HR & Payroll Administrator

£25,000 – £27,000 per annum

Would you like to join a fast growing (190+ staff), exceptionally brilliant global company?

Do you have experience in UK payroll processing end to end and working Managed Payroll Provider? (Ideally Moorepay)

Do you want the chance to work with well-known brands such as Disney, Harry Potter, Warner Bros, Barbie?

If so, we want you to join our Human Resources team and become a part of our journey. This is a terrific opportunity  individual to be part of a growing business & utilise their skills within an established team.

Want to know how? Just read on!

Who are Paladone?

Paladone is a wholesale giftware company with offices and teams working globally. Our mission is to create winning trend life lifestyle products that put a smile on the faces of our customers globally.

Along with our own branded products, we offer a comprehensive range of licensed giftware. We work with many exciting mainstream brands such as Disney, Harry Potter, Marvel, and DC Comics.

Who are WeCool toys?

WeCool Toys is a Global Designer and Manufacturer of Dynamic Toys, Crafts, Compounds and more. We own, operate, and manage all vertical and horizontal production, package, export and distribution processes.

WeCool Toys is a new member of Paladone Group Holdings

The opportunity:

We are looking for a skilled and driven HR & Payroll Administrator  to join our Human Resources Team, in this role you will be responsible for processing UK Payroll and Pension Scheme across the business.  You will enter employee data onto a payroll system. process wages, overtime, deductions, and adjustments. Calculate statutory contributions like Pensions and National Insurance.

In additional you will support the Human Resources team to promote HR and payroll support service to the business, ensuring that high standards are adopted within all aspects of HR Administration throughout the employee lifecycle.

The role will report to our HR Director and be joining a team of 3 (HR Coordinator, HR Advisor & Head of L&D)

What are key duties of the role?

UK Payroll

• Be a point of contact for payroll queries
• Collate and process monthly payroll adjustments providing accurate data to payroll provider for the UK
• Responsible for payroll records and monthly payroll reconciliation, escalating and resolving problems with payroll provider.
• Responsible for the accurate calculation of various types of pay or deductions such as holiday pay, family leave pay, pension contributions, overtime, bonuses, and salary sacrifice deductions.
• Input and process accurate and timely monthly UK payroll in line with legal compliance and best practice.
• Manage the administration of UK pension scheme, including starters, leavers, cyclical re-enrolment, and monthly contribution uploads to provider.
• Accurately balance and approve payroll reports received from provider and agree sign off with Financial Controller, ensuring all deadlines are met.
• Assist HR Advisor & HR Co-ordinator with administration of the annual pay review process.
• Support on pay related projects such as benchmarking and market rate research.

HR Administration

• Oversee the maintenance of the T&A system, updating weekly time and attendance records on employee working hours, monitoring clocking in records, monitoring working hours missed clocking, lateness, excessive working hours across UK &HK teams.
• Collate and organise information and reports in relation to health conditions across the business annually.
• Support HR team with monitoring the HR inboxes and respond in a timely manner to all HR queries within role remit
• Administer HR documentation
• Monitor and maintain HR Information system
• Support in updating policy documents and handbooks in line with current legislation & best practice
• Maintain, update and audit employee files ensuring data protection compliance and ensuring in line with legislation

What we need you to bring to the team:

• 1-2 Experience in Payroll Processing
• Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
• Strong Numerical skills
• Knowledge of HR and Payroll best practices
• Administrative skills including, report and letter writing
• Ability to use HR information systems including inputting accurate data
• Up to date knowledge and understanding of key employment legislation including GDPR
• Understanding Payroll processes and legislation
• Experience working with a Managed Payroll Provider (Experience with provider ‘Moorepay’ will be beneficial)

What we will offer in return: 

Holiday & Work Life Balance

• 22 days holiday per annum. (Rising each year by 1 day up to 26 days)
• Holiday Buy & Sell Scheme
• Flexible Working Hours (Flexible start and finish times between 07:30 and 6:00pm)
• Hybrid Working (Working from home 1-2 days per week)
• Shorter working day on Birthday
• Christmas Closure

Financial

• Staff Discount on Products (35% off wholesale price)
• Holiday Buy & Sell Scheme
• Tech & Furniture purchase scheme (Currys & Ikea)
• Discounted Legal Services & Free Will
• Access to financial advisors
• Discounts for retail
• Free onsite parking

Social

• Social Committee
• Annual Sports day
• HK Office Olympics
• Fully funded Company Christmas party
• Fully funded Office and company events
• £100 per person annually for department self-organized team social events

Health Promotion

• Paid time off to attend medical/dental appointments
• Free Eye tests
• Free Flu Vaccinations
• Wellbeing days
• SharePoint portal – advice on healthy eating / lifestyle/ mental wellbeing
• Free fruit
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sports committee & Safety and wellbeing committee

Employee Support

• Employee Assistance Programme – (Telus Health)
• NHS Top UP- WPA (claim expenses back on Dental and Optical Treatments, Therapies & more)
• Access to Mental health coaching
• Access to mental health occupational health support
• Financial education and support (financial advice, pensions advice, legal services (IEP Financial, Adroit Legal Services)
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Wellness Action Plans / Menopause Action Plans

Reward and recognition

• Annual Pay Review
• Company Bonus and Performance bonus
• Employee Benefit Trust
• Long Service Awards
• Kudos portal for peer-to-peer recognition
• Refer a friend scheme

Learning and education

• Tailored Training and development plans
• Investment in training opportunities and
• Ability to earn qualifications
• ILM leadership courses
• Litmos Learning (E-Learning)
• Linked in Learning

What is next?

If you are ready to join the Paladone team then click apply and submit your Resume, Covering letter . We aim to respond to all applicants within 5 working days.