Human Resources Advisor

CBSbutler; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech organization is seeking an experienced HR Advisor for a 6-month contract, offering a remote or hybrid working arrangement. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in HR advisory roles, particularly within international settings. Responsibilities include providing HR advice, ensuring compliance, and managing employee relations across multiple countries. This position is crucial for supporting HR operations and key projects globally. Strong organizational skills and adaptability are essential, with additional language skills being a major plus.

Qualifications

• Proven advisory experience in a generalist HR role.
• Experience managing employee queries and local policy guidance.
• Familiarity with international or multinational organizations.

Responsibilities

• Provide first line HR advice to employees and managers.
• Address employee concerns and escalate as needed.
• Prepare and issue HR documentation for compliance.
• Coordinate payroll and benefits processing approvals.
• Engage with stakeholders on projects.
• Liaise with HR operations teams.
• Manage country-specific processes across multiple regions.

Skills

Advisory experience

Employee relations management

Organizational skills

Adaptability

Languages (French, German, Spanish, Swedish)

Job description

Our client, a well known fintech business operating at scale across international markets, is seeking an experienced HR Advisor for a 6 month initial contract term working on a remote or hybrid working basis.

You will provide expert guidance and operational HR support across a complex, multi-country EMEA environment.

Covering a number of countries, this role is critical to ensuring compliance, effective case management, and the smooth delivery of HR processes. You will be highly organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing a high volume of work across multiple regions.

You will work closely with employees, managers, and HR colleagues globally, supporting both day-to-day HR operations and key regional and global projects.

Responsibilities include

• HR advisory and case management - first line HR advice to employees and managers on policies, process and employment practices
• Addressing employee concerns directly or escalating appropriately to subject matter experts
• Documentation and compliance - including the preparation and issuing of HR documentation
• Co-ordinating approvals to enable timely payroll and benefits processing.
• Projects and stakeholder engagement
• Liaising with HR operations teams, eg Payroll
• Multi country co-ordination - managing varying country specific processes and handling high volumes of work across multiple countries with different timelines and requirements.

About you

• You have proven advisory practical experience in a generalist role, including exposure to employee relations.
• You are used to managing employee queries, managing advice and local policy guidance.
• You have worked in an international or multi national organisation and you are used to working with global stakeholders.
• You are exceptionally organised and adaptable, resilient, and used to managing time sensitive issues.
• Additional languages such as French, German, Spanish or Swedish would be highly beneficial for this role.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a great team of creative professionals.

Apply today.