Job Description

Can you stay calm while crunching the numbers? Do you have an eagle eye for matching hours to rotas? Ready for a role where you genuinely make a difference?



With over 550 team members and a payroll of more than 10 million, accurate records and well-managed rotas are vital to our success. We run monthly payrolls for both salaried and hourly paid teams and are now seeking an experienced

HR & Payroll Specialist

to join our growing HR team.



This is a genuinely blended role offering hands-on involvement in both HR and payroll. You'll work closely with our HR Director, HR Advisers, and our external payroll bureau to ensure everything runs smoothly - from onboarding to payroll to employee relations.



This is an on-site/ in office role- based just outside Colchester, Essex. Travel to sites will be required occasionally.

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What You'll Be Doing:

Preparing and checking payroll, including weekly rota closures and reconciliations Cross-referencing rotas and reports, identifying discrepancies and ensuring accuracy Supporting managers with employee-related matters including welfare, development, and conduct Handling employee relations, including note-taking and drafting outcome documentation Administering new starter packs, offers, contracts, and updates on our HRIS (Fourth Hospitality) Managing recruitment admin: writing job adverts, screening CVs, and conducting first-stage interviews Coordinating Tronc/tip distribution with the Troncmaster Delivering or supporting workshops and team training on HR and payroll processes Supporting ongoing HR projects - from employee engagement to welfare initiatives


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What You'll Bring:

Sound knowledge of Payroll, HR practices and employment policies Understanding of SMP, SSP, SPP, pensions, Tronc, tax, live-ins, pro-rating, and payroll variations Experience closing and checking rotas, and previewing payroll reports for accuracy Confidence in calculating estimates and explaining payroll matters clearly Ideally, hospitality experience or exposure to multi-site operations Experience using systems such as Fourth, Sage, BambooHR, HiBob, or similar A proactive mindset with a keen eye for detail and process improvement


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What's in It for You:

Exposure to the full HR and payroll lifecycle, with scope to grow in both areas Support with professional development and qualifications Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family Access to earned wages in real time, plus financial and wellbeing tools Supermarket, retail, and bus fare discounts Up to 50% off hotel stays and dining across our venues Bike to Work Scheme Increasing holiday allowance Auto-Enrolled Pension Free on-site parking


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Who We Are:

We own and operate 15 hotels and venues across Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, and Surrey, including well-known names like

The Mill Hotel

in Sudbury,

Kingscliff Hotel

in Holland-on-Sea, and

The George Hotel

in Colchester.



As part of the

Flying Trade Group

, a dynamic, international business with over 2,000 team members across 13 companies, we offer stability, variety, and opportunity. Our group spans industries from food manufacturing and leisure to construction and packaging.



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If you're passionate about people and payroll and want to be part of a team that genuinely strives to evolve, we'd love to meet you.

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