HR Assistant

About This Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join an evolving HR function and deliver first-class HR Services support to the UK businesses. The role provides first-line HR support to a fast-growing and transformational business, focusing on client-focused service across the employee lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Provide a client-focused HR service across the employee lifecycle, delivering a great experience to employees
• Work as an advocate and expert on Workday HR, guiding and supporting people, whilst promoting self-service capability
• Be responsible for follow-up actions and ongoing enquiries, ensuring processes are completed to a high standard and in time for payroll cut-off
• Work closely with colleagues within HRES to drive consistency across the business, improve processes and gain efficiencies
• Work with the Recruitment team to ensure the applicant through to new starter process is managed efficiently and provides a great candidate experience
• Work collaboratively with the group HR centres of excellence, HRBP, reward, change, payroll, learning and HRIS teams
• Validate data, ensure job details are correct, such as roles, teams and cost centres
• Make appropriate decisions and use own judgement on work prioritisation ensuring expectations on service delivery can be met
• Work within GDPR guidelines, managing people data requests and the confidentiality of data
• Contribute to wider projects and initiatives within HR, driving process improvements, automation and efficiencies
• Ensure cases and requests are completely correctly and in time for payroll

Requirements

• Delivery focused and able to demonstrate putting client experience first
• Self-motivated with a positive attitude
• Strong relationship building and influencing skills
• Works well under pressure to meet deadlines whilst managing conflicting demands
• Strong attention to detail
• Team player with the ability to learn quickly
• Ability to work well independently with confidence
• Strong organisational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Problem solver with resilience, initiative and ability to challenge the status quo
• Smart pragmatic and positive approach, able to build trust and offer proactive solutions

Nice to have:

• Workday and HR Shared Services experience

Benefits

• A career that you define
• Reasonable accommodations, such as software, IT, office setups, flexible hours, or hybrid working

Important Details

• Contract: Permanent