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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 24d ago ⏳ Closes in 67 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Private

HR & Payroll Administrator

Salary Range
£28,000 - £30,000
£2,333 - £2,500 / mo

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London, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
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Position Overview & Specifications

Ref: LM23 – 1316
Location: London (Hybrid)
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 + benefits
Type: Permanent

HR & Payroll Administrator

We are looking for a fast-paced, high potential HR Administrator who has great attention to detail, ability to prioritise and flexible attitude.

Reporting to the highly respected HR Manager and working in a closely-knit team, you will deliver an effective payroll and general HR administrative support for all staff in UK.

You will work in partnership with external partners and have great Excel skills using look-ups, pivot tables and formulas. You will be actively involved in recruitment activity and be the first point of contact for HR queries.

This role is hybrid with 2 days working from the office in London.

Key Responsibilities;

  • Delivers high quality, detailed HR documentation as required (employee contracts, contract amendments etc.) for the UK office.
  • Manages all employee’s electronic and paper filing.
  • Liaises with external payroll partner and updates the payroll system with any relevant changes.
  • Responsible for handling the monthly payroll inputs and handling employee queries, related to the same.
  • Responsible for generating any necessary payroll related reporting as requested by the various business units locally represented in the UK office
  • Supports all employees with HR requests (leaver documents, reference requests, payroll documents etc).
  • Responsible for timely reporting of company benefits and manages the same for all employees.
  • Creates job advertisements according to recruitment needs and manage job portals accordingly.
  • Coordinates recruitment process for the UK Office where relevant (CV selection, phone screens, interview organising with managers, job offer confirmation).
  • Manages the Induction training for all newcomers for the UK Office.
  • Undertakes all administration tasks relevant to HR on Workday.
  • Provides support to the HR Manager to keep HR policy up to date in line with relevant employment law.
  • Provides support to employees & managers on employee lifecycle.

We are looking for someone who can evidence or demonstrate the following:

  • Prior knowledge of a payroll system and easiness in approaching/using new systems
  • Strong payroll, recruitment and HR admin experience in a fast-paced commercial environment, ideally gained within the travel or retail sector.
  • Solid understanding and working experience of UK Employment law.
  • Experience of working in a matrix environment.
  • Experience working with an HR Information System (Workday would be ideal).

Please Note – we are looking for someone who can start fairly quickly. This role offers plenty of opportunity to add value in fun friendly HR team.


Purple House works with clients and candidates from all HR disciplines across the whole of the UK. We are committed to resourcing, assessing and selecting the best talent available on behalf of our clients.

If you are interested in this role or would like to discuss it in more detail please forward your CV to Louise McMilan or call on 0117 957 4100. Please remember to quote the job reference number in all correspondence with Purple House Recruitment Ltd.

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

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Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

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Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for HR & Payroll Administrator roles across PurpleHouse Recruitment's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £28,000 - £30,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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