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Job Title: HR and Payroll Officer

Location: Belfast

Duration: Permanent

Hours: Full Time position working 37 hours per week. The hours of work are between 8.30am and 5.00pm Mon-Thu and between 8.30am and 4.30pm on Fridays. Part time hours of 24 hours minimum a week will also be considered.

Salary: £29,000 pro rata plus a 6-9% on target annual bonus.

On behalf of our client, we are seeking a HR and Payroll Officer who will support the HR Manager in providing a confidential and customer focused HR and payroll service to the organisation as well as acting as the first point of contact for all HR related queries, providing professional advice, guidance and support to managers and staff on HR policies and procedures.

You will be expected to monitor absence across the organisation, providing timely and accurate absence information and initiating the absence management process as appropriate, ensuring appropriate parties are informed when required. You will also be expected to manage the employee lifecycle from induction to leaver to ensure all relevant paperwork and processes are completed and relevant parties informed.

The post holder will be required to update the HR system and paper records in an accurate and timely manner to ensure the integrity of employee information, and payroll data as well as managing all aspects of the recruitment cycle (temporary and permanent) from vacancy notification to induction.

You will also process the monthly payroll accurately and on time and liaise with the payroll provider to ensure the organisation meets requirements of HMRC and assist with the management, recording and processing of purchase requisitions and invoices.

Other responsibilities include:

* Support Line Managers with employee relations issues such as grievances, investigations and disciplinary hearings.

* Ensure administration systems and processes are continually monitored, reviewed and improved in order to progress the services offered by the team and enhance efficiency of delivery.

* Collate information and prepare annual monitoring return and Article 55 review to ensure adherence with the Equality Commission requirements.

* Review and update HR Policies in line with current legislation and Company procedures.

* Assist with CSR activities such as partaking as a LIFE Committee member and the roll out of the Company’s health and wellbeing strategy, ‘Healthy LIFE’.

* Assist with staff security clearance process.

* Provide confidential support to the HR Manager for all aspects of the employee life cycle as required.

* Assist with the delivery of the HR Training Cycle.

Experience & Skills required:

* Degree educated in a relevant HR field or holds a CIPD qualification

* Associate level CIPD (Level 3 or above).

* 2+ years’ experience in an HR generalist position across full HR lifecycle.

* Experience of advising managers and participating in all aspects of recruitment including advertising, short listing, interviewing and selection.

* Experience of handling employee relations matters such as disciplinary and grievances.

* Experience of absence management to include recording, monitoring and advising managers on absence process.

* Experience of working in a confidential environment.

* Experience of managing deadlines and conflicting priorities.

* Working knowledge of employment legislation.

Other essential criteria:

* Highest levels of integrity and confidentiality.

* Highly emotionally intelligent; builds rapport and trust with others.

* Innovative in approach with experience of adding value to the HR function / wider organisation.

* Ability to work accurately.

* Ability to work with high volumes of data in a methodical manner.

* Strong attention to detail.

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

* Comprehensive IT skills including ability to use Office packages such as MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook & MS PowerPoint.

Desirable requirements:

CIPP (Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals) qualification and / or CIPP membership.

Experience of payroll administration / end-to-end experience of processing payroll.

Experience of devising HR policies.

Experience of adhering with Equality Commission requirements and reporting.

Experience of using a HR/Payroll database and ensuring data integrity.

Experience of digital recruitment.

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Apple Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Apple Recruitment Services is an Equal Opportunities Employer