HR and Payroll Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Jonathan Lee Recruitment Ltd • Temporary • Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom • £26k - £28k / year • 6h ago

HR and Payroll Assistant (Maternity Cover) - Lichfield

The role of HR and Payroll Assistant (Maternity Cover):

Support hiring managers through the recruitment process, including managing applications and coordinating interviews via the applicant tracking system
Manage new starter administration, including onboarding documentation, right to work checks and pre-employment processes
Handle employee lifecycle administration such as contractual changes, probation support, absence management and leaver processing
Input and collate monthly payroll changes and liaise with Finance to support accurate and timely payroll processing
Maintain and correct employee data across systems, including SAP, BrightHR, ATLAS and internal platforms, ensuring data integrity
Assist with employee relations administration at Level 0 and Level 1 by responding to routine queries and supporting managers with casework administration

The ideal HR and Payroll Assistant (Maternity Cover):

Proven experience in a similar HR, payroll or people administration role, with confidence processing payroll changes
CIPD Level 3 (or equivalent) is essential, with further HR study viewed positively
Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice, with the ability to apply it accurately
Experience with pension administration, including managing uploads and changes in line with relevant deadlines
Excellent systems skills and high attention to detail, alongside strong organisational and communication abilities

If you're looking for a rewarding entry point into HR operations with payroll responsibility, this HR and Payroll Assistant (Maternity Cover) role is a brilliant opportunity to make an immediate impact. Expect hands-on work, strong cross-functional exposure with HR, Finance and managers, and a clear, structured route to owning key employee lifecycle and payroll admin activities.

The HR and Payroll Assistant (Maternity Cover) position is ideal if you love detail, enjoy improving processes, and want your work to be felt every month as teams and payroll run smoothly.

This HR and Payroll Assistant (Maternity Cover) role sits within the engineering and technology industry and helps this company keep HR administration reliable, compliant and efficient. By supporting recruitment coordination, onboarding, employee lifecycle administration and payroll change input, you help maintain a smooth employee experience while also supporting continuous improvement in processes and controls.

The role is based in Lichfield, supporting HR operations on-site within the HR and payroll team.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

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