes, bonus payments, SMP, enhanced maternity payments, SPL and SSP, changes in personal details, any additional payments.
- Calculation of salary sacrifice for payroll benefits such as cycle to work, buy and sell holiday and pensions.
- Administration of probationary meetings and salary reviews.
- Monitor and respond to the HR mailbox, payroll inbox and personal inbox, - Respond to staff queries or escalate to a member of the HR team where necessary, - Maintain records for long service awards and arrange letters and gifts, and intranet articles in a timely manner, - Maintain training records on the HR system in conjunction with Training Representatives and the Operations Team, - Ensure the confidentiality of all the firm's and staffs' documentation and information whether held electronically or hard copy, - Archive data or destroy data in line with GDPR and data protection regulations and apply information security in accordance with the established policies and procedures of the organisation, - Undertake any specific training when required and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development and further training, The annual starting salary will be £26,000 - £28,000 + benefits, depending on experience.
Candidate Requirements: - A graduate with 1-2 years' HR admin experience who is keen to develop their career in HR and Administration.
- Degrees in Human Resource Management or Business would be of interest but not prerequisites - Organisational skills and time management - Excellent accuracy and attention to detail - Ability to work under pressure - Excellent verbal and written communication as a good telephone manner is required - Computer literate – very good Excel / Word skills - Ability to pick up new systems quickly - Knowledge of Payroll and the legislation and tax relevant to both payroll and Pension schemes would be a bonus but not required Benefits: - Life Assurance - Private Health Insurance - Cycle to work scheme - Discounts on leading brands - Flexible working - Wellbeing hub including premium membership to Meditopia App to improve mindfulness and YuLife offering staff access to mental health support - Long service awards programme - Pension - Discount on legal fees - Green car scheme - Car parking