HR & Payroll Advisor

About Jaja

Our Mission:
Empowering our customers to buy, borrow, and build—driven by tech, fuelled by data, and built for the future. Our Company Values:
Care Deeply, Adapt & Thrive, Challenge everything, Go for it! Own it, Make it Simple

Jaja is an innovative UK based consumer finance business, leading initially with a digital credit card launched in 2018, and a pipeline of consumer finance solutions in the making. We are on a mission to redefine the consumer finance experience and liberate customers from needless complexity, wasted time and frustration. Or as we say it, Make Simple. We will delight our customers – making the customer experience simpler, more enjoyable, more intelligent – treating customers fairly and giving them more control of their money.

This is a chance to make a real impact in a growing business on a mission to change the face of the consumer finance industry forever.

We have a collaborative team structure fuelled by an exciting mix of people, welcoming experienced people from the industry with both feet on the ground and tech-savvy dreamers who pave way for the new stuff. Come as you are and be yourself!

9-Month FTC (Maternity Cover) | £35,000 - £40,000

Are you passionate about people and data? We are hiring a HR Payroll Advisor to join our friendly, supportive HR team of three on a 9-month fixed-term contract. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working closely with employees across the business, has a kind and caring nature and brings a proactive, service-oriented approach to everything they do. We’re looking for a doer – someone highly organised, detail-oriented and social, who loves working with data and managing complex spreadsheets.

While payroll is the core of this role, you’ll also get involved in a variety of HR tasks, from drafting contracts and coordinating admin to onboarding new employees and supporting right-to-work checks. If you enjoy juggling different responsibilities and making a real impact across the business, this role is for you!

• Collaborating with the external payroll team department to maintain employee data and update monthly payroll inputs
• Adding new joiners and removing leavers from monthly payroll (working out number of days worked and accrued leave)
• Calculating pay adjustments, and overtime compensation
• Resolving issues employees have with payslips and other payroll matters
• Checking monthly employee changes on the HR system, ensuring our payroll provider have been notified when necessary to process accurately

• Support the Talent Partner in the employee onboarding process by issuing employment contracts
• Onboard new joiners onto the HR software as well as complete screening checks in a timely manner via Experian portal
• Send out new starter documents via email
• Manage new joiner inductions – MS Teams meetings with

• Management of employee HR MI system (Bamboo
  
  HR)
• Maintain and update paper and electronic records
• Manage IT access for new starters and leavers
• Manage benefits around employee queries and communication from our benefit provider
• Assist and manage human resource enquiries from other staff members via our internal ticketing system
• Admin tasks in Bamboo e.g., employees extra day of holiday

The responsibilities listed above are not exhaustive and additional duties may be assigned as required to support the HR function.

• The chance to make a real impact in a growing business on a mission to change the face of the consumer finance industry forever
• Competitive salary
• Potential for part time working around other / family commitments
• Pension contributions
• Bonus potential
• Private medical cover
• 25 days annual leave (FTE) plus UK bank holidays and your birthday off (with an additional day added for each full calendar year worked, up to a maximum of 30 days).
• 4x life insurance cover
• Employee assistance program