HR Reporting Lead

A high-impact opportunity to lead and shape how a global organisation leverages HR systems, data and analytics, turning complex people data into meaningful insights that drive strategic decision-making and operational excellence. You'll play a pivotal role in optimising HR technology, improving data integrity, and embedding a more insight-led, efficient People function within a collaborative and evolving international business.

Client Details

Our customer is a well-established, global advanced manufacturing business based in the North West. Backed by private equity, the organisation is currently experiencing a period of significant growth and transformation, and is widely recognised for its customer-centric approach, strong performance, and commitment to innovation.

Description

This is a broad and impactful role, sitting at the heart of how the organisation uses HR systems, data and insights to drive better decision-making. You'll play a key role in shaping how people data is captured, analysed and leveraged across the business, working with modern HR systems and collaborating with teams globally. You will take ownership of HR data and reporting across multiple platforms, transforming complex information into clear, meaningful insights that support both operational delivery and strategic planning. From building dashboards and visualisations to identifying trends in workforce, performance and reward data, your work will directly influence how the organisation understands and manages its people. Working closely with HR, Finance and operational teams, you'll help improve the way data is collected, stored and utilised-driving greater consistency, efficiency and automation. You'll also play a key role in enhancing reporting capability, ensuring stakeholders have access to high-quality, timely and relevant people insights.

This is a fixed-term contract until December 31st - with a possibility of becoming permanent. Alongside this, you'll contribute to the ongoing evolution of HR systems and technology, supporting improvements, upgrades and broader data-led initiatives. There will be opportunities to get involved in global projects, support system optimisation, and help embed a culture of continuous improvement across HR operations. As a trusted subject matter expert in HR analytics, you'll provide guidance and support to colleagues across the business, helping to build confidence in data and enabling more informed decision-making. You'll also ensure that all data is managed responsibly, maintaining high standards of accuracy, integrity and compliance. This role would suit someone who enjoys combining technical expertise with commercial impact - someone who takes pride in creating clarity from data, improving systems and processes, and contributing to a more connected, insight-driven organisation. This role is based in the Manchester or Cheshire area, and will require someone to attend site one to two days per week.

Profile

We're looking to engage with candidates who bring a strong blend of technical capability, analytical thinking, and HR systems expertise. In particular, we're seeking individuals who can confidently translate complex people data into meaningful insights that support business decision-making. You'll have advanced Excel skills and a proven ability to work with large, complex datasets-ensuring accuracy while extracting clear, actionable insights. A strong analytical mindset is essential, alongside the ability to present data in a simple, compelling way through dashboards and reports. Experience with reporting and visualisation tools such as Power BI is key, and exposure to Python or SQL for more advanced data manipulation would be highly advantageous. From a systems perspective, we're ideally looking for experience with Oracle Fusion HCM, including tools such as OTBI and BI Publisher. However, we're equally open to candidates with experience across other large-scale HCM systems such as Workday, Dayforce, or SAP SuccessFactors, provided you bring a strong understanding of HR data structures and reporting capabilities. You'll bring a solid grounding in HR processes-including payroll, benefits, talent, and recruitment-and a good understanding of HR metrics, KPIs, and workforce analytics. Experience in building HR dashboards, responding to reporting requirements, and supporting data-driven decision-making will be important. Alongside your technical expertise, you'll be highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities and long-term deliverables, and maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. Strong problem-solving skills, resilience, and the ability to work independently are key, as is the confidence to build effective relationships with a range of stakeholders and keep both local and remote teams aligned to deadlines and key milestones.

Job Offer

This 9 month fixed-term contract offers a salary of approx. £50,000 per annum, a retention bonus, and a suite of benefits.