21 jobs found in Saffron Walden

HR Advisor (Employee Relations) (9 Month Fixed-Term Contract) Location: Ideally Manchester (may consider Luton) Hybrid Working: 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home Full Time: 37.5 hours per week We're looking for an experienced HR Advisor (Employee Relations) to join our People Team on a 9-month fixed-term contract. This is an opportunity for an experienced ER professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys managing complex employee relations matters across a diverse workforce. Working within a collaborative and highly experienced team, you'll provide pragmatic, commercially focused advice to managers and stakeholders across multiple business areas. What You'll Be Doing Managing a broad range of Employee Relations cases from start to finish. Advising on disciplinary, grievance, performance, absence management and flexible working matters. Supporting organisational change initiatives, including restructures and redundancy programmes. Providing...

HR Assistant Bedford £29,000 - £32,000 depending on experience, plus excellent benefits 8 Month contract initially Hybrid - 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home. As key member of the HR Shared Services team, you'll deliver a high-quality, customer-focused experience across the full employee lifecycle. Utilising People systems to provide fast, effective support and clear guidance to employees, leaders and candidates. Manage and prioritise HR requests, ensuring efficient delivery in line with KPIs, processes, and procedures. Provide high-quality, customer-focused support via a ticketing system, handling queries and offering guidance across a wide range of HR activities. Support onboarding processes, including issuing contracts and assisting the Talent team as required. Coordinate pre-employment screening. Administer leaver processes. Process employee lifecycle changes within the system. Act as the first point of contact for HR queries. Coach managers on employee...

HR Administrator Rate - £150 - £160 (A day) Location - Hemel Hempstead (Hybrid) Duration - 6 Months (Initially) As an HR Administrator, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of HR processes, supporting employees and managers across onboarding, employee changes, and offboarding activities. You will be the first point of contact for HR-related queries, providing a professional and positive employee experience while maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, combining office-based and remote working from the Hemel Hempstead office. Key Responsibilities HR Administration & Employee Lifecycle Management Coordinate onboarding, employment changes, and offboarding processes. Prepare and issue employment contracts, letters, and other HR documentation. Support induction and new starter activities. Ensure all HR administration is completed accurately and within agreed...

We are recruiting an experienced HR Business Partner to join a growing, fast-paced, multi-site organisation who have their Head Office in Watford. This will be a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. This is not a traditional HRBP role. Whilst you'll provide broad generalist HR support, the focus is firmly on employee relations, manager capability and creating long-term people solutions rather than simply responding to issues as they arise. We're looking for someone who thrives in a hands-on environment, enjoys tackling complex employee relations matters, and is equally passionate about coaching managers, developing capability and embedding robust people processes that prevent recurring issues. If you're someone who enjoys building trusted relationships, influencing operational leaders and making a genuine impact across a business, we'd love to hear from you. The position will report into the senior leadership team whilst partnering with operational managers across multiple sites. You...

Payroll Administrator Location: Watford, Hertfordshire (Hybrid – 4 days office, 1 day home) Salary: £33,000 - £40,000 Contract: 3–6 Month Contract An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Payroll Administrator to join a busy in-house payroll team supporting the monthly payroll for a large UK business. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-paced environment, working with the recently implemented Workday Payroll system and supporting payroll operations during a key period of change. Please note: Workday Payroll experience is essential for this role. Key Responsibilities * Support the end-to-end monthly payroll process, ensuring accurate and timely payroll delivery * Process payroll changes including starters, leavers, salary changes, absences, benefits, statutory payments and variable pay * Manage payroll reconciliations, third-party payments, pension deductions and payroll reporting * Respond to payroll queries from employees, HR, Finance, HMRC and...

Job Overview: Job Role: Onboarding Assistant Location: North London, N1 Duration: Ongoing Hours: Monday to Friday 9am till 5pm/4-5days working until fully trained. Payrate: £19.53 PAYE or £25.83 Umbrella Start date: ASAP What You'll Do Support recruitment activities and deliver a first-class onboarding experience for both candidate and manager (including internal transfers). Ensuring the onboarding experience allows candidates to join smoothly and be set up for success. Work closely with the talent acquisition team and orientation and induction team to ensure business needs are met and candidates are ready to join. Ensure internal compliance requirements are maintained before and at all stages of recruitment campaigns. Ensure compliance with areas such as DBS, Right to Work, Visa Sponsorship and SM&CR and that statutory requirements are consistently met. Ensure all letters, documentation and other communication is clear, accurate and well written and there is effective...

