Hr Advisor

CV-Library • Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester • 19h ago

HR Advisor + £33-37,000 + 22 days holiday + Birthday off + Flexible Hours + State of the art amenities + Career Growth

Our client based in Wythenshawe are looking for a HR Advisor to join them on a permanent basis. The HR Advisor will own the areas the business most needs to improve: absence and long-term sickness case management, performance and capability casework, and employee relations. Alongside that casework, you will build the proactive work that prevents it, with manager coaching, wellbeing, and better-designed people processes. You will also run monthly payroll input and checking, so accuracy and deadline discipline matter as much as advisory judgement.

HR Advisor responsibilities:

Manage short-term absence and long-term sickness cases end to end, including occupational health referrals, adjustments and return-to-work planning
Lead performance and capability casework, supporting managers through informal and formal stages
Advise on and manage employee relations cases — disciplinary, grievance, flexible working — escalating complex or high-risk matters to the HR Manager
Maintain accurate, well-documented case records and produce case data for management reporting
Review and update HR policy, keeping it current with employment law and fit for how the business actually operates
Design and deliver manager coaching and training to lift line-manager confidence in absence, performance and difficult conversations
Own the wellbeing agenda: initiatives, occupational health, and early intervention on emerging risks
Contribute to employer branding alongside the HR Coordinator, ensuring how we present externally matches the employee experience internally
Support with payroll monthly processing
Handle employee payroll queries and correct errors promptly
Maintain a clear audit trail for all payroll changes and approvals
Support recruitment at peak volume and lead on senior, complex or hard-to-fill roles, working with the HR Coordinator
Maintain accurate people data in the HR system for casework, absence and payroll, and produce management reporting from it.
Provide cover across the HR team during holiday and absence, including new starter administration, inductions and day-to-day queries. Usually, system administration and inductions sit with the HR Coordinator, but in a team of three, mutual cover is expected and reciprocal.
Act as deputy to the HR Manager, covering escalation and decision-making during absence and periods of leave

What We Are Looking For

The HR Advisor will ideally have worked in a similar capacity within a fast-paced organisation. You will ideally be/have:

CIPD level 5 or above qualified
Substantial HR advisory experience, including independent management of absence, performance and ER casework
Current working knowledge of UK employment law and the confidence to apply it commercially
Proven ability to coach and influence line managers, including where the conversation is difficult
Comfortable working autonomously with limited supervision and sound judgement about when to escalate
Comfortable working in a small team where everyone covers the practical work when needed
Experience of payroll input and checking, with strong attention to detail and the discipline to work to a fixed monthly deadline
Experience of building processes from scratch in a small or newly formed HR team
Experience of HR systems implementation or improvement