Human resources analyst

HR Analyst £45 000 - £55 000

My Client is a financial services firm with an international presence and based in the City of London.

An opportunity has arisen for a detail-oriented HR Generalist with strong payroll coordination experience to support day-to-day HR operations and ensure accurate, timely payroll delivery. This role is a key point of contact for employee queries and supports the full employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll & Compensation

• Coordinate global payroll for ~130 employees across multiple regions
• Liaise with external payroll providers to ensure accurate, timely processing
• Reconcile payroll with Finance and support reporting and audits
• Support annual salary reviews, bonus processes, and compensation analysis
• Maintain HR systems and compensation data accuracy
• Assist with regulatory reporting and compensation communications

Benefits & HR Administration

• Administer employee benefits (enrolment, renewals, billing checks)
• Maintain accurate employee records and ensure compliance
• Act as first point of contact for HR policies and queries
• Track leave/PTO and support general HR activities

Recruitment Support

• Coordinate interviews and candidate logistics
• Maintain ATS and manage candidate communications
• Support pre-boarding, background checks, and onboarding

Analytics & Reporting

• Produce HR reports on headcount, retention, and costs
• Analyse data to support business decisions
• Maintain organisational charts and ad hoc reporting

Requirements

• 2.1 Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Accounting, or similar
• 2+ years’ HR/payroll experience in the Financial Services or Legal Sectors
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, reporting)
• Experience with HR systems (e.g. BambooHR, ADP, Greenhouse) desirable
• Analytical, organised, and detail-focused
• Ability to handle confidential information with integrity
• Strong communication skills and ability to work independently and in a team

Experience with global payroll (UK, US, Canada, Singapore) is an advantage.

There is no visa sponsorship for this position.

Ideally this will be 5 days in the office and 1 day wfh although for the strongest candidates, 4:1 may be accepted.

Unfortunately I’ll not be able answer every application, especially those from outside financial services or the legal sector.