HR Assistant

HR Assistant - £28,000 - £35,000 - City of London - X_QJG27529

An International Financial Services organisation based in Central London are looking for a HR Assistant to join their team on an 18 month fixed-term contract. This role provides comprehensive administrative support within the HR team, focussing on operational HR and employee life cycle activity. The responsibilities are highly varied ranging from the execution of basic administrative tasks through to the ownership and improvement of process and policies.

Duties:

• Employee record management, including preparation of contracts and associated documentation, offer letters. New starter packs, physical and electronic employee files, transfer and assignment contract amendments, out of cycle promotion and so on
• Employee background screening and referencing, including relationship ownership with external provider, liaising with external provider, employee communications, progress tracking etc.
• New employee start and on-boarding including right to work documentation, facilitating new starter process with team admins, supporting the ongoing induction events etc.
• Payroll liaison
• Tracking and reporting of employee on sponsored visa, ensuring that reporting and extensions ae managed in line with guidelines
• Employee probation period tracking, communications etc.
• Maternity / paternity administration
• Invoicing and cost management
• Future project support and involvement as required
• General administrative support activity
• Administrative support to the HR Director, Head Office on an ad-hoc basis to cover holiday and any absence

Requirements:

• Excellent organisation, planning and administrative skills
• Highly proactive, including the ability to review processes and suggest improvements to make them more efficient and effective
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to handle working within a pressurised environment and a flexibility to cope with completing demands