Hr officer (associates) - ftc

About Us

At CIPFA, we're driven by a singular purpose: to transform lives through exceptional public financial management. As a leading international accountancy body, we champion integrity, transparency, and efficiency in the use of public funds. We believe that every pound spent should deliver tangible improvements to public services, creating a better future for individuals and communities worldwide. Join us in shaping a world where public money truly makes a difference.

About the Role

As HR Officer, you will be responsible for the governance, compliance and administration of all Associates engaged by CIPFA.

You will oversee the onboarding of new Associates, manage renewals and ensure compliance with relevant policies and procedures. You will also play a key role in developing and maintaining the policy and procedural framework that supports CIPFA’s Associate management system. In addition, you will ensure adherence to UK off-payroll working regulations (IR35), assessing contractor engagements, managing associated risks and implementing robust processes aligned with HMRC requirements.

This role is offered on a 6-month fixed-term contract.

Key responsibilities

• Keep policies and procedures up to date with legislation and guidance, ensuring compliance and awareness across the organisation.
• Oversee the full Associate lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, including record keeping, renewals and timesheets.
• Lead on IR35 compliance, including CEST determinations, annual reviews and providing expert advice on employment status and risk.
• Produce regular management information, identifying trends, risks and opportunities for cost or process improvements.
• Manage payment administration, ensuring accurate setup, approvals, HRIS updates and timely resolution of pay queries.
• Administer and maintain P&C systems (PeopleXD), acting as a superuser and ensuring data accuracy and effective use of templates and Docusign.
• Support payroll year-end activity, ad-hoc P&C projects and provide general administrative support, while maintaining confidentiality and modelling CIPFA values.

About You

This role would be particularly well suited to someone with experience in HR administration, people operations, compliance, payroll, contractor management or a similar governance-focused role. You will have a good understanding of compliance, data accuracy and process management, and be comfortable interpreting policies, legislation and regulatory requirements. Experience of supporting HR processes, onboarding, employment status assessments or contractor administration would be advantageous. Proactive and customer-focused, you use your initiative to progress work independently and consistently model CIPFA’s values and behaviours in your approach.

Our Employee Offer

In exchange for helping us to make a difference we offer:

• Reward – Giving you fair pay and generous benefits, which includes completive salary, generous pension scheme, holiday scheme, family friendly benefits and more!
• Wellbeing – Empowering you to work flexibly, balancing your personal and professional live through our permanent 4-day working week (work 4 days, get paid for 5) and hybrid working, alongside with a range of health benefits, such as access to an Employee Assistance Helpline and the opportunity to join our Health Cash Plan.
• Purpose – Connecting the work you do with its social value and impact through paid volunteering days and charity and community work.
• Growth – Enabling you to develop your skills and knowledge through access to training opportunities, paid professional membership subscriptions, and career break options.
• Culture – Our culture is one of respect. We give you a sense of belonging, supporting you to work with autonomy, openness, and collaboration.

We know that not all people come from the same background, or think the same – so why should we? At CIPFA, we want to be a great place to work where a diverse group of people from all backgrounds can turn up and thrive. When we hire, we want you to feel empowered to bring your best self to work.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.