Payroll & HR Coordinator

Are you looking for your first opportunity in Payroll or HR?

We are working exclusively with a well-established international engineering and manufacturing business to recruit a Payroll & HR Coordinator. This is an excellent opportunity for someone at the beginning of their career who wants to develop practical experience across payroll, HR administration, pensions, employee records and reporting.

You don't need to have experience across all of these areas. What matters is that you're numerate, organised, detail-focused and genuinely interested in developing a career within Payroll and HR.

About the role

Reporting to the HR Manager, you'll become an important part of the HR function, supporting the accurate and confidential administration of payroll and employee information.

Your responsibilities will include:

Supporting the accurate processing of employee payroll

Maintaining payroll and employee records

Assisting with payroll reconciliations and resolving discrepancies

Supporting year-end payroll processes, including tax, National Insurance and P11D administration

Processing wage arrestments and employee documentation requests

Maintaining accurate holiday and absence records

Preparing payroll and worked-hours reports for the Finance team

Supporting pension administration

Maintaining confidential HR records in line with GDPR

Providing day-to-day HR administration support to employees and managers

Preparing reports and information for internal departments

Supporting improvements to HR and payroll processes

Coordinating travel arrangements when required

Taking on additional responsibilities as your knowledge and experience develops

Who we're looking for

This role could suit someone coming from a number of different backgrounds.

You could be a recent graduate with a degree in HR, Business, Finance, Accounting or a related subject who is looking for the opportunity to put your studies into practice.

You could already have some HR or payroll experience and be looking for a role where you can broaden your knowledge and develop across both disciplines.

We're looking for someone who has:

Strong numerical and analytical ability

Excellent attention to detail

Good organisational and time-management skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

The ability to handle confidential information with discretion

A methodical and accurate approach to work

A positive, proactive attitude and willingness to learn

The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the business