HR Assistant

We are currently seeking an HR Assistant to join a well-established financial services organisation in Shrewsbury on a permanent basis. This is a full-time position (37.5 hours per week) offering a salary of up to £30,000 per annum, depending on experience. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious HR professional looking to develop their career within a professional services environment. Working as part of a supportive HR team, you will play a key role in delivering efficient HR administration, ensuring compliance with employment legislation and company policies, and supporting a positive employee experience across the business. Key Duties: • Acting as the first point of contact for HR queries, providing professional guidance to employees and managers while supporting performance reviews, probation processes, wellbeing initiatives and CSR activities • Supporting end-to-end recruitment activities, including vacancy advertising, CV screening, interview coordination, reference checking and onboarding of new employees • Maintaining accurate employee records and HR systems, ensuring data integrity, compliance and effective HR administration • Preparing employment documentation, including contracts, offer letters and policy updates, supporting a positive employee experience • Administering absence management, holiday tracking and HRIS processes, providing timely support to employees and managers • Coordinating learning and development initiatives, supporting trainee programmes, CPD tracking and the delivery of internal training opportunities Experience Required: • At least 2 years' experience in an HR Assistant, HR Administrator or similar role • Good understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice • Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail • Confident communicator with strong written and verbal skills • Proficient in Microsoft Office; HRIS experience is advantageous • Able to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism • CIPD Level 3 qualified (or working towards) is desirable • Proactive, positive and keen to develop a career in HR Benefits: • Competitive salary and pension scheme • Award winning wellbeing initiatives • Employee Assitance Programmes • 22 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with tenure • Friendly and supportive team culture If the above seems a good fit for your experience then please get in touch today! James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role. At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.