AZ03370 M&A HR Business Partner Specialist

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Azets Group Full time
M&A HR Business Partner Specialist

Location:
Remote

Business Area:
Head Office Functions

Contract Type:
Permanent

Azets are a leading firm of Accountants and Business Advisers operating across the UK, Ireland and the Nordics, we have over a wide network of employees and an abundance of inspiring opportunities to join one of our many offices

We are a top ten accountancy firm in the UK and are the number one largest SME practice.

Reporting to both the Group Head of Merger & Acquisitions and the Human Resources Director, the role of an M&A HR Business Partner Specialist is to conduct thorough and detailed Due Diligence, integration planning and execution on any prospective Merger or Acquisition.

The M&A HR Business Partner Specialist will produce reports for key stakeholders with a full view of the People side of the potential incoming business including risk analysis for consideration and then incorporating these findings into a integration plan to facilitate a smooth integration for the Target business into the Azets Group.

This role will work closely with the wider HR teams teams (e.g. L&D, Reward) and collate their analysis to produce a complete and holistic view of People issues and planning on a transaction and then subsequently ensure a handover post exchange and completion to the BAU HR team.

The post holder will be responsible for the creation & implementation of the HR integration project plan whilst being supported by Regional teams ensuring proper focus is on the incoming business being integrated into Azets' Culture and Values.


This role will include regular travel across the UK and Ireland. Travel across Europe will also be required at times.
HR Due Diligence for all prospective UK Mergers & Acquisitions including but not limited to:

o Production of a GAP analysis for areas where we will experience employee contention when integrating with Azets, such as, alignment of Job Titles & terms and conditions, contractual & non- contractual policies and benefit alignment.

o Understanding the make up and structure of the workforce and comparison to Azets 'model office' structure
o Trainee qualifications and training programmes
o L&D / CPD for all staff
o Typical career path (progression and pay) across departments and comparison of career path against Azets
o Recruitment process
Open channel of communication with the M&A team, highlighting any concerns or risks to be mitigated through legal documentation or integration planning
Understand the flow of succession in the incoming business and developing a plan alongside the Regional HR Director to mitigate short / medium term risk
Partnering with Recruitment to ensure confidential data is shared to gain risk analysis
Partnering with Reward to ensure confidential data is shared to gain a risk analysis
Partnering with L&D to ensure Student Data is reviewed and gain a risk analysis
Partnering with the People XD (HR Data) team to ensure People data is populated in the required templates to bring the acquired employees onto our system & sharing this information to our IT teams
Report Production of Due Diligence Report data to clearly articulate Due Diligence findings and recommended actions required through integration planning
Prepare communication documents for the Regional HRD & Business Change
Development of a comprehensive HR project plan, ensuring key DD findings are clearly articulated as well as highlighting any risks, issues & dependencies within the plan
The HR integration plan should encompass all aspects of HR including L&D, Reward and Recruitment and be developed in conjunction with other workstreams such as IT in relation to the implementation of Azets HR software/systems
Responsible for the successful implementation of the HR project plan ensuring any risks, issues or date slippage are highlighted to the Integration Manager
Attendance at Workstream Updates to provide up to date progress of the HR Integration to the wider teams
o to ensure a smooth transition to BAU, a handover of information once the acquired business is fully integrated into the central HR function
o to ensure any significant changes to the project plan is highlighted to the Integration Manager

o to ensure successful implementation of the project plan

Reward & Talent Acquisition
Ongoing assessment & reporting of the cultural impacts of the acquired business to ensure a smooth transition to our culture and values
Works closely with Target Partners to strengthen the Company culture, values and employee experience by improving employee engagement and retention
Effective Knowledge Management
~ Creating and maintaining a standard set of HR Plans, Toolkits and FAQ documentation which is shared in-order to upskill UK HRBP's

Experienced HR generalist / HR Business Partner, ideally experience in a professional services environment.
Effective influencing skills Intellectual curiosity & empathy – a desire to learn all aspects of the business and understand it's goals
Strong Project Management experience, with a proven ability to meet deadlines
Ability to work with business stakeholders at all levels
Technically proficient, so that all data is managed in accordance with all legal and Corporate requirements
Experienced in the use of the Microsoft Office suite
Our benefits include hybrid & flexible working, birthday leave, professional subscription and much more.

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