People Administrator White Stuff Head Office, London

Who we are:

White Stuff was established in 1985 through a simple idea. This idea grew and now we have shops and concessions in the UK and internationally, selling women's and men's clothing as well as beautiful accessories and homeware. Our original prints (all designed in house), intricate details and considered design touches reflect our personality and make us subtly distinctive.

Our people are at the heart of our brand, constantly moving and driving us forward. We're sociable, talented and likeminded and we're not hierarchical or political in how we do business. We encourage entrepreneurial ideas and accountability at all levels.

Who you are:

You'll have excellent numeracy and communication skills. You'll have a love for Excel spreadsheets and be target and deadline orientated. We want you to enjoy being organised and have excellent time management skills.

Primary objective of the job:

Payroll Administration

Assist the People Team in preparing payroll for the UK retail population monthly, including mass data collation using excel, completing checks and identifying and resolving payroll queries with employees.

Manage HQ DC CC payroll processing for all new starters, leavers and pay related changes to ensure we deliver a high-level service for our colleagues.

Maintaining the HR database and tracker inputting all employee information accurately and efficiently.

Working collaboratively with the People Team effectively resolve queries and ensures the UK and retail Payroll is complete in line with internal deadlines monthly.

HR Administration

Providing HR admin support throughout the employee lifecycle e.g. new starter paperwork, ad hoc letters

Managing the maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption administration

Managing the PeopleStuff inbox daily to answer or escalate colleague queries in a timely and helpful manner e.g. employment references, benefit queries, new starter queries etc.

Ensuring all comms are sent out via email or published on our intranet

Ensuring all our UK and Germany files are digitally uploaded

Assisting with staff discount queries

What you'll need:

The ideal candidate will be willing to work with high volume administration and show initiative. We're looking for someone who has

Excellent attention to detail with the ability to identify and confidently analyse and flag inconsistencies in large sets of data

A confident communication style with stakeholders at multiple levels who recognises the importance of escalating queries and seeking additional support to resolve queries in an effective and timely manner

Self-motivation with a high-volume workload, who is eager and willing and happy to help with all tasks given

Previous experience working in in an HR administrative or fast pace administrative role

Intermediate experience using Microsoft Office programs such as Excel, Word and Outlook.

What we will offer you:

As a People Administrator at White Stuff you will be entitled to an array of great benefits, some of which include:

Hybrid working

Up to 33 days holiday per annum (prorate)

2 extra (paid!) days off per year to volunteer in the local community

Early finishes on Friday

50% discount

Interest free season ticket loan

Pension Contribution

Subsidised BUPA Dental Insurance

Healthcare cash plan and Life Assurance

We are committed to creating an environment where we can all be proud to work and be ourselves. Part of this commitment is being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, and age.