We will offer you a place where you can be yourself and where there are no limits on what you can achieve. With us, you can take ownership of your career and have honest conversations throughout. You would join an ambitious firm with a clear strategy for profitable growth where you can get early responsibility and early involvement in growing the business. Here you can expect a competitive and fair reward as well as recognition based on all round performance. This forms part of our internal promise to you, The Deal, between the firm and its employees.
You can expect:
• A competitive salary and a host of family friendly policies
• Life assurance, private health and dental care for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including gym discount and retail vouchers
• Tech, cycle and electric car schemes
• The opportunity to support the firm’s charity through volunteering leave
• A wellbeing strategy that focuses on preventative measures to maintain overall health, and tools and support for when our people experience physical or mental difficulties. The strategy focuses on four pillars: physical, emotional, financial and social aspects
As part of the London HR department, the role includes:
Payroll and benefits * Manage the monthly payroll for 700 employees using Workday, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery
* Work closely and in collaboration with the HR Operations team
* Supporting the payroll assistant in processing and administering the day to day duties for monthly UK payroll from start to finish including starters, leavers, SSP, SMP, SPPetc. manual calculations alongside systems when needed
* Ensure all day to day payroll tasks are completed in line with payroll processing timetable and controls, including month end and year end process and reporting, including P11d(b) and P60
* Manage Dubai payroll for 50+ employees each month, entering data to the workbooks supplied by the Dubai HR Operations team and ensuring accuracy with payments
* Manage the Dubai DEWS system and ensure all payments and uploads are made on time whilst liaising directly with the HR Ops team in Dubai
* Assist Senior Reward Manager in overseeing all global benefits including harmonising and modernising benefits globally
* Instruct global benefit brokers/consultants to conduct market reviews for benefits such as private medical insurance and group risk policies
* Monthly UK auto-enrolment and pension management
* Manage the administration for UK employee benefits which includes flexible benefits, employee portal (Darwin) with our broker, annual renewals
* End process reporting for UK benefits providers
* Participate in the internal HR wellbeing working group, preparing ideas and initiatives
* Develop and maintain relationships with benefits and pensions providers
* Provide high quality service and assistance to our UK employees and partners on payroll, benefits and pension related queries
* Ensure data quality and integrity
Knowhow, processes and projects * Responsible for developing and maintaining up to date documentation: know-how, step by step guides, templates and guidance for all activities
* Proactively propose, plan and drive improvement to the way we operate to drive efficiency, accuracy and process streamlining
* Propose presentations, updates etc. in line with changes of regulations to share knowledge with the wider HR team
* Superuser for Workday and Darwin
* Participate in multiple projects as the business continues to evolve
* Review and analyse processes, rectifying anomalies and queries, reviewing procedures and enhancing processes
* Work closely with the HR systems team with the implementation of new modules or upgrades
People management and development * Supervise the work of the payroll assistant to ensure that all activities are coordinated appropriately and that client service is delivered in a timely and professional manner
* Supervise and develop the payroll assistant, including day to day work, as well as conducting reviews and appraisals
* Supervise the work of others when leading project workstreams
* Support the wider team by gaining a wider understanding of each of the HR areas or work
Relationships * Build and maintain strong relationships and work closely with the London HR team and the relevant line managers of the legal/business support departments
* Engender trust and confidence when building relationships
* Facilitate the development of a highly motivated and engaged team
Experience and qualifications * Previous experience in a similar role including experience of UK and EMEA benefits
* Identified and delivered process and service improvements
* Used Microsoft Excel to manipulate and interpret complex data
* Workday knowledge and experience
* Worked in a mainstream HR role (desirable)
* Worked in a partnership and / or law firm (desirable)
* Degree qualified, or equivalent experience
Skills required * Accuracy and a strong attention to detail
* Able to handle sensitive situations and information confidentially and discreetly
* Flexible approach and proactive manner
* Empathetic and people-centric
* Strong customer service skills
* Approachable and able to build relationships at all levels
* Can-do, client focused and positive attitude
* Adaptable and amenable to changing deadlines and demands
* Resilient, dealing effectively with challenging situations
* Ability to work as part of a team or individually when needed
* Excellent organisational skills; planning and prioritisation; time management of self and others
* Excellent verbal/written communication skills
* Ability to communicate effectively and professionally across all levels of the firm including partners, management and other staff
This job description is indicative only and does not represent an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The firm reserves the right to alter or change the responsibilities at any time, in line with the firm’s strategy and business needs.