Hybrid People Officer, Payroll & Consultant Lifecycle

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About the role

  • People Officer handling UK payroll and consultant lifecycle processes in the People Team. Responsible for onboarding, payroll accuracy, and compliance overseeing for 600 employees.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the end-to-end UK monthly payroll (approx. 600 employees), ensuring all payroll inputs are accurate, complete and submitted in line with agreed payroll timelines.
  • Undertake detailed review and validation of payroll within iTrent, covering (but not limited to) starters, leavers, contractual changes, variable pay, deductions, benefits in kind, statutory payments, and ad hoc adjustments, to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance prior to payroll sign-off.
  • Complete payroll reconciliations, validating payroll outputs against source data and investigating and resolving discrepancies prior to payroll sign-off.
  • Review and sign-off the BACs files, ensuring approvals and payroll controls are followed.
  • Maintain accurate payroll records and supporting documentation, ensuring compliance with internal controls, audit requirements and data protection standards.
  • Manage the end-to-end onboarding process for consultants, ensuring a smooth and compliant start.
  • Coordinate background screening and right-to-work checks.
  • Act as first line support for consultant-related queries, ensuring timely and helpful responses.
  • Track contract end dates, initiate extension conversations with managers, and process extensions or offboarding steps.
  • Maintain accurate and up to date consultant records across internal systems and trackers.
  • Ensure managers complete IR35 assessments when required.
  • Manage the full offboarding workflow, ensuring IT and hiring managers arrange systems access removal, return of equipment.
  • Maintain positive working relationships with external agencies and third-party providers.
  • Manage the People Team shared inbox, ensuring timely, accurate and supportive responses.
  • Maintain and update HR records, ensuring all colleague and consultant information is accurate, complete and compliant.
  • Assist with general People Team projects, documentation updates and process improvements

Requirements

  • __Experience using iTrent payroll is essential.__
  • 1–2 years’ experience in HR, People Operations with hands-on experience with end-to-end delivering UK payroll process end-to-end.
  • Working knowledge of UK payroll legislation.
  • Awareness of payrolling benefits and salary sacrifice.
  • Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
  • High attention to detail and accuracy, especially in documentation and data entry.
  • Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to build trusting relationships with consultants, managers, and external partners.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with a proactive and solutions-focused approach.

Benefits

  • 25 DAYS OF HOLIDAY (Work Level 1-Associate)
  • MARKET-LEADING PENSION
  • GROUP LIFE ASSURANCE
  • GROUP INCOME PROTECTION
  • SEASON TICKET LOANS
  • PRIVATE MEDICAL INSURANCE
  • SUBSIDISED STAFF DINING ROOM
  • CHARITABLE DONATIONS/ GIVE AS YOU EARN
  • EYE CARE
  • FLEXIBLE BENEFITS
  • ADDITIONAL ANNUAL LEAVE
  • COMPUTER PRODUCTS
  • CHARITY DAYS
  • CRITICAL ILLNESS AND CRITICAL ILLNESS SPOUSE/PARTNER
  • CYCLE TO WORK
  • DENTAL INSURANCE
  • PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE
  • TRAVEL INSURANCE
  • VEHICLE BREAKDOWN COVER
  • ELDERCARE
  • WORKPLACE NURSERY SCHEME
  • ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCHEME

Job title

People Officer, Payroll & Consultant Lifecycle

Job type

Experience level

Junior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

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