511 Human Resources Analyst jobs in the United Kingdom

Catalyst Partners are exclusively mandated on an exciting HR Analyst opportunity. Our client is a growing trading firm with a global presence going through a people transformation.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for employees with HR-related queries.
• Manage the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, internal mobility, and offboarding.
• Support employee relations matters, including preparing formal documentation, minute-taking, and coordinating settlement agreements in line with company policies.
• Assist in the creation, review, implementation, and communication of HR policies and procedures.
• Contribute to reporting and analytics, using employee data to identify trends and drive improvements.
• Work across general HR systems and support a variety of HR projects, helping to streamline and enhance processes.

Experience

• A junior HR Analyst or a recent graduate with excellent systems and tech skills.
• Strong interest in financial services and a curiosity to understand how HR can support business growth.
• Conscientious with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy.
• Proactive and confident in sharing ideas, asking questions, and contributing to team success.
• Familiarity with HR Information Systems (ideally HiBob).

HR Data & Analytics Specialist – Private Equity

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented HR Data & Analytics Specialist to join a leading investment firm. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, supporting the HR function across multiple jurisdictions. You will play a pivotal role in shaping effective data analytics to drive business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate monthly and quarterly People Data analysis and presentation packs.
• Apply statistical techniques to interpret HR data and deliver actionable insights.
• Conduct regular data audits, ensuring data integrity and resolving root causes of discrepancies.
• Collaborate with HR Data teams to produce reports using Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, etc.).
• Perform monthly payroll data checks.
• Support year-end reward and reporting processes.
• Assist with continuous improvement of HRIS systems and processes.

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong analytical skills with proven experience in producing high-quality management information.
• Proficient in data analytics/reporting tools
• Advanced Excel skills (including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs).
• Understanding of wider HR practices is desirable.
• Experience with HR systems

HR Data & Analytics Specialist – Private Equity

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented HR Data & Analytics Specialist to join a leading investment firm. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, supporting the HR function across multiple jurisdictions. You will play a pivotal role in shaping effective data analytics to drive business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate monthly and quarterly People Data analysis and presentation packs.
• Apply statistical techniques to interpret HR data and deliver actionable insights.
• Conduct regular data audits, ensuring data integrity and resolving root causes of discrepancies.
• Collaborate with HR Data teams to produce reports using Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, etc.).
• Perform monthly payroll data checks.
• Support year-end reward and reporting processes.
• Assist with continuous improvement of HRIS systems and processes.

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong analytical skills with proven experience in producing high-quality management information.
• Proficient in data analytics/reporting tools
• Advanced Excel skills (including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs).
• Understanding of wider HR practices is desirable.
• Experience with HR systems

HR Data Analyst

We’re looking for a HR Data Analyst to join our UK HR team based in Ellesmere Port . This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong background in HR data analysis, compensation and benefits, and HR systems to play a key role in supporting our global reward and share plan programmes. You’ll be instrumental in ensuring the smooth operation of our employee share schemes, reward cycles, and HR data reporting, while collaborating with internal teams and external providers.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer the Global SAYE and Executive Share Plans, including quarterly trading windows and option exercises.
• Liaise with scheme administrators and ensure accurate and timely processing of grants, exercises, and reconciliations.
• Prepare and submit UK share scheme annual tax returns.
• Support the annual reward cycle, including pay review and global bonus awards, through data preparation and spreadsheet modelling.
• Act as a super user for the HR database and SAP ERP system, including data input and reporting.
• Maintain and administer the stock options system.
• Produce accurate monthly headcount reports and analysis for starters and leavers.
• Collate and analyse data for benchmarking and other HR initiatives.

Requirements

• Experience in Compensation & Benefits, Finance, or HR Data Analysis, ideally in an international organisation.
• Strong MS Excel and data analysis skills. Experience of the wider Microsoft suite is advantageous.
• Experience working with employee share schemes.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to changing business needs.

About Innospec

Innospec is a global specialty chemicals company focused on bringing innovative new technologies to market combined with a fast and responsive service. We serve a range of industries across the world, bringing our products to customers in markets from oilfields, fuels, refineries and power stations to personal care and performance chemicals.

Our global team of over 2,000 employees spans 24 countries, applying their extensive experience and market understanding to customers’ local needs. Integrating our global footprint with local service capability enables us to supply quality products that meet and anticipate changing market dynamics.

