Our Lisburn based Client is a well established, award winning market leading who wishes to recruit an experienced HR Officer.  This is a new, permanent HR Generalist job and an exciting career development opportunity for the right person.

The successful HR Officer will join a busy team and enjoy supporting the business with robust advice and guidance on the full range of HR issues. 

At the moment this role is based in the office, full time – 8-4.30 Monday to Thursday and 8-2.30 on Fridays (with some flexibility).

The Role:

• Provide expert HR advice to managers on a range of HR issues
• Coordinate recruitment activity – liaise with recruitment agents, screen CVs, conduct interviews, induct new recruits
• Ensure HR policies, procedures, handbooks are up to date
• Assist with ER issues – advise, counsel, disciplinary, grievance, capability matters
• Advise and arrange training with external suppliers
• Develop and monitor effectiveness of training, eLearning etc
• Collate monthly HR metrics
• Manage and collate corporate annual appraisal system
• Manage absence , employee engagement, appraisal process
• Support managers with absence and performance management
• Generalist admin and ad hoc HR tasks

The Person:

• Associate CIPD level 3 minimum, essential
• 5 years previous HR and recruitment experience at HR Advisor level
• Experience being involved in core generalist activities eg running end to end capability/disciplinary and grievance procedures
• Strong admin and communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Resilient with strong attention to detail
• Excellent IT literacy

The Rewards:

• Attractive salary
• Full time, permanent HR Officer job
• Office based role with an early finish on Fridays
• Free onsite parking
• Strong programme of internal and external training
• Award winning employer
• Excellent opportunity to join a developing HR team

For further information and to apply for this HR Officer job, please contact Stephanie Mulholland at Hunter Savage.

We reserve the right to heighten shortlisting criteria dependent upon the calibre of response.

Due to exceptional growth, our Belfast city centre Client, a large, multi-site service delivery organisation wishes to recruit an experience HR Systems Specialist.  This is a permanent, HR Systems and MI job.  The successful HR Systems Specialist will play a pivotal role in supporting the business with the development and integration of their HR and payroll system.

This HR Systems role is a niche requirement and the successful professional should have a solid systems/reporting/MI type background.

The Role:

• HR system maintenance – schedule housekeeping tasks and processes to maintain the system and ensure optimum running performance
• Ensure new system modules are built, tested and implemented effectively
• Schedule and test all software upgrades
• Manage the relationship between supplier and vendor and be the first point of contact for queries
• Produce meaningful management information for the Senior Leadership team.
• Design presentation material suitable for delivery at meetings
• Act as the subject matter expert on the system -the escalation point for complex HRIS related queries and issues
• Continually review the processes and provide recommendations and solutions to ongoing or potential issues
• Provide ongoing training for user groups – face to face and via eLearning courses

The Person:

• Degree qualified PLUS a minimum of 12 months relevant experience of systems administration or system maintenance of an HRIS system

OR

• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience of systems administration or system maintenance of an HRIS system

AND

• Experience of training on systems
• Experience of extracting and creating HR reports for management
• At least 1 years experience in the following –
  • Building and modifying workflows
  • Reviewing and driving efficiency of HR processes on the HR system
  • Testing and implementing changes
  • Working with high volume data within spreadsheets
• Excellent negotiating and influencing skills
• Strong organisational skills

The Rewards:

• Excellent salary & benefits
• Full time, permanent role
• Hybrid home and office working
• Challenging, specialist role
• Large, fast paced, multi site employer
• Belfast city centre location
• Excellent training

Close date 4^th July 2021

For further information and to apply for this HR Systems Specialist job, please contact Stephanie Mulholland at Hunter Savage.

We reserve the right to heighten shortlisting criteria dependent on the calibre of response.

IT Software Tester

Hunter Savage is currently recruiting an experienced software tester to work in this fast growing global business who are going through a period of digital transformation and innovation. This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a small testing team on upcoming projects coming from the digital transformation. 

You will be involved in the QA stage of the development and deployment of mainly web applications and will conducting automated and manual tests to ensure the software is fit for purpose and any bugs of issues are removed before a product is deployed. 

Why this role?

