Hr Advisor

Distinct Consultancy; Wythenshawe; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days annual leave

Birthday off

Flexible hours

CIPD support

Free hot drinks and fruits

Career growth potential

Job summary

Distinct Consultancy in Wythenshawe is seeking a HR Advisor to join on a permanent basis. You will own absence management, performance and ER casework, and help shape proactive people processes while supporting monthly payroll input.

You will coach managers, update policies with employment law in mind, and maintain accurate data for reporting. The role offers 22 days holiday, birthday off, flexible hours, CIPD support, and career growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven HR advisory experience managing absence, performance and ER casework.
• CIPD Level 5+ qualification and UK employment law knowledge.
• Experience coaching managers and influencing difficult conversations.
• Experience with payroll input and monthly deadlines.
• Ability to build HR processes in a small team.
• Experience implementing or improving HR systems.
• Ability to work autonomously in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Manage short-term absence and long-term sickness cases end to end.
• Lead performance and capability casework for managers.
• Advise on and manage employee relations cases.
• Maintain accurate case records and management reports.
• Review and update HR policy with employment law in mind.
• Design and deliver manager coaching and training.
• Own the wellbeing agenda and occupational health initiatives.
• Support payroll monthly processing and queries.
• Recruitment support at peak volumes and hard-to-fill roles.
• Maintain accurate people data and produce reporting.

Skills

CIPD Level 5+

HR advisory experience

UK employment law

Coaching managers

Autonomous working

Team collaboration

Payroll input

Process design

System implementation

Stakeholder management

Education

CIPD Level 5+ or equivalent

Tools

Payroll software

HRIS

Job description

HR Advisor + £33-37,000 + 22 days holiday + Birthday off + Flexible Hours + State of the art amenities + Career Growth

Our client based in Wythenshawe are looking for a HR Advisor to join them on a permanent basis. The HR Advisor will own the areas the business most needs to improve: absence and long-term sickness case management, performance and capability casework, and employee relations. Alongside that casework, you will build the proactive work that prevents it, with manager coaching, wellbeing, and better-designed people processes. You will also run monthly payroll input and checking, so accuracy and deadline discipline matter as much as advisory judgement.

HR Advisor responsibilities:

• Manage short-term absence and long-term sickness cases end to end, including occupational health referrals, adjustments and return-to-work planning
• Lead performance and capability casework, supporting managers through informal and formal stages
• Advise on and manage employee relations cases — disciplinary, grievance, flexible working — escalating complex or high-risk matters to the HR Manager
• Maintain accurate, well-documented case records and produce case data for management reporting
• Review and update HR policy, keeping it current with employment law and fit for how the business actually operates
• Design and deliver manager coaching and training to lift line-manager confidence in absence, performance and difficult conversations
• Own the wellbeing agenda: initiatives, occupational health, and early intervention on emerging risks
• Contribute to employer branding alongside the HR Coordinator, ensuring how we present externally matches the employee experience internally
• Support with payroll monthly processing
• Handle employee payroll queries and correct errors promptly
• Maintain a clear audit trail for all payroll changes and approvals
• Support recruitment at peak volume and lead on senior, complex or hard-to-fill roles, working with the HR Coordinator
• Maintain accurate people data in the HR system for casework, absence and payroll, and produce management reporting from it.
• Provide cover across the HR team during holiday and absence, including new starter administration, inductions and day-to-day queries. Usually, system administration and inductions sit with the HR Coordinator, but in a team of three, mutual cover is expected and reciprocal.
• Act as deputy to the HR Manager, covering escalation and decision-making during absence and periods of leave

What We Are Looking For

• CIPD level 5 or above qualified
• Substantial HR advisory experience, including independent management of absence, performance and ER casework
• Current working knowledge of UK employment law and the confidence to apply it commercially
• Proven ability to coach and influence line managers, including where the conversation is difficult
• Comfortable working autonomously with limited supervision and sound judgement about when to elevate
• Comfortable working in a small team where everyone covers the practical work when needed
• Experience of payroll input and checking, with strong attention to detail and the discipline to work to a fixed monthly deadline
• Experience of building processes from scratch in a small or newly formed HR team
• Experience of HR systems implementation or improvement

What is On Offer

Our Client is offering the HR Advisor a competitve basic salary of £33-37,000 (DOE). In addition you will receive:

• Leading business & growth potential
• 22 days annual leave + birthday off
• Flexible Hours
• CIPD support
• Free hot drinks and fruits
• The scope to build a function