Here at Harding+, we are recruiting for a Payroll & Benefits Coordinator to join our growing HR team.
This is a fantastic role for someone with payroll knowledge to broaden their experience, working with third party payroll providers, benefits programmes, and wider HR Operations.
It's a great time to join our team, as a growing and scaling retailer with a twist, working and innovating together helps us realise our purpose to 'make every cruise better'.
About the role:
As our Payroll & Benefits Coordinator you'll work closely with our third party payroll provider to ensure every payment is accurate and on time. You will take ownership of the smooth, effective administration management of our employee benefits and incentive schemes for colleagues in our UK and USA hub offices, as well as our shipboard teams across the global fleet.
As our Payroll and Benefits Coordinator, you'll be at the heart of keeping our payroll, benefits, and incentive programmes running smoothly. From gathering and checking data to supporting final processing, reporting, and communication, you'll work closely with HR, Finance, and Operational teams to make sure everything flows seamlessly. You'll also help build and maintain great relationships with our service providers and vendors, making sure our processes are compliant, efficient, and deliver real value across multiple countries.
Based in Avonmouth on a hybrid working basis – 2 days per week in the office
Compensation – competitive salary, bonus scheme, pension, 4 x life assurance, healthcare cash plan, 26 days annual leave(plus the opportunity to buy an additional 5 days)
What you will be doing:
As our Payroll & Benefits Coordinator, you'll oversee our benefits and incentive schemes making sure they're competitive and aligned with our business goals. From statutory reporting and audits to analysing data, you'll ensure compliance to drive the effectiveness of our programmes.
You'll manage expenses processes with precision, act as HR systems administrator for our Reward Gateway to maintain data integrity as well as building strong relationships with providers and internal stakeholders to keep service levels high.
About you:
* Experience building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders/vendors
* Strong understanding of compliance requirements and systems
* Excellent attention to details and strong numerical skills
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret compensation and benefits data
* Demonstrated ability to identify and deliver process improvements
* Strong communication skills, able to explain information clearly to non-specialist audiences
Key Attributes – trust, collaboration, respect, passion, drive, resilience
About us:
Harding+ is the only 100% dedicated cruise retailer, proudly partnering with 12 cruise line operators globally, across more than 80+ cruise ships either in operation or under contract. Our mission is simple: make every cruise better. We operate over 300 retail shops across 80+ ships, covering 17,000m² of retail space and handling 6.6 million transactions annually.
Our team includes over 1,300 onboard team members and more than 270 landside employees, we stay at the forefront of retailing and consistently provide outstanding customer service, culminating in winning the Cruise Retailer of the Year award for 2022 and 2023.
Harding+ is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Harding+.
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