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Haslers are a leading firm of Chartered Accountants, Business Advisers, Tax, VAT and Corporate Finance specialists based in Loughton, operating for a variety of clients in various sectors throughout Essex and North East London.

HR Officer (Maternity Cover Contract)

Haslers is a 10 partner, full-service firm of Chartered Accountants, operating from its own offices in Loughton. The firm was established 75 years ago and remains fully independent.

Job Summary
We require an HR Officer (known as a People & Talent Officer) to join our People & Talent team on a fixed-term maternity cover position. We require a candidate with experience within an HR role. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following qualities:
- Good working knowledge of employment law
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent organisational skills
- Strong communication skills
- Be able to demonstrate confidentiality
- Have a pro-active attitude
We would consider candidates of both a part-time and full-time nature.
This role is a fixed-term maternity leave position and we would be looking for the successful candidate to commence as soon as possible. The position would be for between 9–12 months, depending on start date.
The role would be office-based initially with the opportunity to work from home one day a week after a successfully passed probationary period.
Please apply for this position by emailing recruitment@haslers.com with your CV and any other relevant details. All information submitted to Haslers will be treated in line with GDPR regulations. Haslers is an equal opportunities employer.

Core Responsibilities
- Liaising with staff and Partners as an internal resource for any HR/people queries
- Organising and administering the firmwide appraisal process
- Organising and administering mid-probation and end-of-probation review meetings
- Writing letters to staff about various people-related topics
- Leading on the induction and onboarding process for new starters
- Assisting with the offboarding process for any departing staff
- Assisting the People & Talent Manager with monthly payroll checks ready for processing
- Assisting with recruitment related activities including arranging interviews, liaising with candidates, and creating offer paperwork
- Organising rewards for staff anniversaries and special events
- Looking after the wellbeing allowance and processing claims that staff put in
- Assisting the training team with any training and development queries, and working alongside our training provider for any queries or issues
- Other ad hoc duties in line with the role

What We can Offer You
- Flexible/agile working & a strong ethos to support wellbeing
- Opportunity to get involved in various social, charitable and environmental initiatives.
- Competitive salary and benefits including:
  - 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, which increases with length of service (pro-rata)
  - Wellbeing allowance of £400 per annum (pro-rata)
  - Paid Birthday off
  - Paid volunteering day
  - Life assurance scheme
  - Employer pension scheme, with Haslers’ contribution increasing with length of service.
  - Cycle to work scheme
  - Season ticket loan

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
As an equal opportunities’ employer, Haslers is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees
- We do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
- All information submitted to Haslers will be treated in line with GDPR regulations.