Hr Business Partner

Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be working with one of our Sheffield based clients to recruit a HR Business Partner for their growing team.  This is a standalone role but will have a direct line into the European HR team as well as close support from the UK based SLT and Finance team. Based in Sheffield City Centre the role offers hybrid, flexible working and subsidised parking.

This is a fully generalist HR role for a a current headcount of c80, covering the full HR remit and will intially involve some payroll streamlining with support from the Finance team.  The role will contribute to the implementation and development of HR for the UK providing a HR advisory service by building strong relationships with key stakeholders across the UK, delivering improvements and change.  Whilst payroll is outsourced there will be an emphasis on managing all aspects of liaising with the 3rd party suppliers on changes and amendments to pay, employee headcount and data, new starters, leavers etc as well as implementing a new system to reduce the HR involvement. 

This is a really exciting opportunity to join a business as it expands in the UK and grows its headcount exponentially.

The role will involve:

• Managing harmonisation of terms and conditions and policies and procedures post acquisition
• Responsibility for the end to end recruitment process.
• Managing visas and sponsorship processes
• Implementation of HR policies and procedures, providing expertise on legislation to ensure uptodate and best practice
• Supporting on Employee relations, grievance & disciplinary, absence management, performance management
• Managing the relationship with the third party payroll agency, dealing with all changes and amendments to pay.
• Manage compliance with HR legislation
• Interpret and advise managers on employment law.
• Develop HR planning strategies, to consider immediate and long-term staff recruitment and staff retention.
• Report KPIs for the HR department and prepare HR reports for SMT reports
• Work with managers to analyse training needs and then support on planning and implementing training program.
• Manage the leaver process and analyse trends relating to staff turnover.
• Manage all HR administration

In time the role will develop to managing the HR budget, providing advice on small scale restructure programmes as well as first level support on union negotiations e.g. pay, redundancy, ER issues.

To be successful in this role we’re looking for the following skills:

• 3-5 years in a generalist HR Advisor role
• Experience of overseeing payroll processes.
• Experience in a standalone role or a desire and confidence to work autonomously
• Confident, creative with strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• Excellent system/IT skills. A knowledge of HR systems would also be an advantage

The role will involve occasional UK travel.

If this role is if of interest and you have the relevant skills we’d love to hear from you.