Payroll & HR Systems Administrator
Qualities Needed
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Come and join our People Team as a Payroll & HR Systems Administrator. This is a great opportunity designed to provide foundational experience across HR Systems and Payroll administration. You will receive full training and guidance to develop your skills, with potential future opportunities to pursue a career in Payroll or Systems.
The Role:
As a Payroll & HR Systems Administrator, you will provide reliable administrative support to ensure our data is accurate and compliant. You will be the backbone of our People Systems, assisting with everything from payroll processing to system maintenance and reporting. You’ll work closely with the Payroll Manager and the HR Systems & People Insights Manager to ensure our colleagues are paid accurately and our systems run smoothly.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with the accurate and timely processing of weekly and monthly payroll runs and expenses.
- Perform regular data entry, cleansing, and integrity checks within our HR/Payroll systems (iTrent).
- Act as second-line support for payroll queries and basic system issues, helping our colleagues find solutions.
- Support system upgrades by assisting with user acceptance testing (UAT) and legislative updates.
- Generate standard reports to help the People Team review metrics like turnover and absence.
- Ensure all daily processing activities remain compliant with GDPR and data management regulations.
This is a hybrid opportunity, with a requirement of at least 2 office days based at our Head office in Crick.
You should be based in the UK and our Head Office is based in Crick, Northamptonshire.
You:
You are a proactive individual who is keen to learn and thrives in a team environment. You pride yourself on your accuracy and your ability to handle confidential information with the utmost discretion.
Skills and competencies
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in a data entry or administrative role (ideally within HR or Payroll).
- Strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills.
- Clear verbal and written communication skills.
- Basic understanding of payroll processing (Pensions, NI) and GDPR is preferred.
- Ideally holding or working towards a CIPP qualification (desired but not essential).
It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: HR Administrator, HR Assistant, Payroll Clerk, Payroll Assistant, Junior Payroll Administrator, HR Coordinator, People Services Advisor, Payroll & Benefits Administrator, HR Service Desk Agent, Benefits Administrator, HR Support Apprentice, Payroll Apprentice Systems Administrator (Junior), Data Quality Assistant, Workday, iTrent.
Us:
From boilers to bathroom suites, tubing to towel rails and everything in between, City Plumbing has all the products our customers need to complete the job. And we have all you need to build a successful career! We’re proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and we’re super excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them all the tools they need to be successful, happy and feel rewarded in their career with us.
Benefits Package and Cultural Environment:
- Complete induction and career development pathways
- Discretionary Bonus
- Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers
- Life assurance
- Extended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and more
- Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme, we look out for each other
- Complete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages development
- Financial education and loans
- Flexible working options
- A business striving to create an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true self
- And more!
#BelongWithUs
We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. Bring your whole self to work regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it.
We are committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake Basic Criminal Record Disclosures for candidates that are offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment.