HR Operations Specialist – 6 Month FTC

Location: Remote working with occasional visits to the London office
Salary: £40,000
Sector: HR Operations | Global Financial Services
Client: Confidential
Our client is a global financial services organisation with a strong international footprint and a reputation for robust governance and operational excellence. The business operates in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment and places significant value on accurate, responsive HR support.
This HR Operations role has been created to provide additional capacity within a busy HR operations function during a period of ongoing activity. The successful candidate will act as a key point of contact for employee lifecycle processes, ensuring a consistent, compliant, and high-quality HR service. This is a hands-on role with real exposure to core HR operations within a complex, global business.
Key Responsibilities*Acting as the first point of contact for HR-related queries via email, phone, and HR systems, providing timely and accurate responses.
*Managing background and pre-employment checks as part of the onboarding process.
*Supporting the offboarding process, ensuring all leaver activities are completed accurately and on time.
*Processing employee data changes, including personal details, job changes, secondments, and probation confirmations.
*Preparing HR documentation such as employment letters, contractual addendums, and salary review communications using mail merges.
*Handling employment verification requests and external reference checks in line with company policy.
Candidate Profile*Proven experience in an HR operations or HR administration role, ideally within financial services or a similarly regulated environment.
*Strong hands-on experience using Workday is essential.
*A solid understanding of employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, changes, and offboarding.
*High attention to detail, with the ability to manage sensitive personal data confidentially and accurately.
*Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment.
*Confident communicator, comfortable dealing with employees and stakeholders at all levels.
This opportunity would suit an experienced HR Operations Specialist looking for a well-defined fixed-term contract within a high-quality, global organisation, offering flexibility alongside exposure to a sophisticated HR environment.