What We Offer

• Up to 10% employee, 15% employer pension contributions
• Annual bonus of up to 30% of basic salary
• 6x death in service benefit
• Private medical insurance
• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 28 days after 2-, 4- and 5-years’ service)
• Sharesave scheme

Please note, interviews will commence from September 2025.

Compensation and Benefits Analyst

Ref: CC46779

A global Japanese trading company is seeking an experienced Compensation and Benefits Analyst to join its London office.

Reporting to the C&B Lead, you would be responsible for providing full remit of compensation and benefits advice, and co-ordination and its elected subsidiary companies, (including related taxation, National Insurance issues, year-end- procedures, salary budget, department budget, bonus calculation and pension) to ensure a seamless function is maintained always.

The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills, attention to detail, proficiency in payroll systems, and excellent communication abilities – from a background of managing monthly payrolls.

TYPE: Permanent, full-time

WORKING HOURS: 9:00-17:00 from Monday to Friday

SALARY: £43k-£46.5k, depending on experience

START: Applications will be processed from the start of September

LOCATION: London, (Hybrid – 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home)

Compensation and Benefits Analyst Main Responsibilities:

• To provide a service in connection with payroll/tax, bene?ts, monthly reporting and project work
• Manage payroll processes and related month end activities in SAP
• Assist employees with compensation and bene?t queries
• Collate and upload monthly contributions to Scottish Widows. Issue SAP payments, recharge subsidiary and deal with related queries
• Prepare provision of bonus for Accounting Department
• Reconcile year end PAYE and NI for the UK payrolls. Calculate NIC.5 due on bene?ts in kind, issue P11D (b)'s for 6 July deadline and issue payments to HMRC
• Collate expenses for the PSA, taxable relocation and issue calculation/payment to HMRC
• Complete annual compensation and benefit surveys
• Prepare salary budget and department budget. Analyse and track monthly budget progress
• Provide Global Mobility team with monthly headcount report by cost centre
• Establish service agreements with subsidiary companies

Compensation and Benefits Analyst Ideal Candidate:

• Deep understanding of payroll - to understand what a tax code means, why it has changed, what maternity/paternity pay is, and understands how an employee’s pension works
• Understanding of company budgeting, for monitoring budget vs actuals for the department
• Highly numerate with a high level of attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, including pivot tables
• Experience in payroll processes and management of confidential data
• Understanding of UK tax laws and regulations
• Experience working with a payroll software, ideally Moorepay
• Budget preparation and analysis
• Business level fluency in English

** All applicants for the Compensation and Benefits Analyst must have the right to work in the country as the Company is not able to offer visa support.

*We regret that we cannot accept applications from Working holiday visa, Graduate or Student visa holders.

If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.

Compensation and Benefits Analyst

Ref: CC46779

A global Japanese trading company is seeking an experienced Compensation and Benefits Analyst to join its London office.

Reporting to the C&B Lead, you would be responsible for providing full remit of compensation and benefits advice, and co-ordination and its elected subsidiary companies, (including related taxation, National Insurance issues, year-end- procedures, salary budget, department budget, bonus calculation and pension) to ensure a seamless function is maintained always.

The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills, attention to detail, proficiency in payroll systems, and excellent communication abilities – from a background of managing monthly payrolls.

TYPE: Permanent, full-time

WORKING HOURS: 9:00-17:00 from Monday to Friday

SALARY: £43k-£46.5k, depending on experience

START: Applications will be processed from the start of September

LOCATION: London, (Hybrid – 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home)

Compensation and Benefits Analyst Main Responsibilities:

• To provide a service in connection with payroll/tax, bene?ts, monthly reporting and project work
• Manage payroll processes and related month end activities in SAP
• Assist employees with compensation and bene?t queries
• Collate and upload monthly contributions to Scottish Widows. Issue SAP payments, recharge subsidiary and deal with related queries
• Prepare provision of bonus for Accounting Department
• Reconcile year end PAYE and NI for the UK payrolls. Calculate NIC.5 due on bene?ts in kind, issue P11D (b)'s for 6 July deadline and issue payments to HMRC
• Collate expenses for the PSA, taxable relocation and issue calculation/payment to HMRC
• Complete annual compensation and benefit surveys
• Prepare salary budget and department budget. Analyse and track monthly budget progress
• Provide Global Mobility team with monthly headcount report by cost centre
• Establish service agreements with subsidiary companies

