HR Officer - Office Based in London

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. 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 do 4 days in the office and 1 from home.

The HR Advisor role will be a hands-on, diverse and generalist role 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.

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 etc. Provide advice on family friendly policies e.g. maternity, paternity, shared parental leave etc. 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 department 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. Producing pension letters according to auto-enrolment rules. Supporting with any ad-hoc payroll related tasks as and when 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 to include working with recruitment agencies, posting job adverts, maintaining PSL and templates. Produce and issue relevant documentation following promotions, job title changes, salary increases and update HR records accordingly.
• Training: Assisting with booking external training courses and liaising with training suppliers. Assisting with booking internal training sessions to include meeting room booking, attendee diary invites, attendance records. Monitor the HR inbox to ensure effective and prompt responses. Involvement in HR projects and new initiatives as required. Assisting the team with the remuneration process and preparation of incentive scheme letters. Ad-hoc duties as required or in the absence of other members of the team. Ad-hoc reporting. Updating of HR intranet pages.