HR Operations & Systems Specialist 6-month temp
Hybrid Working - King's Cross (2 days per week onsite)
ASAP Start - April 2027
Are you passionate about HR systems, people data and turning complex information into meaningful business insight? Do you have strong experience working with HRIS platforms, reporting tools and data management within an HR environment?
We are looking for an HR Operations & Systems Specialist to join a busy and evolving HR function, playing a key role in maintaining data integrity, optimising HR systems and delivering high-quality workforce reporting and analytics.
This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical HR professional who enjoys working at the intersection of HR, technology and data, supporting both operational excellence and strategic decision-making through accurate people data and reporting.
The Role
As part of the HR Operations team, you will be the go-to specialist for HR systems, employee data and reporting. You will be responsible for ensuring data accuracy across HR platforms, producing workforce analytics and supporting continuous improvement of HR processes and systems.
Working closely with HR, Payroll, Finance and business stakeholders, you will help drive a data-led approach to people management by delivering accurate reporting, insightful analytics and robust data governance.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a key user and subject matter expert for HR systems and employee data management
- Maintain, update and audit employee records across HRIS platforms, ensuring data accuracy and compliance
- Produce, analyse and interpret regular and ad-hoc HR reports for senior stakeholders
- Design and develop HR dashboards, workforce metrics and management information reporting
- Extract, manipulate and analyse large datasets from multiple HR systems using advanced Excel techniques
- Identify trends, patterns and opportunities through workforce data analysis to support business decision making
- Lead regular data quality reviews, audits and data cleansing activities
- Support HR system enhancements, upgrades, testing and process improvements
- Work closely with Payroll to ensure accurate and timely transfer of employee data
- Develop and document HR data processes, reporting methodologies and system procedures
- Support HR projects by providing system expertise, reporting capability and data analysis
- Ensure compliance with GDPR and internal data governance standards
About You
We're looking for a highly analytical HR systems professional with a strong understanding of HR data, reporting and workforce analytics.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Significant experience working within HR Systems, HR Operations, HRIS Administration or People Analytics environments
- Strong experience maintaining and administering HR systems, databases or HRIS platforms
- Advanced Excel skills including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, Power Query and large dataset manipulation
- Experience producing complex HR reporting, management information and workforce analytics
- Strong understanding of HR data structures, data governance and data quality principles
- Experience using reporting and visualisation tools such as Power BI, Business Objects, Tableau or similar platforms
- Proven ability to interrogate and analyse data, identify trends and provide actionable insights
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to present data clearly to non-technical audiences
- Experience supporting system implementations, upgrades or process improvement initiatives
- Strong understanding of GDPR and handling confidential employee data
Desirable
- Experience of HRIS platforms such as Workday, SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, SAP HR, Dayforce or ResourceLink
- Experience of HR systems testing, UAT and change projects
- Previous experience within a large, complex organisation
- Knowledge of workforce planning, people analytics or organisational reporting
What's on Offer
- Hybrid working with 2 days per week in King's Cross
- Opportunity to take ownership of HR systems, data quality and workforce reporting
- Exposure to HR technology, systems enhancements and transformation projects
- Opportunity to influence business decisions through people data and analytics
- Collaborative and supportive HR team environment
- Excellent opportunity to develop a career within HR Systems, HR Analytics or People Technology
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