Location: Hybrid Working (Office attendance 1-2 days per week)
Contract: Temporary until 31 March 2027

We are looking to recruit three Employee Services Assistants to join a busy Employee Services Team, providing essential HR and payroll administration support.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with strong administrative skills and experience working in a fast-paced HR, payroll, or office environment. You will play a key role in supporting a range of HR and payroll processes, ensuring employee records are maintained accurately and enquiries are handled professionally and efficiently.

• Provide administrative support across HR and payroll functions.
• Maintain and update employee records and systems accurately.
• Prepare correspondence, contractual documentation, and reports.
• Respond to employee and manager enquiries in a timely manner.
• Retrieve, analyse, and summarise data as required.
• Support payroll calculations and related processes.
• Ensure compliance with data protection requirements and client standards.
• Handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous administrative experience, ideally within an HR and/or payroll environment.
• Strong IT skills and confidence using databases and business systems.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• The ability to work independently and use initiative.
• Experience handling sensitive and confidential information.

Knowledge of HR/payroll processes and employment terms and conditions would be advantageous. A relevant administration qualification or equivalent experience is expected. CIPD Level 3 or CIPP qualifications are desirable but not essential.

Welsh language skills would be beneficial.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to Beth@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number RQ1770858

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.

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