HR Analyst

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries.

People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

ROLE PURPOSE:

This role supports the HR function through high-quality HR administration, data management, and reporting. The jobholder will ensure employee data accuracy across HR systems while supporting with core HR processes and producing regular people reporting and dashboards.
 

This is a hands-on role combining HR coordination responsibilities with structured reporting and data oversight.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

HR PROCESSES & COORDINATION
 

• Maintains the administration across the employee lifecycle for joiners, movers and leavers. Coordinating with the HR Advisor on our employee enboarder journey
• Coordinates with our HR Employee Services, Employment Screening and IT teams throughout the onboarding and offboarding where relevant
• Supports with tracking processes such as probation, exit interviews and contractual documentation
• Oversees documentation management, ensuring all relevant paperwork is saved to employee profiles on Workday
• Supports with system updates and improvements
• Acts as a HRIS super user

DATA MANAGEMENT
 

• Ensures data integrity by regularly reviewing, cleansing, and validating employee information across systems
• Maintains accurate employee records in our HR Information Systems and any offline data sources, ensuring continuous and timely updates are made
• Works closely with the Group COE’s to ensure data consistency and accuracy are maintained
• Coordinate with our International payroll team to ensure they have accurate data and communicate any changes when applicable
• Maintain accurate employee records in our HR Information Systems and any offline data sources, ensuring timely updates are made
• Conduct regular data and audit reconciliation. Supporting the COO’s within the business to ensure they are made aware of any potential audit concerns (such as CPD monitoring)
• Identify trends and provide insights or recommendations based on metrics found
• Liaise with Group HR and COE teams to ensure data consistency, accuracy and policy alignment

REPORTING & DASHBOARDS
 

• Collaborates with the HR team to understand data requirements for key stakeholders and work with HRIS to develop customised reports to meet the demand of the business
• Provides relevant and accurate reporting and information to the HR Business Partners, HR Director and key stakeholders when required
• Produce regular reporting such as headcount, leaver & turnover analysis, absence reporting and diversity data summaries
• Assist in automating manual reports where applicable
• Supports with and maintains dashboards and reports that effectively communicate insights to the team and key stakeholders across the business
• Supports with the Howden Re Board and Operation reports, utilising data and insights to highlight trends to key stakeholders across the business

Knowledge & Experience

• Have had previous experience of utilising HR information software, ideally Workday
• Previous experience of working with data and utilising it to spot trends
• Exposure to power BI and dashboard tools is desired
• Understanding of HR metrics

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

• Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new

• We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges

• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs.  Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.

If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.

*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.