HR & Payroll Officer

T The Alchemist Bar and Restaurant is renowned for its innovative and exciting cocktails, eclectic food menu and beautiful surroundings.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual ready to develop their career further in HR and Payroll in an exciting bar and restaurant brand.

This role will support in all aspects of the employee journey, from recruitment and onboarding, employee relations, appraisals and job evaluations, training and development, as well as supporting the Operational team and the Department Heads. You will also be responsible for running payroll for our teams, ensuring adherence to legislation.

What you will be doing:

• Full ownership of processing two monthly payrolls (one for salaried and one for hourly) for circa 1000 employees 1 week per month.
• Updating and supporting with payroll submissions for our Berlin venue.
• Ensure compliance with tax and employment laws inclusive of statutory deductions (e.g., PAYE, NI, NMW)
• Generate payroll reporting for use across the business including reporting to finance.
• Generate payroll journals for finance and reconciliation.
• Liaise with staff and managers on any payroll queries.
• Annual audit support

• Work collaboratively to support employee relations queries and casework. With ownership of general HR queries and escalating any complex queries or business risk.
• Managing the people inbox.
• Supporting employee administration including contract changes, reporting absences, managing references etc.
• Updating and maintaining the HR Information System data.
• Supporting and conducting exit interviews, collating and reporting on the findings.
• You will be required to travel regularly to our various venues across the UK to provide on-site support to our teams and ensure smooth operations.

What would support your success:

• Level 5 CIPD where possible, with scope to discuss study.
• Experience of processing payrolls in a similar environment.
• Knowledge of tax and employment law/legislation.
• A passion for people.
• Knowledge of relevant HR policies and procedures.
• Good knowledge of excel and data driven.
• Knowledge of the best practice on recruitment and selection.
• Ability to use a HR information system including, accessing, inputting, and compiling data.
• Communication skills to communicate at all levels, from venue to directors.
• Written communication skills and accuracy.
• Ability to write and present information.