Payroll and HR Administrator

Wolverhampton
9 months ago
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Wolverhampton

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Salary – Circa £30,000 + Excellent holidays, Private Healthcare and Life Assurance

Full time – Monday-Friday 37.5 hours per week including flexitime (some hybrid working offered)

Prince are proud to be recruiting for a well-established prestigious manufacturing organisation based on the outskirts of Wolverhampton. They are recruiting for a Payroll and HR Administrator to manage UK and Ireland payroll and support HR operations.

Duties will include:

  • Manage end-to-end UK and Ireland payroll.

  • Process onboarding, offboarding, and employee data changes.

  • Reconcile inputs from HR and time and attendance systems and conduct pre-/post-payroll checks.

  • Ensure compliance with HMRC, including year-end reporting (P11d, payrolled benefits).

  • Administer pensions, calculate holiday pay, and support audits.

  • Generate reports for payroll validation and analysis.

  • Coordinate employee benefit schemes (pensions, healthcare, life assurance, company cars etc.).

  • Maintain accurate records and communicate changes to providers and staff.

  • Support HR processes across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment admin, onboarding, and documentation.

  • Ensure data integrity across HR systems and assist with occupational health scheduling.

    Skills and Experience

    This role requires strong knowledge of payroll legislation, advanced Excel skills, and a proactive approach to benefit administration and general HR support. Experience with HR and time and attendance systems would be preferred but not essential.

    The application process:

    Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.

    We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.

    About Us

    Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.

    Reference: BLB26562

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