People Partner (FTC)

The role

Are you an organised and detail-oriented professional with a passion for supporting a dynamic workforce? We are looking for a dedicated People Partner to join our People (HR) team a 12-month fixed-term contract, providing maternity cover.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are eager to play a key role in our employee journey, we want to hear from you!

We’re looking for someone who…

• Has proven experience handling end-to-end payroll alongside generalist HR experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Has good working knowledge of UK employment law and payroll processing standards
• Is highly organised with exceptional attention to detail, and a methodical approach to figures.
• Has excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage confidential data with absolute discretion.

Payroll & benefits

• End-to-end management and processing of monthly payroll, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Process all changes, including new starters, leavers, salary changes, contractual updates, overtime, and benefit deductions.
• Act as the internal point of contact for payroll and benefit queries, escalating complex anomalies to the Head of People/ Finance team.

Employee relations

• Provide frontline, practical advice to our people managers on standard employee relations matters (e.g., absence management, performance tracking, minor grievances) in line with company policies.
• Coach people managers through everyday people processes, escalating high-risk or complex ER cases directly to the Head of People.

People lifecycle

• Maintain and update employee and payroll records within our HRIS (we use Iris Cascade) with meticulous accuracy, ensuring full compliance with data protection (GDPR) standards
• Partner with the People Administrator to oversee the employee lifecycle, including onboarding administration, changes and offboarding.
• Work closely with the Recruitment Partner to ensure recruitment needs are met
• Support the coordination of annual cycles (e.g., performance review windows, standard, benefit renewals))

About us

Heywood combines a passion for software with Agile methodologies to create modern software and data solutions and services for businesses, pension providers and third parties that help transform how their members and customers manage their lifelong financial journeys.

Working for an expanding established market leader, you will have a real voice to influence our evolution. Continued learning and progression is ingrained in our daily life, encouraged through a variety of forums from e-learning subscriptions and a down-tools day (“Hive Day”) and communities of practice for learning and experimentation. Our open culture encourages wide participation and innovation.

We also reward our hard work through regular socials, organised by our people. Socials events include fiercely competitive bake-offs, Pride month office parties, sporting events, games nights and much more!

We are committed to a hybrid working model, combining remote and office-based working.

Discover more at: https://heywood.com/vacancies

EDI statement

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Heywood is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Heywood.

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