HR Business Partner

5w1 month ago

S&W

London, GB · Full-time · £65,000 – £85,000

About this role

The HR Business Partner will work closely with the HR team and management team to support the delivery of key objectives in the context of the people agenda. Combining an understanding of the organisation and its context with HR expertise, the role tailors business solutions and develops effective interventions.

Day-to-day responsibilities include advising and coaching managers through a range of employee relations issues including disciplinary, grievance, and capability matters. The role manages relationships and expectations to provide proactive, commercially sound insights and flexible solutions to address HR challenges across the organisation.

S&W is one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, a trusted partner since 1881. The firm provides a comprehensive range of services including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring.

This role helps build a high-performance culture, reinforcing values and behaviours underpinned by strong performance management capability. Opportunities exist to support change management initiatives including acquisitions and business transformation projects.

Requirements

In depth knowledge of UK employment law and experience in resolving complex people related issues
Understanding of the regulatory framework affecting financial services
Strong commercial and business acumen in order to assess risk and opportunities for the organisation
Ability to work at pace and deliver against established personal and team targets
Resilient, approachable and confident
Has gravitas and is able to build credibility easily
Highly articulate with excellent written and verbal skills
Strong analytical skills

Responsibilities

Work collaboratively and commercially as an integral part of business area management teams, influencing the development and delivery of the people strategy in support of business objectives.
Advise and coach managers through a range of employee relations issues including disciplinary, grievance, and capability matters.
Support the effective implementation of change management initiatives, including medium to large acquisitions and business transformation projects, minimising ER impacts.
Understand and apply the company's approach to compensation; manage compensation review and benchmarking activities for their business area.
Design and deliver Management Information (MI), interpret results to identify trends which translate to HR initiatives, present and interpret data to senior management.
Advise and oversee recruitment within business area, ensuring an exceptional end-to-end recruitment and on-boarding experience for new hires.
Help build a high-performance culture, which reinforces our values and behaviours and is underpinned by strong performance management capability.