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HR Manager

Ashdown GroupBasildon, Essex🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 8 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Advance your career with a leading financial services company offering a competitive salary up to £65k plus bonus, hybrid flexibility, and generous leave. You'll thrive in this role if you have a passion for developing HR strategies and leading teams within a supportive, growing environment. Apply now to make a significant impact and contribute to an innovative HR function.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom
Employee Engagement

Job Description

HR Manager / People Manager - Essex

- Successful growing company in the financial services sector

- Salary up to £65k plus bonus, healthcare, pension and 30 days annual leave!

- Hybrid working (3 days a week in the office)

A fast growing financial services company based in Romford, Essex is looking for an experienced HR Manager to join their team. Reporting into the Head of HR role, the HR Manager will be responsible for managing a team of HR professionals to deliver operational HR across a multi site business. This is a great opportunity to join a forward thinking company that have a great culture and environment.

Key responsibilities:

- Managing and overseeing an HR team (Business Partners and Administrators) that are supporting multiple sites

- Supporting with development of HR strategies and objectives

- Implement HR policies and procedures

- Provide guidance and support to the HR team and managers

- Occasional travel to other UK sites and ensure sites are working collaboratively

- Handling complex ER cases

- Manage team performance

- Playing a key role in advising senior stakeholders

- Ensure the team are up to date on employment law and legislation

- Develop employee engagement initiatives

- HR reporting

To be considered suitable for this HR Manager role you will need the following skills and experience:

- HR managerial experience - leading small to medium size teams

- Ability to commute to the Essex office 3 days a week with very occasional travel to other sites

- Ideally experience in either financial services, professional services or insurance

- Strong UK employment law knowledge

- Background of managing complex ER cases

- CIPD qualified

- Innovative approach to HR

- Prior experience as an HR Manager, People Manager, Head of People, Head of HR etc.

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