HR Advisor - Sewell Wallis : Job Details

Sewell Wallis are currently working with a brilliant, well-established business looking to appoint an HR Advisor to their team on a full-time, permanent basis.

This role plays an integral part in supporting the company's HR processes and providing expert guidance and advice to key stakeholders and customers.

This role is primarily based at the Pontefract site but travel to other sites is involved so the candidate must be happy to commute on a weekly basis.

What will you be doing?

• Maintaining HR records, auditing HR Files, and ensuring letter templates are available for the managers across the group.
• Preparing HR documents efficiently and accurately: Pay letters, Contracts of employment, disciplinary letters, references and assist with visa applications and documents as required.
• Managing the new starter process for all new employees; Coordinate and monitor the completion of pre-employment checks, including background checks, reference checks, and any other necessary verifications, to ensure compliance with legal requirements and company policies throughout the onboarding process.
• Maintain the HRIS system, adding candidate details and working with the recruitment team to make sure data is correct and reportable.
• Manage and process payroll for approx.350 employees monthly, adhering to payroll schedules and deadlines and being the first point of contact for all payroll queries.
• Manage the off-boarding process, by conducting exit interview meetings, issuing paperwork and updating the HRIS.
• Stay informed about changes in employment laws and regulations, ensuring our compliance with relevant legislation and advising management on legal issues and risk mitigation.

What skills are we looking for?

• Experience in a similar role.
• CIPD qualified (desirable).
• Experience processing payroll.
• Personable with strong communication and relationship-building capabilities across all levels of the business.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as in a standalone capacity.
• Attention to detail is critical.

What's on offer?

• Hybrid working (1 to 2 days from home per week).
• Free onsite parking.
• Competitive salary and excellent long-term progression.

Send us your CV below or contact Becky Gibson for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.