HR Assistant

Baringa Partners; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Baringa Partners is seeking an experienced HR Assistant to join their HR Operations team. The role involves supporting various HR activities including maintaining employee files, processing contractual changes and leave requests, and coordinating inductions. With a strong focus on well-being and work-life balance, Baringa offers generous benefits, including a flexible working policy, annual leave, and a profit share scheme.

Benefits

Generous Annual Leave Policy

Flexible Working

Corporate Responsibility Days

Wellbeing Fund

Profit Share Scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in an HR Operations role within a fast-paced HR team.
• An awareness of Human Resource Management best practices.
• Proficient in MS Office applications, particularly MS Excel at an advanced level.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact to managers and employees.
• Maintain and update our HR database (Workday) and employee personnel files (electronic).
• Assist with the preparation of monthly HR reports and ad-hoc report requests.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organisation

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

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Our HR Operations team are looking for an experienced HR Assistant to join the team.

As we continue to grow organically, we need to ensure our people processes are set up to enable the future size and shape of the business to operate effectively and efficiently, using the appropriate tools. Supporting the ever-evolving business needs and being a key player in the change management of the firm is a core part of this role.

What you will be doing

• Act as the first point of contact to managers and employees
• Maintain and update our HR database (Workday) and employee personnel files (electronic)
• Process leavers, contractual changes, flexible working requests, and leave requests
• Assist with the preparation of monthly HR reports and ad-hoc report requests
• Assist in coordinating the Day 1 induction for new joiners both in the UK and internationally, as well as delivering the HR section of the induction when required
• Support the processing of all types of parental leave, working with employees to ensure they are aware of our policy and required actions
• Respond in a timely manner to ad-hoc queries and requests via the HR mailbox, including reference requests from external sources
• Schedule interviews, liaise with candidates, and update our ATS

Your skills and experience

• Proven experience working in an HR Operations role within a fast-paced HR team
• An awareness of Human Resource Management best practices
• Proficient in MS Office applications, particularly MS Excel at an advanced level
• Good stakeholder management, communication, organisation, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent attention to detail

What a career at Baringa will give you

Putting People First.

Baringa is a People First company, and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognize the importance of work-life balance and flexible working, providing our staff with amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. Additionally, after 5 years of continuous service, employees receive an extra 2 weeks of paid leave through our 5-Year Recharge benefit.
• Flexible Working: A hybrid working policy and increased flexibility around unpaid leave to support work-life balance.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: 3 days annually to support social and environmental causes.
• Wellbeing Fund: An annual fund to support individual wellbeing activities.
• Profit Share Scheme: Participation in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme, sharing company success.