HR Assistant

Howden Group Holdings

Here at Howden Group Holdings, we are transforming the way we deliver HR services to our business and this is an exciting time to join our evolving HR function as we look to drive commercially aligned and strategic HR support to our stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver first class HR Services support to our UK businesses, providing first line HR support to a fast-growing and transformational business.

What you'll be doing

Provide a client focused HR service across the employee lifecycle, delivering a great experience to our people.

• Working as an advocate and expert on Workday HR, guiding and supporting people, whilst promoting self-service capability.
• Responsible for follow-up actions and ongoing enquiries, ensuring processes are completed to a high standard and in time for payroll cut off.
• Works closely with colleagues within HRES to drive consistency across the business, improve processes, and gain efficiencies.
• Works with the Recruitment team to ensure the applicant through to new starter process is managed efficiently and provides a great candidate experience.
• Working collaboratively with the group HR centres of excellence, HRBP, reward, change, payroll, learning, and HRIS teams.
• Validates data, ensures job details are correct, such as roles, teams, and cost centres.
• Make appropriate decisions and use own judgment on work prioritisation ensuring expectations on service delivery can be met.
• Works within GDPR guidelines, managing people data requests and the confidentiality of data.
• Contributes to wider projects and initiatives within HR, driving process improvements, automation, and efficiencies.
• Ensures cases and requests are completed correctly and in time for payroll.