People Advisor

People Advisor

Job description

About the role

Working as a key member of the People team, you willprovide a commercial HR service to our Tax service line. You will manage the HR service delivery andsupport all elements of the employee experience from joining RSM, to going onfamily leave, to leaving, and everything in between.

You will also work closely with the SeniorPeople Advisor and People Advisory Manager to strategically support a regionalarea of the business, working on engagement, sense of belonging, wellbeing,diversity & inclusion initiatives.

Youwill also contribute to the ongoing development of the National People Teamfunction with the opportunity to work on strategic national projects.







Thisrole will work closely with 1 other People Advisor in the region; however theteam also includes an Assistant People Advisor and is supported by a People Assistantand a member of our central People Operations Team.

The remit of the role will focus on proactive HR support and advice toyour client groups, including completion of the annual bonus and salary reviewprocesses, dealing with employee relations issues as they arise, providingwellbeing and absence management support, provision of management information / analysis and delivery of learning and developmentinitiatives.

About the company and department

RSM UK is part ofthe international RSM network, RSM UK has over 3500 staff based in 33 officesacross the UK. We are the 7th largest accountancy and businessadvisory firm nationally and the 6th largest internationally.

Our vision is forRSM to be known as a great place to work. We strive to have a credible reputation for supporting and inspiring ourpeople to succeed, achieving this through quality training and development,inspiring leadership,





a drive for excellence in all we do, a focus on wellbeingand an authentic culture that is founded on the principle of authenticinclusion.

We encourage our HR team tobe inquisitive and innovative, and always thinking of ways to improve ourprocesses.

About you

Do you want to work closely with your clients,building lasting relationships which allow you to make a realcontribution?

Do you enjoy variety, and beingchallenged? Do you want to see yourefforts rewarded and to be continually developed? Our culture is our greatest strength, and asa People Advisor we will ensure that you are givien wide ranging experience, aswell as the opportunity to get involved in one off projects.

About the job







In this role youwill provide generalist HR advice in a number of areas including :

Partner Support and Line Management Development : providing support and guidance to key stakeholders, department heads and line managers to help them manage their areas of responsibility and its ongoing development.

Undertaking line management coaching sessions (both individual and group) regarding performance management, grievances, disciplinary, absence management, coaching skills, appraisals will also work with National Training contacts to provide feedback regarding individual / team training needs analysis and action plans having regular meetings with Regional Training contacts to discuss trends and outstanding needs.

- Compensation and Benefits :





supporting with the annual bonus and salary review processes for your client groups, reporting into the Senior People Advisor, People Advisory Manager and HR Business will utilise our benchmarking and other market rate information to provide guidance to line managers, reporting any trends and market movements to the Reward will ensure that all correspondence and related administration is managed in a timely manner in liaison with the central People Operations will ensure that all offers of employment / contractual terms are in line with our national policy and will undertake any local actions in relation to the harmonisation of terms and conditions.
- Employee Relations :





providing advice and guidance to partners and line mangers to support them in dealing with difficult performance issues up to settlement agreement stage (with approval from the People Advisory Manager).

You will ensure that legal and RSM requirements are met and that risk is managed appropriately and will undertake investigations in relation to grievances, disciplinaries and capability matters, or will attend such meetings where will also take full responsibility for any restructures / redundancy programmes within your areas of the business.

- Recruitment and Selection : working closely with Talent Acquisition leads for your areas of the business in relation to experienced hire recruitment.
- Wellbeing and absence support :





you will be trained to become a Mental Health First Aid champion.Providing advice and support to line managers and members of staff in relation to mental health and other absence will be involved in complex occupational health / potential PHI cases.
- Appraisals : responsibility for attending and managing appraisal moderation meetings for your areas of the business, ensuring that appraisal grading distribution is fair and will also provide advice to line managers in relation to giving constructive feedback, coaching, and setting appropriate objectives.
- Policies and Procedures : providing advice to the business on the application of all RSM policies and procedures, and involvement in amending / updating our policies where appropriate.
- Projects : involvement in national HR projects as lead or take part in local projects as appropriate.
- Induction and exit procedures :





ensuring that an appropriate induction is carried out for every joiner, and that they also receive a 6-8 week and 3 month review.

Conducting exit interviews for more senior roles, or in contentious situations, as and when required.

- Reporting : making full use of the HR systems to deliver regular reporting to the business in relation to holiday usage, retention, exit interview feedback, / trends, absence trends, etc,
- Family leave providing guidance to individuals, partners and line managers regarding maternity, paternity, parental and shared parental leave.

Promoting the use of share parental leave amongst all employees.

Requirements

The role requires :

- A minimum of 2 years’ experience of working at People Advisor level in a generalist role (essential)






- Experience of investigating disciplinary and grievance cases; conducting redundancy and general consultations (essential)
- Experience of working independently from line manager (essential)
- Ability to liaise with and manage stakeholders at all levels (essential)
- Experience of completing salary review process (preferable)
- Experience of professional or financial services environment (preferable)
- Experience of working in a multi-sited environment / role (preferable)
- CIPD qualified or working towards qualification (preferable)
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent client service skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
- Passionate about HR

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▶️ People Advisor
🖊️ RSM
📍 Manchester