About the Role
Act as the first point of contact for day-to-day HR queries, supporting employees and managers, and delivering a customer-focused service across the employee lifecycle. This role involves managing HR administration, supporting payroll, ensuring policy compliance, mentoring a coordinator, and contributing to projects and process improvements.
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end HR administration across the full employee lifecycle (recruitment, onboarding, probation, training, changes, leavers)
- Be the first point of contact for employee HR queries – offering excellent service via email, phone, or in person
- Maintain accurate HR records and data across our systems (Cintra, The Learning Space, etc.), ensuring GDPR and compliance standards are met
- Support payroll by ensuring accurate data processing and responding to payroll-related queries
- Coordinate and administer family-friendly leave processes (maternity, paternity, shared parental), including pay calculations and communications
- Schedule and support disciplinary, grievance and investigation meetings, including minute-taking and documentation
- Collaborate with HR Business Partners on projects like TUPE, restructures, and training compliance
- Act as a subject matter expert on Right to Work checks and DBS administration
- Champion process improvement, support HR system usage, and deliver training where needed
Requirements
- CIPD Level 3 qualified (minimum)
- Previous experience in a busy HR or People Team
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
- Comfortable handling sensitive, confidential information
- Confident working with HR systems and Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Proactive, adaptable, and ready to support change
Skills
- HR administration
- HR systems
- Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- UK employment law
- Payroll processes
Location
- Upminster
- Brentwood
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- HR administration experience
- Ready to take the next step in career
Education Level
- CIPD Level 3 qualified
Salary/Compensations
- Circa £35,000 per annum
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Annual bonus (up to 4%) - subject to performance
- Matched pension contributions (5–6%)
- Life assurance
- Access to our industry-leading training academy
- Discounts, vouchers, and financial aid programs
About the Company
- Arcus FM places people at the heart of everything they do.
- We’re an award-winning facilities management provider that values expertise and commitment.
- We actively promote from within and offer career progression opportunities across our nationwide operations.
