Human Resources Assistant

The Company:

Our client is a national law firm with over 300 staff across 5 offices in the east midlands and over 80 years of experience providing a breadth of legal services to a diverse range of customers.

About the Job:

You will join the HR Team to support the HR Director, HR Manager and HR Advisor on administration duties. The role would suits a recent graduate with good attention to detail, payroll admin experience is desirable but not essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with Human Resource duties including providing a highly confidential, prompt, accurate and efficient service to staff, the Board and outside agencies
• HR system development and updates including maintaining staff records, both computerised and paper – filing to be completed in a timely manner
• Supporting new starter and leaver administration
• Supporting the administration of payroll to include salary changes, bonus payments, SMP, enhanced maternity payments, SPL and SSP, changes in personal details, any additional payments.
• Calculation of salary sacrifice for payroll benefits such as cycle to work, buy and sell holiday and pensions.
• Administration of probationary meetings and salary reviews.
• Monitor and respond to the HR mailbox, payroll inbox and personal inbox,
• Respond to staff queries or escalate to a member of the HR team where necessary,
• Maintain records for long service awards and arrange letters and gifts, and intranet articles in a timely manner,
• Maintain training records on the HR system in conjunction with Training Representatives and the Operations Team,
• Ensure the confidentiality of all the firm’s and staffs’ documentation and information whether held electronically or hard copy,
• Archive data or destroy data in line with GDPR and data protection regulations and apply information security in accordance with the established policies and procedures of the organisation,
• Undertake any specific training when required and overall to have a responsibility towards self-development and further training,

The annual starting salary will be £24,000 - £28,000 + benefits, depending on experience.

Candidate Requirements:

• A recent graduate looking to kickstart their career in HR and Administration, degrees in Human Resource Management or Business would be of interest but not prerequisites
• Organisational skills and time management
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excellent verbal and written communication as a good telephone manner is required
• Computer literate – very good Excel / Word skills
• Ability to pick up new systems quickly
• Knowledge of Payroll and the legislation and tax relevant to both payroll and Pension schemes would be a bonus but not required

Benefits:

• Life Assurance
• Private Health Insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on leading brands
• Flexible working
• Wellbeing hub including premium membership to Meditopia App to improve mindfulness and YuLife offering staff access to mental health support
• Long service awards programme
• Pension
• Discount on legal fees
• Green car scheme
• Car parking