HR Manager

Interim HR Manager, Investment Company, London, FTC maternity cover 6 month predicted minimum term, to £60k p/a pro rated.

Our client a rapidly growing Investment Company is looking for a maternity cover HR Manager to start in June. The company is currently operating a hybrid working model (minimum 3 days per week in the office), and your hours are likely to be 8.30am - 17.00pm. You would be expected to maintain an effective HR operations and support the senior management team in advancing HR policies and practices. Additionally, you will manage and oversee two experienced office administrators.

The main duties of the Interim HR Manager role are:

• Provide full range of HR Support to senior management team, ensuring the company’s compliant legal operation within Irish & UK laws and policies
• Lead the day to day HR operations including onboarding and offboarding staff, absences, holiday, staff benefits, employment issues and ensure that all recruitment contracts handbooks policies and notices are maintained
• Implement and maintain office policies and procedures to promote a safe and productive work environments
• Manage and maintain the HR systems & supporting the health and safety aspects in the office
• First point of contact for any HR issues and act as a point of escalation for any office related issues
• Lead and support the office administration team including assigning tasks and monitoring performance
• Supporting the senior management team in decision making process
• Manage and administer UK and Irish payroll and other payments
• Manage and oversee the perfect review process for employees
• Manage and oversee the Annual compensation process working closely with senior management and Finance team
• Identify opportunities to develop staff members performance and their retention and support the senior management team in the delivery of these processes
• Support the senior management team with effectively identify training needs for their teams
• Involvement in ad hoc projects as required (e.g. office moves, and reviewing vendor contracts)

Required skills and experience

• Level 5 CIPD HR Qualification/HR Degree level or similar
• Three years’ experience working in HR, preferably in a financial organisation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as being very organised
• Confident with interaction with the senior management and effectively dealing with staff on HR issues
• High level of honesty, integrity and team player
• Good leadership skills and the ability to build rapport with staff
• Can use discretion when dealing with sensitive situations with team members
• Strong attention to detail, able to work to tight deadlines and balance multiple tasks without compromising accuracy
• Must be comfortable to work in a fast paced, small team environment with a high degree of individual autonomy
• Ability to think outside the box and be proactive in identifying issues and improvements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

If this sounds like a job for you, please get in touch.

Due to the large number of applications that we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Val Wade Recruitment are actively looking for applicants from underrepresented communities, and pride ourselves as an equal opportunities’ employer and agency.