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    HR Generalist - Birmingham

    HR Generalist

    Birmingham

     

    We are looking for a HR Generalist with Payroll knowledge, to join our clients' HR team at their Head Office. A rapidly expanding company, the successful candidate will play an intricate part in an evolving team to fully support the HR function throughout the business.

    Your responsibilities will include:  

    Duties

    Employee Relations

    • Chairing and advising on ER cases from start to finish – Disciplinary, Grievances, Flexible Working Applications and many more.
    • Confident in decision making
    • Involvement in issuing outcomes up to and including dismissals
    • Complete invite and outcome letters
    • Leading meetings such as investigations, welfares and completing Return to Works
    • Note-taking in meeting if Manger is chairing meetings.
    • Updating/Creating Policies and Procedures
    • Involvement in Redundancies

    General

    • Support and managing the Probation process from liaising with Managers, updating records and sending outcome letters
    • To maintain all HR systems ensuring data and records are accurate and up to date
    • Reporting data and creating excel spreadsheets
    • Developing job descriptions and person specifications
    • Support in preparing job adverts, checking application forms, shortlisting and sifting CV's, interviewing and selecting candidates
    • Support with producing and issuing offer letters and employee contracts
    • Liaising with Hiring Managers for vacancies in Head Office and in Stores
    • Introducing new employees to the company and walk them through the induction
    • To ensure all new starter paperwork is completed and relevant information provided to Payroll
    • To provide line manager with new starter documents to ensure a smooth on boarding process for the new employee
    • Responsible for the organization of Agency staff by liaising with the Agency Company and Warehouse Management
    • To support in administering starter/leaver processes 
    • Organisation of HR documents in preparation for meetings (invite letters and outcome letters)
    • Liaise with Payroll regarding relevant employee information, for example employee absence
    • Respond to reference requests
    • Ensure electronic and paper-based personnel files are maintained and filing/archiving is completed in a timely manner
    • Updating of policy and the company handbook
    • Delivering and coaching of people policies

     

    Payroll – As and when required

    • Assist Payroll Manager with the full end to end payroll process, including but not limited to;
    • Creation of new starters to the business, processing P45’s and new starter checklists
    • Calculation of Statutory Payments
    • Capturing and recording data from the employee time and attendance system
    • Pulling and exporting reports
    • Process timesheets in an accurate and timely manner
    • Preparing and completing necessary administrative tasks to ensure an accurate payroll
    • Understanding of RTI
    • Administration of the Company Auto Enrolment pension scheme
    • Answering pay related queries

     

    About you:

    • Proven track record in a HR Generalist role.
    • Good working knowledge of Excel – VLOOKUP and formulas essential
    • Exceptional attention to detail and organisational skills
    • Confident in managing ER cases from start to finish
    • Strong interpersonal and communication skill
    • You must hold a full driving license and be able to travel across the country to support with any ER or recruitment requirements when required. 
    • Be able to take accountability and influence matters
    • Show dedication and a pro-active, can do attitude and can think outside of the box
    • Up to date knowledge of legislation
    • Confident and able to work under pressure 

    HR

    Birmingham

    445

     

    HR

    Birmingham

    445

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    31 Great King Street, Macclesfield

    Lucy.Ratoff@encorerecruitment.co.uk

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