HR Advisor

21 hours per week – six month contract – immediate start available

Sayer Vincent is an award-winning firm of chartered accountants with a clear focus on charities and social enterprises. We aim to help social purpose organisations become more effective and want them to be able to deliver more for their beneficiaries.

This role works in close partnership with the firm’s HR Manager and HR Co-ordinator to deliver all of Sayer Vincent’s HR needs.

We have around 80 staff, so every member of our team plays a key role in the organisation’s success – this role requires an individual who is eager to get stuck in across a wide range of HR tasks.

This will be a six-month contract, working three days each week, office based.

Responsibilities

As an HR Advisor, you will be responsible for delivery of a full range of human resource services. Your main duties will include administration, advising employees, assisting with any recruitment, supporting the HR Manager, and work with the HR Coordinator.

Typically, your responsibilities will include:

• Playing a key role in delivering a confidential and seamless HR service to the Firm
• Manage HR processes, and perform some advisory level tasks
• Coordinating the appointment process, including onboarding, for successful candidates
• Providing advice in work reviews and change processes
• Together with HR Coordinator, updating and maintaining the HR Information System data
• With HR Manager, advising on staff development and implementation of initiatives
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of HR systems and practices
• Providing advice and assistance on policies and procedures
• Answering queries from staff within scope of role e.g., information about policies, employee benefits, leave allowances, timesheets, and general administrative matters
• Performing routine calculations e.g., holiday/bank holidays, and applying the results; typically, this will cover – end of the holiday year, end of the flexitime year, or new joiners and leavers
• Developing understanding of the structure of ACA training for the firm’s trainee accountants
• Getting involved with induction for staff, delivering elements of the HR related induction requirements
• Supporting our Staff Forum by providing minutes for the Chair and tracking progress on action plans, taking forward work for this group as agreed with the HR Manager
• Supporting our ‘Employee of the Season’ scheme
• Taking minutes when required and transcribing
• Getting involved with employee engagement projects e.g., summer party
• Undertaking research tasks as required
• Co-ordinating administrative HR processes, as directed, to support the systems and processes associated with human resources

Skills and Attributes

• Knowledge of relevant HR policies and procedures
• Experience in interpreting, advising, and implementing agreements and procedures
• Ability to use a HR information system including, accessing, inputting, and compiling data
• The verbal communication skills to communicate with a diverse group of people
• The written communication skills to produce succinct correspondence and reports
• The ability to research, analyse and reason logically within tight and conflicting timeframes
• Experience in leading and working effectively in teams
• Ability to identify development needs
• Ideally, have some experience in leading small projects and implementing new initiatives
• Be always aware of confidentiality
• Take personal responsibility for getting the job done, planning work effectively and reprioritising to meet deadlines as required
• Conversant with general office IT. Experienced with Microsoft Office, particularly intermediate to advanced level Word and Outlook | intermediate Excel and PowerPoint
• Numerate, with the ability to perform required calculations accurately

Qualifications and Experience

• Certificate in Personnel Practice (CPP) is highly desirable
• A good level of education with a mixture of GCSEs and A Levels
• Previous HR experience as a senior administrator/advisor level