HR Advisor (4 days in office)

Our client is a Wealth and Asset Management firm in W1, looking for an HR Advisor to provide practical guidance and support across a busy HR function. This role is a generalist position with exposure to all functions of the department.

Ideally, you will have HR experience in a financial/professional services environment, a sound understanding of the principles of ‘good’ HR practice and UK employment law, and be CIPD Level 5+ qualified (or equivalent). They currently operate 4 days in the office and 1 from home.

The HR Advisor role will be hands-on, diverse, and generalist, covering all areas of BAU as well as the opportunity to get involved in projects across the team. The post holder will need to be thoroughly familiar with HR procedures, records, and systems and be flexible in their approach. They will be discreet, a self-starter, have great attention to detail, and be a team player.

Main Duties

• Advisory: Provide advice to line managers on employee relations (ER) issues e.g. policies, performance management, end-to-end absence management including return to work meetings, reporting, and occupational health referrals.
• Provide advice on family-friendly policies e.g. maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.
• Update existing policy documentation and make changes where applicable.

• Performance Management: Proactively take responsibility for the adherence and implementation of HR policies.
• Manage probationers and where necessary extension cases.
• Support line managers in performance management practices, objective setting, and performance improvement plans (PIPs).

• HR Analytics: Report on HR analytics monthly and quarterly to relevant departments and parent company e.g. board papers, SWISS headcount, recruitment costs report, staff turnover and remuneration reports, and recruitment analytics.

• Benefits and Payroll: Responsible for actioning all HR-related invoices in line with internal invoicing process.
• Advise benefits broker of employee changes and update internal records.
• Produce pension letters according to auto-enrolment rules.
• Support with any ad-hoc payroll related tasks as required.

• Talent Acquisition and Onboarding: Responsible for efficient and accurate end-to-end recruitment in all areas across the Firm.
• Coordinate and execute the Firm’s recruitment processes including working with recruitment agencies, posting job adverts, maintaining PSL and templates.
• Organise new joiner inductions.
• Produce and issue relevant documentation following promotions, job title changes, salary increases, and update HR records accordingly.

• Training: Assist with booking external training courses and liaising with training suppliers.
• Assist with booking internal training sessions including meeting room booking, attendee diary invites, and attendance records.
• Assist with maintaining training and up-to-date qualification records for all staff.

• General: Regular reviews of documentation, i.e. updated job descriptions.
• Update the firm’s HRIS.
• Monitor the HR inbox to ensure effective and prompt responses.
• Involvement in HR projects and new initiatives as required.
• Assist the team with the remuneration process and preparation of incentive scheme letters.
• Ad-hoc duties as required or in the absence of other team members.
• Ad-hoc reporting.
• Update HR intranet pages.
• Update internal organisation charts.