HR Administrator / Payroll Administrator Location: Stoke-on-Trent Salary: Up to £30,000 Are you a proactive, detail-oriented HR professional looking to broaden your experience in a varied and fast-paced role?We're recruiting for an enthusiastic HR Administrator / Payroll Administrator to join a supportive and collaborative HR team. This role is ideal for someone with a solid foundation in HR administration and some exposure to payroll processes. It's predominantly HR-focused (around 70 - 80%), with approximately 20 - 30% supporting payroll activity. Key Responsibilities HR Administration - Be a first point of contact for employee queries, providing day-to-day HR support- Prepare and issue employee documentation (e.g. contract changes, policy updates)- Maintain accurate employee records and keep HR systems up to date- Support HR reporting (e.g. absence, headcount, engagement metrics)- Assist with onboarding and offboarding processes- Help drive employee engagement initiatives and internal communications Payroll Support - Support the Payroll Clerk in processing the monthly payroll- Gather, check, and input data such as overtime, absences, and deductions- Respond to payroll-related queries from employees- Maintain accurate payroll documentation and assist with reporting- Work with Finance to ensure smooth processing of payments and adjustments Reception & Office Support - Help with reception cover, including answering calls and welcoming visitors- Provide general administrative support across the office when needed What We're Looking For - Experience in HR administration (payroll experience a bonus!)- Understanding of payroll processes and systems (desirable)- Strong administrative skills and attention to detail- Confident and professional communicator, able to handle sensitive issues with empathy- A positive, can-do attitude and willingness to get stuck in- Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment- A true team player who enjoys collaboration and variety in their role What is in it for you? - This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on HR and payroll experience within a friendly and experienced team. - You'll be exposed to a wide range of tasks, supporting both operational HR and payroll, and contributing to a positive and people-focused culture. For the right person, this could become a long-term position.Interested? If this sounds like the next step in your HR journey, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch for more details Please put your home postcode on your CV when applying. Our recruitment tech uses this to make sure your CV is reviewed by the relevant consultant, for the relevant job(s), in the relevant geography. Macildowie are a recruitment business working on behalf of a client to recruit this role. Your personal data may be forwarded to that client company as part of the application process. If you would like information on how we will process your data please go to our website (macildowie.com) and view our fair processing notices which are located at the bottom of the page under privacy policies. Within the fair processing notice for Candidates there is guidance on how to amend your contact preferences or exercise your rights relating to personal data. We can't provide direct links as email address and website urls within our job adverts are removed by some of the websites on which we advertise. Macildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of enhancing the careers of professionals across the Midlands and the Northern Home Counties. We have an unrivalled understanding of the local market place and recruit for the majority of the region's premier employers. To search for all of our live jobs please visit us at macildowie.com.