HR Data & Reporting Officer
3 month contract Inside IR35 - £157 per day
Basingstoke - 2 days a week onsite
We're looking for an HR Data & Reporting Officer to join a large organisation undergoing significant transformation. This is a hands‑on, three‑month contract focused on the day‑to‑day management, validation and reporting of employee and organisational data.
Key responsibilities
- Maintain and update employee and organisational data within the HR system.
- Process employee lifecycle changes including starters, leavers, contract changes and internal moves.
- Run regular HR and workforce reports and analyse the data in Excel.
- Produce headcount and workforce reporting, including analysis by department and other organisational areas.
- Identify duplicate, missing or inaccurate records and investigate discrepancies.
- Validate and reconcile employee data across HR, Payroll and Finance systems.
- Produce scheduled and ad hoc management information and reports.
- Support data quality checks and ensure HR records are maintained accurately.
- Handle confidential employee information appropriately and in line with data protection requirements.
- Support testing and data checks relating to system updates and improvements.
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes and reduce manual administration.
What we're looking for
Essential:
- Strong practical Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience analysing and manipulating large datasets.
- Confident using functions such as XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, IF formulas, PivotTables and conditional formatting.
- Experience identifying data discrepancies, duplicates and data-quality issues.
- Experience producing reports, management information or workforce reporting.
- Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to data.
- Comfortable handling confidential and sensitive information.
- Able to work independently and contribute quickly in a short-term assignment.
Desirable:
- Experience using Workday or another HRIS.
- Previous experience working with HR, employee or workforce data.
- Experience with HR/payroll systems.
- Power BI or other reporting/BI tools.
- Experience with data reconciliation and process improvement.
This is a practical, hands‑on role, so we're particularly interested in candidates who are comfortable getting into the detail of employee data, running reports, investigating discrepancies and working with Excel on a daily basis