HR Advisor Uk

ACCO Brands Corporation is one of the world's largest suppliers of branded office products and consumer goods. We market products in more than 100 countries through our own sales force and distribution networks. We're proud of our long history of industry leadership and innovation, and we're focused on delivering exceptional value for our shareholders and customers by providing unique, leading-edge, branded products.

**We are recruiting for an HR Advisor for a fixed term contract for up to 13 months (depending on start date) to support our operations in the UK & Ireland due to maternity.**

**Purpose of Job**
- Support the HR Manager and department with the full employee life cycle in line with company policy, processes, legislation and best practice (inc. but not limited to; recruitment, onboarding, performance management, change management, learning and development, leavers, absence management, disciplinaries and grievances)
- Provide generalist HR support to all UK & Ireland employees in collaboration with the HR Manager
- Support with various local and global HR projects

**Accountabilities & Key Tasks**
- Provide first line advice and guidance for any operational/employment related HR queries in line with company policies and best practice
- Manage the new starter and onboarding process, including documentation, reference checks, pre-employment health checks, right to work checks, first day inductions and training
- Prepare and issue confidential documentation and support payroll changing and process
- Support with updating the HRIS system & Headcount reports with all employee changes on a monthly basis
- Liaise, support and assist with all probation periods
- Support with co-ordinating HR related training courses as required
- Monitor sickness absence, analysing any trends/patterns and supporting line managers/employees with absence cases
- Support with any family friendly requests including flexible working, maternity, paternity, adoption, parental leave etc.
- Manage and co-ordinate the long service award process
- Coordinating the HR leaver process
- Support the HR Manager with any workplace disputes or conflicts, including disciplinary, grievance, mediation or any other support as required.
- Support with any organisational changes as required i.e. restructures, redundancy, TUPE, etc.
- Support the HR Manager to review and update HR policies
- Ensure employee HR files are kept up to date
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with employees and stakeholders across the business
- Manage the raising, coding and payment of invoices and purchase orders related to HR

**Knowledge & Experience**

**Essential**
- HR Generalist with experience delivering advice and support across the full employee lifecycle
- Ability to work pro-actively and reactively, whilst delivering and managing a high workload
- Proven experience of reprioritising workload/daily tasks within a reactive working environment with the ability to manage multiple and varying deadlines
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite systems, Office 365, Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel
- Excellent interpersonal skills, integrity, reliability, collaboration and approachability
- Strong, clear and effective communication skills (face to face, by telephone, in writing)
- Great administration skills with excellent attention to detail
- The ability and confidence to work autonomously, organise own workload, take responsibility and manage time effectively and productively
- Good understanding of the GDPR/legal requirements in handling personal and sensitive data
- Ability to keep knowledge up to date with Employment legislation and sharing learnings with HR colleagues as required

**Desirable**
- Previous HR experience within a matrix organisation
- Working within a small and busy HR department
- CIPD Level 3 qualified
- Demonstratable HR administrative/advisory experience in a fast-paced environment
- Experience working with HRIS systems

**Benefits & Working Arrangements**:

- Full time position - Monday to Friday
- Generous employer pension contributions
- 33 days annual leave (inc. bank holidays)
- Hybrid working model
- Life Assurance
- Annual pay reviews
- Onsite employee gym
- Discounted products across the ACCO portfolio
- Employee benefits portal provided by EdenRed
- Wellbeing benefits including occupational nurse visits, medicash health plans, eye tests, flu jabs, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance program and many more