HR Administrator

HR / Recruitment
Fife
June 19, 2026
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

HR Administrator

Based in Kirkcaldy Hybrid working available (must be available to work in-office 2 days per week minimum)

Full Time hours Monday to Friday 36 hours per week

Permanent role

Salary up to £27,000 per annum + excellent benefits

Search Consultancy are delighted to be partnered exclusively with a leading business in Fife to recruit this permanent role.

Responsibilities

  • Acting as a first point of contact for all managers & employees that require support with general HR or Payroll queries
  • Investigating and escalating payroll queries to the company’s payroll provider
  • Preparing HR correspondence & documents to be signed-off by the HR Advisors / Head of HR
  • Administration of Long Service Awards, flexible working requests & early retirement applications
  • Preparing and maintaining Excel sheets
  • Collating and verifying pre-employment checks, ensuring they have been completed in line with company policies
  • Processing of all new starter documentation & contract changes on the company HR system, submitting required documentation to the company’s payroll provider
  • Updating staff details throughout the employee lifecycle
  • Providing sickness & absence information to managers on request to assist in the monitoring of absence triggers
  • Assisting in the audit of the HR database to ensure that all information is accurate and up-to-date
  • Collating and maintaining electronic staff files
  • General administration for the team including processing of department mail, filing, photocopying & scanning of documents – as well as ad hoc tasks as directed

Qualifications

  • Previous experience within an HR, Recruitment or L&D Administration role ESSENTIAL
  • Candidates who have studied or are studying for CIPD or other HR qualifications would be preferred, although this is not essential
  • Excellent interpersonal & communication skills, both written and verbal as you will be dealing with people of all levels within the business daily
  • Excellent organisation skills, with the ability to prioritise & complete a busy workload effectively and the ability to pivot your focus where required
  • Solid IT Skills including the full MS office suite (particularly Excel) – HR systems experience would be advantageous

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

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