Compensation and Benefits Analyst Ideal Candidate:

• Deep understanding of payroll - to understand what a tax code means, why it has changed, what maternity/paternity pay is, and understands how an employee’s pension works
• Understanding of company budgeting, for monitoring budget vs actuals for the department
• Highly numerate with a high level of attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, including pivot tables
• Experience in payroll processes and management of confidential data
• Understanding of UK tax laws and regulations
• Experience working with a payroll software, ideally Moorepay
• Budget preparation and analysis
• Business level fluency in English

** All applicants for the Compensation and Benefits Analyst must have the right to work in the country as the Company is not able to offer visa support.

*We regret that we cannot accept applications from Working holiday visa, Graduate or Student visa holders.

If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.

My Client a large global financial services brand is looking for an experienced Compensation and Benefits Analyst on a initial 6 month contract. The role is Inside IR35 and Hybrid (3 days onsite).

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the UK Benefits operational environment. This role is UK benefits specific. The role will require the incumbent to evaluate solutions/options to recommend and implement solutions for operational problems. Where the solution impacts the employee experience/benefit design the role will need to work with the UK team to ensure the solution is in line with the strategy and benefit policy. When operational issues arise, this role will be responsible for analysing the route cause, developing a solution and where necessary co-ordinating the resolution with internal and external stakeholders.

The incumbent must be able to work independently and manage multiple priorities whilst demonstrating a professional demeaner. Flexibility and adaptability are critical attributes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project management: Responsible for the operational implementation of new benefits and changes to existing programs per the UK integrated benefits strategy. This may involve internal and external stakeholders, regulatory understanding, new process, and procedure development coupled with challenging time scales.
• Process improvement: Partner with benefits vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure the efficient use of employee-facing benefits platforms to provide an excellent end-to-end employee experience from benefits enrolment to delivery. Develop an understanding of data flows through systems (internal and external) to identify and implement process improvements.
• Business as usual administration: Update and maintain online benefit content for accuracy, relevance and compliance. Monitor internal benefit inboxes and respond to queries, escalations and complaints. Trouble-shoot and as necessary consult with others regarding how benefits are processed, or issues resolved. Using working knowledge of UK Benefits landscape, industry regulations, restrictions, and laws, to ensure all processes and service methods adhere to appropriate regulations
• Vendor Management: Partner with various teams to facilitate a successful governance review of our UK Benefits vendors.

Required Skills & Knowledge

• Experience in UK C&B environment is an advantage
• Knowledge of UK Pension industry regulations, restrictions, and laws.
• Intermediate Excel skills, such as using Vlookup and pivot tables are essential for data reconciliation and validation tasks
• Act as an initial point of contact for all initial benefits issues & escalations
• Coordinate complex projects with multiple stakeholders, including the group's flexible benefits and annual Share Purchase Plan offerings
• Act as a technical validator for all benefits invoices prior to payment
• Strong communication skills, ideally with experience of rolling out mass communications for reward initiatives and projects
• Confident and comfortable making recommendations and challenging senior members of the team
• Innovative and creative thinker, with excellent problem-solving skills. Ability to resolve problems with complex processes and provide solutions and timely resolution
• Project management skills with experience of delivering complex technology driven projects with multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Adaptability, when projects/initiatives need to deviate from original plans or shift directions based on changing needs and priorities
• Strong ability to build & leverage internal & external relationships in a cross functional environment
• Strong experience with vendors management: Governance, onboarding/off boarding, relationship
• A desire to have fun and deliver in a fast paced and high performing team

My Client a large global financial services brand is looking for an experienced Compensation and Benefits Analyst on a initial 6 month contract. The role is Inside IR35 and Hybrid (3 days onsite).

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the UK Benefits operational environment. This role is UK benefits specific. The role will require the incumbent to evaluate solutions/options to recommend and implement solutions for operational problems. Where the solution impacts the employee experience/benefit design the role will need to work with the UK team to ensure the solution is in line with the strategy and benefit policy. When operational issues arise, this role will be responsible for analysing the route cause, developing a solution and where necessary co-ordinating the resolution with internal and external stakeholders.

