People Administrator

Are you highly organised, detail-oriented, and passionate about delivering excellent administrative support? We are seeking a People Administrator to join our growing People team at Saltus. In this varied role, you will provide essential support across HR processes, recruitment, payroll, benefits, and key projects, working closely with People Managers and the Head of People.

Why Saltus?

Our mission is to improve everyone’s relationship with their wealth: to make it a positive force for their future and at the same time to prevent it being a source of anxiety. We want everyone who works at Saltus to be proud to work here, and to find fulfilment and meaning in the work that they do.

We are incredibly proud of our culture and work really hard to ensure that Saltus is a great place to work for our people, where they can have fun and grow in their career, with a passion for excellence and customer service.

We’re proud that we’ve been recognized as a winner by the Sunday Times in the Best Places to Work 2024 awards, as well as a winner in the Professional Adviser awards 2024 for the Best Financial Advisers to Work For. These accolades reflect our commitment to creating an exceptional work environment and our dedication to excellence in the financial industry. Join our award-winning team and be a part of our continued success!

Saltus is a privately owned financial planning and discretionary investment management house. We are dedicated to providing a high-quality service for private clients, trusts, and smaller institutions.

Saltus Partners was founded in 2004 and has grown organically and through a small number of carefully integrated acquisitions. Originally the business started out as an investment manager and has now developed the financial planning side of the offering, putting this at the forefront of the client relationship.

Today Saltus manages and advises on over £5 billion of client assets, acquired through a combination of organic business growth and corporate acquisitions.

What does this role look like?

The role will report to the Head of People, and the key areas of the role are as follows:

• Maintain employee records, ensuring data is accurate and up to date within the information system (HRIS).
• Administer employee lifecycle processes, including contracts, new starter documentation, onboarding, contract changes, holiday calculations and offboarding.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and employment law by updating documents, policies, and procedures as required.
• Run weekly and monthly tasks such as Huddle information, prepare welcome boxes, create thank you award spreadsheets, employee gifts.
• Complete annual tasks such as completion of salary review letters, GDPR clear down.
• Support the People Managers and hiring managers by organising centralised onboarding and induction programs for new employees.
• Liaise with the finance team to process payroll changes (e.g., new starters, leavers, salary changes).
• Assist in administering company benefits, including sending fortnightly employee data spreadsheets to our provider.
• Provide administrative support for People projects, particularly during M&A activity, assisting with data collection, document preparation, and employee communications.
• Assist with change management initiatives, ensuring employees receive timely and clear communication during transitions.
• Support by arranging First Aid courses and monitoring training requirements.
• Conduct VDU risk assessments where required and distribute eye test vouchers

What sort of person are you looking for?

• Strong administrative skills with at least two years experience and excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Proficiency in using People systems (HRIS) and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• A proactive approach, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and assist with dynamic project work.
• CIPD Level 3 would be an advantage but not necessary.

Where will I be working?

We are looking for someone for our Whiteley office, and offer hybrid working, which includes 2 days in the office, with the remainder at home. We’re incredibly flexible about when and how you work: we don’t want anyone to be prevented from coming to work for Saltus as a result of the working pattern that they’re looking for. We are passionate about championing flexible working for our people, so if there’s a slightly different working pattern that you’re looking for, then please come and have a chat to us about it!

What benefits do I get when working for Saltus?

The salary is up to £28,000 depending on experience, alongside 25 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays), life assurance, income protection and a pension, alongside access to our flexible benefits platform. Just as importantly, you’ll get to experience our culture, which we really do live and breathe ensuring that Saltus is a fantastic place to work for every single one of our 250+ people. We work hard, but we have an awful lot of fun along the way. If you think you’d like to come and join us, then please do get in touch… we’d love to hear from you!