£40,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Human Resources Assistant role at a fast-growing international bank involves supporting HR operations across multiple locations, including payroll management, onboarding, and employee record maintenance. The position requires a proactive individual with HR support experience and knowledge of best practices and employment law. The ideal candidate will be working towards a CIPD qualification and possess strong organizational skills. This is a 12-month contract based in London with a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage end-to-end payroll processes.
- Prepare contracts and induction packs.
- Coordinate onboarding and offboarding processes.
- Oversee intern and graduate programmes.
- Maintain accurate employee records.
- Support performance management and training initiatives.
- Assist with immigration processes and HR systems.
- Act as a point of contact for employee queries.
- Attend meetings and take minutes.
- Manage HR trackers and provide recruitment cover as needed.
Key Skills:
- Working towards a CIPD qualification.
- At least three years of HR support experience, preferably in financial services.
- Strong knowledge of HR best practices and employment law.
- Experience with international payroll processes (Cascade experience beneficial).
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask.
- Experience handling employee relations and managing confidential information.
Salary (Rate): £40,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: HR
Human Resources Assistant – £40,000 12-Month Contract | City-Based | Hybrid
Fast-Growth International Bank
Our client is a rapidly growing bank, scaling up in the UK and Europe and we are urgently hiring for this exciting opportunity. We’re looking for a highly organised and proactive Human Resources Assistant to join this fast-growing international bank.
In this role, you’ll support day-to-day HR operations across the UK, Paris, and Dubai, including managing end-to-end payroll, preparing contracts and induction packs, coordinating onboarding and offboarding, overseeing intern and graduate programmes, and maintaining accurate employee records. You’ll also support performance management, training, immigration processes, HR systems, and act as a trusted point of contact for employee queries. The position includes attending meetings, taking minutes, managing HR trackers, and providing cover for recruitment where needed.
The ideal candidate will be working towards a CIPD qualification and have at least three years of HR support experience, ideally within financial services. You’ll need strong knowledge of HR best practice, employment law, and international payroll processes (Cascade experience highly beneficial). Discretion, excellent organisation, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment are essential, along with experience handling employee relations and confidently managing confidential information.
If you want to be part of a dynamic, growing HR team within an ambitious global bank, we’d love to hear from you.