HR Operations Coordinator

Overview

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Houlihan Lokey serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Scope

Reporting to the Head of HR Shared Services, International - the HR operations team provides support to HL’s UK and international offices as the initial and continuing point of contact for HR information and enquiries. The HR Co-Ordinator is responsible for completing administration of all onboarding and offboarding activities, including communication of information to the payroll team. The role involves providing day-to-day support to the HR Business Partners and other team members, as well as interfacing directly with business stakeholders of all levels of seniority.

Responsibilities

• Using Workday extensively, the HR Coordinators are responsible for initiating and managing employee onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Facilitating the timely and accurate completion of critical HR processes such as right to work checks, background screening, new hire data entry, compensation changes, transfers, and terminations.
• Creating and maintaining employee personnel files and records and updating accordingly, ensuring compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Managing all required immigration matters, including responding to inquiries from incoming employees, managing required work permits or visa applications, ensuring compliance with all applicable immigration compliance in all jurisdictions.
• Completing verbal and written requests for employment verifications.
• Guiding employees and managers to HR resources to resolve any inquiries or issues.
• Providing administrative assistance and support for annual performance review processes.
• Ensuring compliance and integrity of all HR systems data through various audit processes in cooperation with HRIS and Legal & Compliance.
• Partnering with HRIS on supporting tools/systems and troubleshooting issues.
• Providing support for other HR projects and performing duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years Human Resources experience supporting an extremely fast-paced business environment.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills – proven ability to deal with highly demanding client groups at all levels of seniority.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, proven ability to prioritise appropriately and sensibly.
• Open, collaborative way of working, proactive in communication.
• Proactive attitude and ability to anticipate points before they become an issue.
• Readiness to take responsibility and be held accountable.
• Present ideas and information clearly, logically and succinctly; both written and oral.
• Ability to project manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines/under pressure with limited supervision.
• Good judgement and ability to know when to escalate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree preferred; alternative level of education or vocational qualification with an appropriate level of experience necessary.
• Financial Services/International experience highly preferred, must be able to take a ‘customer focused’ approach and thrive in a fast paced, highly demanding environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.