HR and Payroll Advisor

About the Role 

The HR & Payroll Advisor will support the CPO and HR Business Partners with the day to day operations of the People function.

This role will focus on updating, applying and advising on HR policies, supporting the full employee cycle from recruitment, onboarding to offboarding. They will provide first line advisory support for global employees, ensuring HR matters are handled fairly and consistently in line with legal and company standards.

This role will be the super user for our People systems, provide administrative support to the HR Business Partners, in addition to supporting the payroll entry process across all global payrolls.

This role will require office presence at our Oxford offices at least 3 days per week.

Primary responsibilities for this role include: 

• Act as first point of contact for general HR enquiries from employees and managers, advising in line with company policies
• Super user for People Systems (HRIS, Applicant Tracking System, Performance Management System, Sharepoint page), maintaining and updating accurate records, generating reports
• Support and coordination of the recruitment process, including posting roles, CV screening, interview scheduling.
• Supporting and coaching employees and line managers through policies and procedures (e.g. probationary reviews, absence management)
• Co-ordinate the onboarding process, ensuring a positive experience for new starters, conducting first day orientations, benefits enrolment and eligibility to work checks
• Oversee the offboarding process, conducting exit interviews
• Administer monthly payroll input for all global payrolls and benefits administration.
• Payroll data entry and checking across multiple global payrolls.
• Generation of People metrics and reports (e.g. headcount, absence data, exit interviews)
• Supporting HRBPs and CPO with ad-hoc HR projects and duties (e.g. wellbeing and/or D&I campaigns)
• HR Administrative support: Generating employee documentation, maintaining employee records, raising PO’s for People team, scheduling training, assist with audit/compliance checks, minute taking

We are ideally looking for someone with the following skills and experience:

• Proven experience in HR Administration and some experience in an advisor capacity, including exposure to payroll processes.
• Knowledge of and intuitive approach to systems management
• Familiar with basic HR processes and procedures, such as recruitment, absence management
• Ability to absorb, understand and improve processes
• Confident to effectively communicate with employees and line managers at all levels in the business
• Expert organization skills including the ability to prioritise work and manage their own time
• Proactive and resourceful in problem solving and exercising judgment
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy of data in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong people values, ethics, integrity and always maintain confidentiality
• Willingness to learn and to develop role appropriately

We know there is no such thing as the perfect candidate and that there is great value in transferrable skills, so please don’t feel you have to tick all of the above boxes to apply!

Why work for Refeyn?

Compensation and core benefits

• We anticipate a salary between £30,000 and £35,000 for this role, depending on the candidate’s experience.
• 25 days annual leave per year in addition to bank holidays
• Up to 7% employer matched pension contribution
• Private health insurance from day one plus critical illness cover, income protection and life insurance
• Give as You Earn and Cycle to Work salary sacrifice schemes.

Family Friendly Benefits

Refeyn offers the Enjoy Benefits Nursery Scheme to employees after 3 months, and new parents can benefit from up to 17 weeks fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave, plus an annual allowance for emergency childcare.

Supporting your Development

All employees receive access to Linkedin Learning which offers thousands of courses to support their personal and professional development. We also run frequent training sessions on both hard and soft skills.

Creating an Engaging Culture

Refeyn supports hybrid working where the role allows and offers flexible start and finish times. We also have a subsidised weekly lunch for onsite employees and a vibrant social calendar which includes holiday parties and midsummer festivals plus an annual team budget for managers to plan team-building activities.