HR Generalist

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