HR Specialist

Hitachi Energy; Vaasa; On-site; EUR 35 000 - 50 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent energy company in Vaasa is seeking an HR Specialist to deliver exceptional HR services while ensuring compliance with local legislation. This role involves managing the employee lifecycle, resolving inquiries, and improving HR processes. Ideal candidates should have 1-3 years of HR operations experience, proficiency in Finnish legislation, and strong customer service skills. The application deadline is October 15, 2025.

Qualifications

• 1 - 3 years of experience in an HR Operations and/or Payroll environment.
• Solid understanding of employment legislation and payroll processes.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end employee lifecycle processes.
• Support HR time management processes and compliance.
• Handle employee queries and requests via HR ticketing.

Skills

HR Operations Experience

Knowledge of Finnish Legislation

Payroll Processes

Customer Service

Fluent in Finnish and English

Tools

Workday

ServiceNow

Job description

The opportunity

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional HR services and driving process improvements? Join our dynamic HR Operations team as an HR Specialist, where you will play a key role in supporting internal customers and ensuring accurate, timely HR service delivery. This is your chance to be part of a collaborative environment that values initiative, quality, and continuous improvement.

As part of this role, you will preferably also bring valuable expertise in Finnish legislation as well as payroll and time processes, helping us ensure compliance and excellence in service delivery.

This is a fixed-term position for 12 months and the location for the role is Vaasa.

How you''ll make an impact

• Managing end-to-end employee lifecycle processes, Compensation & Benefits and payroll-related processes.
• Supporting HR time management processes, ideally with an understanding of time management practices and local labor regulations.
• Handling employee queries and transactional requests via our HR ticketing system in line with defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Communicating effectively with stakeholders such as HR Business Partners, managers and employees keeping them informed about process progress and outcomes.
• Ensuring HR data accuracy and process compliance with local labor laws and company policies.
• Supporting audits, HR projects and process improvements.

Your background

• 1 - 3 years of experience in an HR Operations and/or Payroll environment.
• Solid understanding of employment legislation and payroll processes.
• Experience in working with HR systems such as Workday and ServiceNow.
• Strong attention to detail and a passion for delivering excellent customer service.
• Solid Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas etc. are a plus).
• Ability to work effectively with colleagues and vendors across borders.
• Fluent in Finnish and English.

Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Does the above description sound like you?Welcome to apply no later than 15 October 2025.Our selection process is continuous, and the position may be closed before the advertisement expires. So, if you are interested - don''t hesitate, apply today!

More information about this role, please contact the recruiting manager, Hanna Mikkonen, at [phone].