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