We are currently recruiting for a Payroll Specialist for a temp to contract opportunity; the appropriate candidate must be available and ready to start ASAP. Please find more detail on the role below, if this is of interest apply, and one of our consultants will contact you. Payroll Specialist Temp to contract - £20 - £22 ph (£40 - £45k when on contract) Based - Fenchurch Street - 3 days in the office / 2 days at home 40 on the payroll using Bright pay - Desirable Contract will be between 9 - 11 months Monthly outsourced Will look at full time and part time - they can be given ad hoc hr/finance responsibilities Someone to take full accountability of the payroll Our client is looking for someone to come in and hit the ground running, so if you have Bright pay experience, please apply today! 51973EB INDTEMP The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position

Central London| 35.00 hours per week | Six-week ongoing temporary role Our client – based in Central London – are currently looking for a HR Coordinator to join their central finance function on six-week ongoing interim basis. The role is 35.00 hours per week and offers 80% working from home. * Start date: 27th July 2026 * Hourly rate: Based on experience Duties will include (but not limited to): * Providing comprehensive administrative support across multiple recruitment campaigns, including managing recruitment backlogs, advertising vacancies, reviewing CVs, shortlisting candidates, and coordinating interviews with hiring managers * Conducting pre-employment screening activities, including reference checks, Right to Work (RTW) verification, and other compliance checks, ensuring adherence to company policies and employment legislation * Supporting the end-to-end onboarding and offboarding process by preparing starter and leaver documentation, maintaining...

Senior Payroll Officer London | Hybrid Working I'm recruiting for an experienced Senior Payroll Officer to join a large and well-established public sector organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity for a payroll professional looking to take ownership of the full payroll life-cycle within a complex organisation, whilst playing a key role in payroll systems, compliance and continuous improvement. The Role You'll be responsible for: Managing the end-to-end payroll production cycle Ensuring payroll accuracy and statutory compliance Payroll reconciliations and General Ledger balancing HMRC year-end processes and statutory reporting Supporting pension administration (including public sector pension schemes) Leading Oracle Payroll testing, upgrades and system improvements Mentoring Payroll team members Driving payroll process improvements and resolving complex payroll queries. What We're Looking For ✔ Proven end-to-end payroll experience ✔ Hands-on Oracle Payroll experience...

The Advocate Group are recruiting on behalf of an incredible, globally recognised consumer product brand, for an experienced HR Advisor to join their HR team on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing organisation where you'll play a key role in delivering expert Employee Relations support across a diverse and fast-paced business. Working closely with managers and HR colleagues, you'll provide commercially focused advice, manage complex ER casework and support organisational change initiatives. Key Responsibilities Manage a high volume of complex Employee Relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, performance, absence, conduct, harassment and discrimination matters. Provide expert advice to managers on Employee Relations issues, UK employment law and company policies. Lead and support investigations, hearings and formal consultation processes. Assess risk and recommend pragmatic, commercially balanced solutions. Support...

Marc Daniels is partnering with a highly successful international business to recruit an experienced Head of Global Payroll (12-month FTC) to take ownership of payroll operations across a complex multi-entity group. This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior payroll leader with strong experience managing international payrolls across Asia, LATAM and EMEA. This role requires the candidate to be immediately available, as it is a 12-month FTC. The role will suit someone who enjoys both strategic oversight and hands-on delivery in a fast-paced global environment. Similar London-based global payroll roles often combine multi-country compliance, vendor management, systems improvement and close partnership with Finance and HR. The Role You will lead the end-to-end global payroll function, ensuring accurate, timely and compliant payroll delivery across multiple regions. Working closely with Finance, HR and external providers, you will oversee payroll governance, reporting, controls...

HR Administrator (People Operations Officer) Location: London/Glasgow/Cardiff Contract Type: Temporary, hybrid 1 day per week in the office. Monday - Friday Hourly Rate: £16.88 outside London £14.95ph Contract Length: 6 months Key Responsibilities: Manage day-to-day HR operations, including data entry, employee record maintenance, and position management administration. Create and maintain FAQ documentation for common employee queries. Collaborate with Senior People Partners and Service Enablement Hubs on various projects to enhance service delivery.What We are looking For: Experience: A background in HR administration across the employee lifecycle in a fast-paced environment. Organisational Skills: Strong ability to prioritise tasks, meet deadlines, and manage multiple processes effectively. Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills to handle sensitive queries and collaborate across teams. Attention to Detail: High level of discretion when managing confidential...

CLIENTS PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR - BASED IN SIDCUP, KENT - 8-12 WEEKS TEMPORARY CONTRACT - £18.00 TO £20.00 PER HOUR Our client, a well established chartered accountants based in Sidcup, Kent are looking to recruit an experienced Clients Payroll Administrator to cover a period of increased workload for 8-12 weeks. The offers hybrid working - 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home. Reporting to the Payroll Manager you will join a team responsible for the delivery of over 500 client payroll of varying sizes. You will be allocated your own Portfolio of clients and take ownership of delivering the payrolls from start to finish. Customer service is key as you building effective working relationships with multiple clients. In order to be considered for this role you must be able to demonstrate previous experience processing clients payrolls within a practice environment. You should have a excellent understanding of UK PAYE legislation and a good understanding of how to...

