HR Administrator

We will require this person to commit to travelling to the Colchester office 2-3 days a week. 

The HR SSO (HR Shared Service Organisation) Admin is responsible for the full ‘Hire to Retire’ employment cycle of approx. 11,000 colleagues globally and is split into 4 areas, HR SSO EMEA, HR SSO America’s, HR SSO APAC and MI (Management Information).

HR SSO EMEA is responsible for the provision of services to approx. 3,500 colleagues and is split into two further areas, Pre-employment and Administration.

Key responsibilities

The HR SSO Specialist (Admin) is expected to assume the following key responsibilities plus any other reasonable duties as required:

• Provide first point of contact for all colleagues on employee lifecycle enquiries. Resolving queries professionally and promptly

• Management of the HRIS systems (SAP and Oracle) to ensure colleague profiles are maintained and accurately updated with any changes throughout the month. Ensure colleague files are maintained alongside this

• Work with HR Business Partners, Payroll and Benefits teams to ensure all payroll deadlines are met

• Prepare, run, and submit payroll each month to our in-house payroll team and external payroll provider (ADP)

• Produce all change, parental leave, absence, flexible working and any other ad hoc letters upon request

The HR SSO Specialist (Pre-employment) is expected to assume the following key responsibilities plus any other reasonable duties as required:

• Handles diverse and confidential information requiring extreme accuracy, independent judgement and discretion.

• Provide first point of contact for hiring managers and candidates for vacancy and recruitment enquiries. resolving queries professionally and promptly

• Management of the candidate management system (Smart Recruiters) on a day to day basis

• Work with hiring managers to obtain RTW’s prior to day 1 start

• Initiate new starter processes on relevant system

• Preparation of new starter documentation including (but not limited to) offer letters and contracts

• Knowledge of SAP and/or Oracle system preferable
• Knowledge and understanding of HR/Payroll administration
• Previous experience within an HR SSO environment desirable

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com   

Our benefits include: 

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks 
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year 
• Personal benefits: a range to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• ShareMatch scheme: allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support: EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Awards: Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes 
• Global collaboration: As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world 

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.

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