HR Consultant in Belfast

Application Deadline: 13 March 2026

Department: HR Consultancy

Location: Belfast

Overview:

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. With 1,000+ team members, we deliver expert support to clients all over the world. AAB invests in brilliant talent across every area of the business, offering tailored training, professional qualifications, and continuous support to help you grow.

Your growth matters to us. We’ll give you the tools, encouragement, and opportunities to lead, learn, and make an impact. Guided by our six core values, we foster a culture where collaboration, trust, and enthusiasm thrive. At AAB, your career is what you make it. We are here to help you turn ambition into action, whether that’s becoming a technical expert, a future leader, or someone who simply makes a difference every day.

If you’re ready to be part of a team that’s united by purpose and driven by values, we’d love to hear from you.

ESG Commitment:

We take our responsibility seriously. From reducing our environmental impact, to supporting education through training and talent programmes, to giving back to our local communities with our charitable initiative ABBIE - ESG is part of who we are.

Role Purpose:

• Providing commercially focussed and pragmatic advice and recommendations around day-to-day HR and employment issues.
• 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.
• Leading clients through complex, high-impact projects, delivering strategic, commercially sound solutions, stakeholder alignment, and measurable outcomes.
• 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 line managers, acting as first point of contact for HR queries and on management support and advice.
• Researching and implementing cost effective HR tools that simplify working practices and add value to our clients.
• Representing AAB at external events and acting as an ambassador to support marketing and sales activities.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Proven ability to apply in-depth HR expertise across employee relations and employment legislation within complex projects, and to turn that knowledge into clear, effective, and practical advice and tools for clients.
• 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.
• Willing and able to travel to our office locations and to client sites, as required.
• Candidates should be CIPD-qualified, or willing to work toward gaining this qualification in the future.

Benefits:

• 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.
• Death in Service benefit.
• 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.

Disclaimer:

Unsolicited CVs sent to AAB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AAB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.