HR Business Partner £50,000 - £55,000 Milton Keynes | Hybrid (2 days in the office, 3 days from home) 12-Month Fixed Term Contract Are you an experienced HR Business Partner who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment? Do you enjoy rolling your sleeves up, building strong stakeholder relationships and making a genuine impact on a growing business? We're recruiting on behalf of an ambitious organisation that is investing heavily in its people function as it continues through an exciting period of growth and transformation. This isn't a role where you'll inherit polished processes and simply maintain them. Instead, you'll join a business that's evolving rapidly and needs someone who can bring structure, improve ways of working and become a trusted partner to operational leaders. You'll take ownership of your own business area, building credibility with managers, navigating challenging stakeholder relationships and providing practical HR support across the full employee...

HR Administrator / Advisor Barker Ross are currently recruiting on behalf of client who is looking for a HR Administrator / Advisor for their head office based I'm Milton Keynes. This role is ideal for someone looking to develop their HR career while gaining exposure to HR systems, employee relations and continuous process improvement. Main duties: Booking on new starters Administering employee changes Testing new system integrations Further job details: To be a temporary, ad-hoc member of the HR and People Services team providing effective and timely administration support as instructed Carry out general administration tasks for the HR department, for example: opening post, creating employee files and accurately filing all employee documentation Ensure that all department filing is up to date as well as ensuring all paper-based, physical employee files are accurately maintained Provide administrative support to the annual salary review and commission process as required...

Are you passionate about creating a positive employee experience and driving impactful HR initiatives? Our client are looking for a People & Culture Advisor to join our dynamic team and help shape the future of our workplace. This is a varied generalist role supporting managers and employees across the business with employee relations, HR operations, and people-focused initiatives. Key Responsibilities Advise managers on employee relations matters. Manage ER cases including absence, performance, conduct and grievances. Support organisational change and day-to-day HR processes. Coordinate headcount changes, reporting, org charts and Workday activities. Liaise with Talent Acquisition, Compensation and Finance teams.About You Previous HR Advisor experience. Strong employee relations and UK employment law knowledge. Proficient in Workday. Organised, proactive and comfortable in a fast-paced environment.Working Pattern Hybrid working (office and remote). We are committed to...

HR Advisor for Onboarding * Stockley Park, Uxbridge, West London (+ Remote-working x2 days per week) * 6-month contract (initially) * c£23 per hour (via PAYE) or £30 per hour (via Umbrella) The Opportunity: We are working with a well-established, global organisation seeking a French-speaking HR Shared Services Associate to join their EMEA HR Operations team. This is a hands-on contract role within a fast-paced Shared Services environment, supporting the end-to-end employee lifecycle with a strong focus on onboarding and offboarding activities across multiple countries. You will play a key role in ensuring a seamless employee experience while maintaining strict compliance standards across EMEA. This position sits within the People Movement function of our client’s HR Shared Service Centre, supporting both new hires and employee exits, as well as organisational changes. Role and Responsibilities: * Manage the end-to-end onboarding and offboarding processes across...

Dedicate Recruitment is currently supporting a local authority with a number of schools in West London, to appoint a HR Consultant. This is a prime opportunity for an experienced HR professional to utilise their expertise within the education sector, specifically supporting schools through restructures. The successful candidate will work closely with school leadership teams to review staffing structures, identify opportunities for operational efficiencies, and ensure that organisational changes align with strategic objectives. The position requires a proactive approach, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to balance commercial and educational priorities effectively. We are seeking: * Experience in school restructures and reviewing staffing structures at a senior level. * Ability to work independently and collaboratively with school leadership teams. * Excellent understanding of HR policies, employment law, and organisation development within educational...

I am excited to be recruiting for a brand‑new HR Advisor role - 18 Month FTC - within a purpose‑driven organisation that is committed to sustainability, long-term impact and caring for people and place. This is a great opportunity for an experienced HR generalist to play a hands‑on role in supporting managers and employees across the business.Working closely with HR Business Partners and the wider HR team, you'll provide high-quality advice and guidance across the full HR life cycle. Alongside operational HR and employee relations activity, you'll also have the opportunity to contribute to HR projects, policy development, job evaluation and employee engagement initiatives. This role involves travelling to sites approximately 3-4 times per month (with less travel in other months). Applicants must have access to their own car and hold a clean driving licence. Key responsibilitiesHR management Deliver professional, practical HR advice and guidance to managers on all HR operational...

phone number removed) - Resourcing Lead Contract - Temporary (3 months) with potential to go permanent Pay Rate - £26.48 per hour PAYE Hours - Full time, 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm) Start Date - Immediate Work Schedule - Hybrid Office Location - Buckinghamshire Council, Walton Street, Aylesbury HP20 1UA Looking to grow your career in the public sector? Pertemps is delighted to be partnering with Buckinghamshire Council to recruit an experienced and forward-thinking Resourcing Lead to join their HR & OD team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced recruitment professional to lead end-to-end recruitment activity across a broad range of service areas, supporting the Council's ambition to attract, engage and retain exceptional talent. The successful candidate will manage permanent, fixed-term and temporary recruitment campaigns, working closely with hiring managers and HR colleagues to deliver an outstanding recruitment service and...