Hr Administrator

Our client has been in the Financial Services industry for the last 40 years dealing with a broad range of customers from private individuals, charities, pension funds and trusts They are looking for a HR Administrator for a maternity contract min term 9 months up to 12 months.

The role can be full 5 days per week, but a 4-day week would also be considered.

Salary and Benefits:

         -     Up to £28,000 DOE  p.a

• 25 days’ holiday raising to 26 after 2 years’ service,
• A discretionary day off for your birthday, Christmas shopping day and moving house day
• 8 bank holidays
• Pension 7.5% contribution
• Private medical insurance
• Income Protection

Role Overview for the HR Administrator position:

Responsible for a professional HR contribution, involving the administration of the lifecycle of employee at all levels, end to end recruitment, onboarding, training and development.

Main Activities of the position of the HR Administrator:

Staff Resourcing and Onboarding (up to Team Leader/Assistant Manager level) 

• Draft job descriptions and (where applicable) provide guidance on salary benchmarking.
• Working with line managers, support the HR team with all recruitment administration such as arranging interviews and ensuring all paperwork is completed and recorded.
• Act as point of contact for all reference requests and queries, liaising with Compliance as necessary.
• Arranging pre-employment checks in line with internal procedures; and
• Manage the administration of the induction process, ensuring firmwide inductions are carried out by line managers and ensuring PDPs are in place.

 Training

• Liaise with the Securities Institute (CISI) and external training providers, making appropriate bookings for staff to go on training courses and attend examinations;
• Assist with the administration of Knowledge and Experience Assessments; and             Ensure training records are kept up to date and logged accurately. 

 Compensation and Benefits

• Support the HR team with the administration of the annual pay review process as required.
• Assist the Compensation and Benefits Manager with basic payroll queries and administration.  

  Employee Lifecycle/General Administration 

• Carry out general HR administration (e.g. preparing and sending changes to terms and conditions, leaver letters, updating trackers etc).
• Assist the HR team with the administration of straightforward internal employment procedures (e.g. absence management, flexible working requests, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, disciplinary, grievances, notetaking etc);
• Assist the HR team with the administration of the annual appraisal process.
• Work with the Compensation and Benefits Manager to maintain the online HR system; and
• Manage the HR inbox, delegating to appropriate members of the team as required.

Requirements for the position of HR Administrator

• Have experience of working in a generalist and administrative HR role, ideally within a professional services environment.  
• A strong administrator with exceptional organisation skills and attention to detail.   
• Must have very good Word and Excel skills.
• Experience of using HR and Payroll systems.
• Communicates effectively; written and verbal.
• Enthusiasm
• Discreet and confidential approach
• Patient, friendly and helpful disposition