As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions - we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.
About the role
Working as a key member of the people team, you will provide a commercial people service to our Consulting departments across the UK.
You will manage the service delivery and support all elements of the employee experience from joining RSM, to going on family leave, to leaving, and everything in between. You will directly manage a People Assistant and have support from a People Assistant Advisor. You will also work closely with the Senior People Advisor and People Advisory Manager to strategically support your service line and area of the business, working on engagement, sense of belonging, wellbeing, diversity & inclusion initiatives. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of the National People Team function with the opportunity to work on wider service line or national groups.
This role will also have access to other specialist functions within the People team including our People Operations Team, Reward, D&I and Wellbeing.
The remit of the role will focus on proactive people support and advice to your client groups, including completion of the annual bonus and salary review processes, dealing with employee relations issues as they arise, providing wellbeing and absence management support, provision of management information/analysis and delivery of service line initiatives.
About you
* Do you want to work closely with your clients, building lasting relationships which allow you to make a real contribution?
* Do you enjoy variety, and being challenged?
* Do you want to see your efforts rewarded and to be continually developed?
* Do you have the confidence to challenge and ask questions even of senior leaders?
Our culture is our greatest strength, and as a People Advisor we will ensure that you are given wide ranging experience, as well as the opportunity to get involved in one off projects.
About the job
In this role you will provide generalist HR advice in a number of areas including:
* Partner Support and Line Management Development: providing support and guidance to key stakeholders, department heads and line managers to help them manage their areas of responsibility and its ongoing development.
* Compensation and Benefits: Supporting the business with the annual bonus and salary review processes for your area of responsibility but utilising market data and by providing guidance/support to line managers, budget holders and regional leads.
* Employee Relations: Providing expert advice and guidance to partners and managers on a host of employee relations activities including simple and complex capability (performance/qualification), disciplinary and grievances ensuring that legal and RSM requirements are met, that risks are appropriately managed and commercially sound. You will also undertake investigations in relation to grievances, disciplinaries and capability matters, or will attend such meetings where appropriate.
* Wellbeing and absence support: you will be trained to become a wellbeing ambassador. Providing advice and support to line managers and members of staff in relation to mental health and other absence issues. You will be involved in complex occupational health/potential PHI cases.
* Performance and development: responsibility for attending and managing appraisal moderation meetings for your areas of the business, ensuring that performance grading distribution is fair and appropriate. You will also provide advice to line managers in relation to giving constructive feedback, coaching, and setting appropriate objectives.
* Policies and Procedures: providing advice to the business on the application of all RSM policies and procedures, and involvement in amending/updating our policies where appropriate.
* Lifecycle activities: Conducting exit interviews for more senior roles, or in contentious situations, as and when required. Providing guidance to individuals, partners and line managers regarding maternity, paternity, parental and shared parental leave. Promoting the use of shared parental leave amongst all employees.
* Data Analysis: Reviewing, interpreting and analysing people related data to support and improve your area of responsibility, the wider service line and business.
* Reporting: making full use of the HR systems to deliver regular reporting to the business in relation to holiday usage, retention, exit interview feedback/trends, absence trends, etc.
* Projects: involvement in national HR projects as appropriate. To lead or take part in local projects as appropriate.
The role requires:
* Multiple years experience of working at People Advisor level in a generalist role (essential).
* Significant experience in performance management/capability processes (essential).
* Experience of investigating disciplinary and grievance cases; conducting redundancy and general consultations (essential).
* Experience of working independently from line manager (essential).
* Ability to liaise with and manage stakeholders at all levels (essential).
* Experience of completing salary review process (preferable).
* Experience of professional or financial services environment (preferable).
* Ability to review, interpret and analyse data.
* Experience of working in a multi-sited environment/role (preferable).
* CIPD qualified or working towards qualification (preferable).
* Excellent organisational skills.
* Excellent client service skills.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
* Excellent Microsoft Office skills.
* Passionate about HR.
Diversity and Inclusion at RSM: At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.
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