HR and Payroll Officer

We are looking for an experienced HR and Payroll Officer to champion best practices, efficient processes and drive continuous improvement in the business critical areas of HR systems, HR administration and payroll management.

Job Purpose

This newly created role will provide proactive HR systems, administration and payroll support to the Tropic teams. The organisation is currently 140 people and is growing rapidly.

Responsibilities

HR Systems & Administration (80%):

• Manage and administer the employee lifecycle, this will include probationary period reviews, parental leave, references (employment, tenancy etc), and promotion letters plus offboarding activities.
• Ensuring that all employee data is effectively and securely maintained in the HR Information System (currently Bamboo HR), in employee records and in all other HR related databases/files.
• Continually improving company HR policies and processes.
• Efficiently, proactively and accurately support all actions relating to onboarding. This will include onboarding, right to work verifications and pre employment checks, the issuing of new employment contracts. This will include Senior (VP level) recruitment administration support.
• Monitor all absences - holiday, sickness, parental leave, compassionate leave and all other absences in BambooHR
• Coordinating Learning and Development activities
• Taking on any other reasonable duties that are requested by the HR team

Payroll (20%):

• The postholder will have the sole responsibility for the collation of payroll information and checking its completeness and accuracy before being processed to the external payroll service provider.
• Checking the accuracy of the payroll upon return from the external payroll service provider.
• Partnering with Tropic Finance on all payroll reporting to ensure that the appropriate accruals are maintained on a monthly basis.
• Employee benefits and pensions administration, both internally and also with external service providers
• Coordinate and updating annual renewal of benefits
• Collation of P11D and P60 information and processing these for all employees.
• Liaison with HMRC/auditors/external providers whenever required.

Requirements

Essential

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of general HR administration
• Minimum 3 to 5 years payroll administration experience
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to multi-task
• Good Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel
• Good systems capabilities, ideally Bamboo HR and other HR systems, or the ability to pick them up quickly

Desirable

• Strong communications skills, both written and verbal with the ability to communicate across all teams and different levels of seniority
• Flexible, energetic with a positive mindset whilst working in a fast-paced environment
• Able to efficiently handle and maintain confidential data and records
• Ideally will be Level 3 CIPD qualified, working towards this or an equivalent qualification

About Us

Tropic is one of the world’s leading agricultural gene-editing companies. Our team is dedicated to the development and commercialization of high-performing varieties of tropical crops to provide significant benefits to growers, processors and consumers globally, tackling real-world problems around food security and sustainability.

Our vision is to become a leading seed business with significant ownership of its products from the laboratory to the field, while maintaining constructive relationships with growers and consumers based on transparency and trust.

Why Join Tropic?

• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• Social events throughout the year
• Competitive compensation and benefits including: Private Medical Insurance through Vitality, Medical Cash Plan, 25 days annual leave, Group Income Protection and Life Assurance

Further Information

• Job Location – Norwich UK
• Time Requirement – Full Time
• Contract – Permanent
• Closing date –10/2/23

If you are looking to work in a dynamic company, striving towards a real-world impact, then consider joining our team and apply here!