Payroll & HR Administrator

Salary up to £35k per annum DOE

Corby - Hybrid working

Full Time, Permanent

Are you an experienced payroll professional looking for a role where you can take real ownership of payroll while also developing your wider HR experience?

We’re looking for a Payroll & HR Administrator to take responsibility for our end-to-end monthly payroll and provide practical HR support across the business.

Payroll will be a key focus of the role, so you’ll need to be comfortable managing the full payroll process, working accurately to deadlines and keeping up to date with UK payroll legislation. Alongside this, you’ll get involved across the employee lifecycle, supporting everything from recruitment and onboarding to contractual changes and leavers.

It’s a varied opportunity for someone who enjoys taking ownership, working with people across a business and looking for ways to make payroll and HR processes even better.

What you’ll be doing

• Take ownership of the end-to-end monthly payroll, ensuring colleagues are paid accurately and on time
• Process payroll changes including starters, leavers, employee changes, benefits, pensions and deductions
• Keep employee information and HR records accurate, up to date and compliant with GDPR requirements
• Be a key point of contact for payroll and HR administration queries from employees and managers
• Support the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, probation reviews, contractual changes, learning and development, and leavers
• Prepare HR documentation including contracts, offers, contractual change letters, pension correspondence and probation outcomes
• Produce and analyse management information reports
• Keep up to date with payroll legislation and help improve payroll processes, systems and controls

What we’re looking for

You’ll need to have:

• Proven experience running an end-to-end UK payroll
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation
• Previous experience working within HR
• An understanding of UK employment law and relevant legislation
• Excellent attention to detail and a strong numerical ability
• Good organisational skills and the ability to work to payroll deadlines
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel
• A proactive approach and confidence taking ownership of your work

About the role

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location: Hybrid, with three days per week based at the Corby office and two days working from home

About us

We’re a leading waste management business specialising in recycling and total customer waste management.

Our mission is to be a trusted partner in waste prevention, helping our customers make informed, data-driven decisions that reduce environmental impact and cost.

Our people are central to what we do. With more than 200 employees working in a variety of roles across the UK, we pride ourselves on providing a friendly, professional and supportive working environment, with a strong focus on internal progression.

If you’re an experienced payroll professional who enjoys taking ownership, getting the detail right and providing a great service to colleagues, we’d love to hear from you.