Fantastic opportunity for an HR Coordinator to join a successful, city based, professional services firm covering a 12-month maternity contract. This role is ideal for a candidate who has experience of in HR within a professional services company and is either CIPD Level 3 qualified or working towards their CIPD Level 3 qualification, or a candidate who has an HR degree. Salary: £35,000 pro rata fantastic benefits and 25 days holiday. Location: City! Fantastic modern offices, great culture! Hybrid: 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home. Hours: 9.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday. HR Coordinator duties: First point of contact for HR queries. Providing high-quality administrative and operational support across the HR team, ensuring a smooth and efficient HR service. Ensuring all HR documentation, records, and workflows meet HR compliance and quality standards. Owning and managing all aspects of the employee lifecycle, including assisting with onboarding, changes to terms and conditions, benefits administration, and leaver processes. Supporting the management of Employee Relations cases (attendance, grievance, disciplinary, performance), ensuring accurate records, policy compliance, and timely follow-up. Maintaining and updating HR systems, produce regular HR reports using Excel including formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs. Responsible for preparing, checking, and submit monthly payroll data, liaising with the outsourced providers to resolve issues and ensure accuracy. Assist with the existing processes for the firm’s Rewards & Benefits as well helping with any new projects. Contribute to the firm’s HR initiatives. The ideal candidate for the role will : Have experience working in HR within professional services or financial services Have a CIPD Level 3 or be working towards the completion of their CIPD level 3 or have an HR degree Have a good understanding of HR processes and UK employment law. Be proactive with excellent organisational, multi-tasking and problem-solving skills. Strong attention to detail and process-driven mindset. Excellent Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs) and experience producing HR reports. Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills confident liaising at all levels of the business. Be a great team player with a flexible, positive, approach.