The incumbent must be able to work independently and manage multiple priorities whilst demonstrating a professional demeaner. Flexibility and adaptability are critical attributes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project management: Responsible for the operational implementation of new benefits and changes to existing programs per the UK integrated benefits strategy. This may involve internal and external stakeholders, regulatory understanding, new process, and procedure development coupled with challenging time scales.
• Process improvement: Partner with benefits vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure the efficient use of employee-facing benefits platforms to provide an excellent end-to-end employee experience from benefits enrolment to delivery. Develop an understanding of data flows through systems (internal and external) to identify and implement process improvements.
• Business as usual administration: Update and maintain online benefit content for accuracy, relevance and compliance. Monitor internal benefit inboxes and respond to queries, escalations and complaints. Trouble-shoot and as necessary consult with others regarding how benefits are processed, or issues resolved. Using working knowledge of UK Benefits landscape, industry regulations, restrictions, and laws, to ensure all processes and service methods adhere to appropriate regulations
• Vendor Management: Partner with various teams to facilitate a successful governance review of our UK Benefits vendors.

Required Skills & Knowledge

• Experience in UK C&B environment is an advantage
• Knowledge of UK Pension industry regulations, restrictions, and laws.
• Intermediate Excel skills, such as using Vlookup and pivot tables are essential for data reconciliation and validation tasks
• Act as an initial point of contact for all initial benefits issues & escalations
• Coordinate complex projects with multiple stakeholders, including the group's flexible benefits and annual Share Purchase Plan offerings
• Act as a technical validator for all benefits invoices prior to payment
• Strong communication skills, ideally with experience of rolling out mass communications for reward initiatives and projects
• Confident and comfortable making recommendations and challenging senior members of the team
• Innovative and creative thinker, with excellent problem-solving skills. Ability to resolve problems with complex processes and provide solutions and timely resolution
• Project management skills with experience of delivering complex technology driven projects with multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Adaptability, when projects/initiatives need to deviate from original plans or shift directions based on changing needs and priorities
• Strong ability to build & leverage internal & external relationships in a cross functional environment
• Strong experience with vendors management: Governance, onboarding/off boarding, relationship
• A desire to have fun and deliver in a fast paced and high performing team

About Us:

We are a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet.

At SLB, we create amazing technology that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. That is our purpose. As innovators, that’s been our mission for 100 years. We are facing the world’s greatest balancing act- how to simultaneously reduce emissions and meet the world’s growing energy demands. We’re working on that answer. Every day, we get a step closer.

Our collective future depends on decarbonising the fossil fuel industry while innovating a new energy landscape. It’s what drives us. Ensuring progress for people and the planet on the journey to net zero and beyond. For a balanced planet.

With our 80 Technology centres and 4 research centres around the world, we are continuously developing new tools and services to keep us at the forefront of our industry and to meet the challenges of our industry.

More than 98,000 employees in over 120 countries have already started their SLB journeys. Start yours now!

Location:

Crawley, United Kingdom

Job Summary:

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Compensation & Benefits Intern to join our HR team. This internship offers an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the field of human resources, specifically focusing on compensation and benefits administration.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Analysis: Assist in data analysis tasks, including market reviews and preparing reports.

• Salary Surveys: Support the data submission process to the main salary survey providers.

• Project Management: Support the Compensation & Benefits team in managing projects, including tracking progress and coordinating tasks.

• Research: Conduct research on compensation trends and benefits packages to support benchmarking efforts.

• Communication: Help draft communications related to compensation and benefits.

• Support: Provide administrative support to the Compensation & Benefits team.

• Compliance: Gain practical understanding of all compensation and benefits practices and the need to comply with relevant laws and regulations.

Qualifications:

Masters Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office software (Excel, PowerPoint, PBI).

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits:

• Gain practical experience in HR and compensation management.

• Opportunity to work with experienced professionals and learn industry best practices.

• Networking opportunities within the company and the HR field.

Required skills:

• Attention to Detail
• Data Analysis
• Research Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Communication Skills
• Excel Proficiency
• Basic Understanding of HR Concepts

BlueFlex (if eligible):

We are open to flexible, hybrid working with a combination of on-site & home working days.

SLB is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.