HR Advisor

Mazars; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services network is hiring an HR Advisor in Manchester to provide expert HR advice and support for employee relations. This role focuses on ensuring compliance with employment law, maintaining accurate HR records, and collaborating on HR initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in HR practices and a positive team-oriented approach. Competitive compensation and opportunities for professional growth are included.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing HR advice and guidance on employment law.
• Ability to support employee relations issues effectively.
• Knowledgeable in HR policy and procedure development.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice on operational matters ensuring compliance.
• Maintain employee records and ensure data integrity.
• Collaborate with HR teams to develop policies reflecting best practices.

Skills

Employment law knowledge

HR policy interpretation

Team collaboration

Data integrity maintenance

Job description

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Forvis Mazars cares about your career progression, offering individually designed career paths that help you pursue your interests, match your changing needs, and explore your true potential. We work with diverse, prestigious clients across a range of sectors and geographies, giving you the opportunity to constantly update and grow your skills for lifelong professional development.

About theteam

Our People & Culture Team make it their mission to ensure Forvis Mazars has a diverse, inclusive and engaged team that prioritises quality through a high-performance culture so we can deliver exceptional client service and future-proof our growing business.

About the role

As an HR Advisor, you will play a proactive and collaborative role within the People & Culture team, working closely with HR Business Partners, managers, and stakeholders across the business. You will provide accurate, timely, and pragmatic HR advice on a wide range of operational matters, ensuring compliance with employment legislation and alignment with best practice. Your focus will be on enabling effective people management and supporting the delivery of HR initiatives that contribute to the firm's strategic goals.

Role & Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and guidance to people managers and team members on HR policies and procedures and employment law processes as applicable.
• Supporting to resolve people and process related issues as informally as possible or ensuring that the formal processes are carried out in line with HR Policy and procedure.
• Stay informed on employment law developments and HR trends, particularly within the professional services sector, and share insights with the wider team.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners, centres of excellence, internal stakeholders and internal networks to review and develop policies and procedures that reflect best practice and meet business needs.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records and HR systems, ensuring data integrity and compliance.
• Assisting with the development and maintaining of people policies and procedures which provide general and practical advice and guidance for people managers and team members on a range of employment issues.
• Supporting with the management of employee relations cases relating to sickness absence, probation, performance improvement, disciplinary, grievance etc.
• Liaise with Occupational Health and support the implementation of reasonable adjustments and wellbeing initiatives.
• Conduct exit interviews, analyse trends, and provide insights to HR Business Partners and people managers to identify and address any areas of concern. Using the data to inform retention strategies.
• Act as a point of escalation for complex queries from HR Shared Services and provide support on transactional HR matters such as payroll, onboarding, offboarding and other people related matters.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of People & Culture strategies and projects

What we are looking for

• Behaviours consistent with the firm's values, a positive individual who can demonstrate they are truly a team player and a key part of the People & Culture team.
• Good working knowledge of employment law based on a mixture of, academic qualifications, practical experience and demonstrable continuous personal development.
• Experience of delivering front line advice and guidance on conditions of employment and employee relations issues.
• Ability to use own initiative to interpret policies, procedures and situations in order to identify solutions/recommendations on a case-by-case basis.

About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network. The network operates under a single brand worldwide, with just two members: Forvis Mazars LLP in the United States and Forvis Mazars Group SC, an internationally integrated partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories.

Both member firms share a commitment to providing an unmatched client experience, delivering audit & assurance, tax and advisory services around the world. Together, our strategic vision strives to move our clients, people, industry and communities forward. Through our reach and areas of expertise, we help organisations respond to emerging sustainability issues in the global marketplace including human rights, climate change, environmental impacts and culture.