Senior HR Consultant in Glasgow

AAB is a leading professional services firm operating across the UK, Ireland, and the USA. We specialise in the mid-market, supporting individuals, family businesses, and organisations with a full suite of services including audit, tax, corporate finance, payroll, people consultancy, and wealth management.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We succeed together as one team, building strong client relationships through passion, empathy, and straightforward advice. We invest in brilliant talent across every area of the business, offering tailored training, professional qualifications, and continuous support to help you grow.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Senior HR Consultant to join our team on a full or part time basis (minimum 4 days per week). Candidates should hold a Level 7 Advanced CIPD accreditation (or equivalent), demonstrate substantial experience in strategic HR roles, or be willing to work towards achieving this qualification in the near future.

We are a full-service people consultancy, working with our clients to support them with their HR, Health & Safety and Talent Development needs. Our unique range of services enable clients to deliver their ambitions through the most critical part of their organisation – people.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join our supportive and close-knit team. The role may be suited to someone who is developing in their HR career (4+ years' experience) and is perhaps currently working in an internal HR role but is looking to move to a consultancy role, where the focus is on building strong relationships with clients and giving sound, commercial advice.

In this varied role you can expect to be working on the following tasks and duties:

• Providing commercially focused and pragmatic advice and recommendations around day-to-day HR and employment issues that focus on ER processes.
• Working with clients to continuously improve their current HR set ups by recommending and assisting with implementing solutions, changes and practical tools to help them grow.
• Advising management teams on the practical application of their HR policies and helping them recruit, train and manage their new team members.
• Helping our clients to build inclusive, welcoming and values driven cultures and working environments.
• Mentoring and supporting the development of team members, acting as first point of contact for HR queries and on management support and advice.
• Prepare documentation on behalf of clients to support internal processes such as onboarding, appraisals, probation, absence management, employee relations cases, benefits administration, employment contracts, and offboarding processes.
• Prepare, review and refresh template client toolkits and documentation.

To thrive in our dynamic environment, you will be able to demonstrate the following skills, experience and qualities:

• Applied knowledge of HR practice, employee relations and legislation (min. 4 years experience).
• Excellent communication and listening skills with the ability to explain complex ideas and concepts in a clear and concise, jargon-free manner to clients aligned to their needs and desired outcomes.
• Excellent questioning skills to carefully understand client issues and needs in order to develop and implement tailored solutions and fulfil requirements.
• A consultative and flexible approach with the ability to tailor solutions to requirements and take a commercial and client-focused approach to problem solving.
• Effective people skills building trust, rapport and confidence with clients and internally within the AAB team.
• Discretion and an awareness and understanding of strict confidentiality requirements.
• A forward thinking, solutions-focused and innovative approach to improve and develop tools, processes and solutions.
• Responsive and client-focused recognising the importance of facilitating an excellent client experience and representing the AAB brand externally.
• Committed to continuous improvement and ongoing learning & personal development.
• Highly organised, diligent and with strong attention to detail and the ability to multitask and prioritise effectively.
• Willing and able to travel to our office locations and to client sites, as required.

WHAT AAB OFFER

• Annual leave (plus public holidays), with the option to buy or carry over leave.
• Enhanced parental leave (maternity, paternity, adoption).
• Paid volunteering day to support causes that matter to you.
• Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for you and the option to cover family members.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 mental health and wellbeing support.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Life assurance policies to support you and your family.
• Hybrid working model.
• Agile working culture that supports flexible hours and smarter working.
• Modern office spaces designed for collaboration, focus, and wellbeing.