- Exciting digital transformation projects 

- Exposure and experience of automated testing and tools 

- High growth company

The Role

More specifically this will include;

- Liaise with IT development teams to determine current and future requirements in order to plan and co-ordinate testing projects

- Report on the status of test projects, both orally and in written format

- Responsible for understand entire system and reporting on the test coverage

- Ensure that all systems are tested to a high quality ensuring compliance with appropriate internal procedures

- Write detailed bug reports and provide objective feedback to the dev team

- Ensure all software is tested in a controlled situation before going live and that testing is fully documented

The Person

The software tester will meet the following criteria;

-Higher level qualification, ideally in a software related discipline, or be able to demonstrate appropriate experience

- Previous experience of working as a software tester and a good knowledge of software testing processes and methodologies 

- Previous experience of working in an agile environment

- Willing to learn new technologies 

It would be desirable if you have experience in any of the areas below;

- ISTQB Certification 

- Experience of an issue reporting tool, DevOps, Bugzilla, Microsoft Test Manager or HPOC

- Experience of automation testing using Java/Groovy

- Experience of Microsoft Azure cloud platform

- Experience of SQL 

Next Steps

For further information, and to apply for this Software Tester job, please contact Lindsey McCracken.  Visit our website for a full list of IT opportunities.

Salary is usually negotiable, salary details listed are to be used as a guide and are based on factors such as your experience and expertise.

We reserve the right to heighten short listing criteria dependent upon the calibre of response.

Full Stack Developer 

Hunter Savage is currently recruiting full stack developer to work in a leading global client. Our client is going through a period of significant digital innovation and transformation and this is an opportunity to work on some interesting projects as part of a talented development team and work on exciting large scale technology programmes to help their client solve technical problems. There would also be an opportunity to get involved in their new innovation hub and have input into new products/services for clients.

Our client's tech stack;

Client Side

• Angular/React
• CSS3
• HTML5
• Storybook
• Docker

Server Side

• C#
• The latest .Net core
• Web API's (RESTful)
• Kubernetes
• Docker

Working as a full stack developer you will develop high quality applications for clients working as part of this talented development team. You will also be required to develop microservices to integrate applications with client's platforms. Working with the QA/Testing team to unit test code for responsiveness and quality of the applications being developed. Explore and promote emerging technologies and products in conjunction with the innovation lab. 

The Person

Ideally you will meet the following criteria

- Graduate - Ideally in computer science or another related subject

- 3 + years' commercial experience working as a software developer/engineer with demonstrable experience of c#

- Some exposure and experience of front end development and technologies/frameworks, ideally Angular/React/HTML/CSS

- It would be ideal that you have some experience of API development 

- Passionate about developing high quality code/applications

- Collaborative approach and ability to work well in a team

Operations Lead | Permanent | Belfast | Attractive salary and benefits | Contact Mairead McConnell

We are working with our client, a Global company based in Belfast, on the continued expansion of their Client Service and Support Teams.  Due to a period of exponential growth, our client now requires an experienced Operations Lead to manage and develop their Client Service Team to make informed decisions around strategic and operational matters that will optimise both team and business performance.

The Job:

Reporting directly to the Service Area Manager, the successful Operations Lead will work stringently to constructively challenge, advise and influence stakeholders, while training and developing a team to enhance business performance in a growing and changing environment.  Duties will include:

• Help to articulate the company’s vision and purpose, aligning it to the broader global business vision
• Plan, prepare and run all team and leadership meetings providing innovative ideas through presentations and related communications to both your team and Senior stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor and keep an ear close to the ground to identify issues, finding solutions to resolve these, or flag up any interventions where required.
• Ensure the department operates with optimal headcount in line with budgets, working with the Talent Acquisition Team on headcount planning and recruitment activity.
• Work closely with Senior Managers and Managers to help drive delivery performance and adherence to the company framework for operational excellence and to ensure ultimate financial performance across revenue, margins and chargeability.
• Work with your peers across the wider Group to ensure a consistent approach to operational activities and decisions.
• Work with the leadership in the production of relevant Management Information (MI) as required for strategic decision making and take ownership of actions
• Be the key point of contact with the Tech and Business Improvement team around driving efficiencies within the department.
• Drive and evolve career pathway guidance so your team members can own their careers. Work with the HR Team to regularly deploy specific career coach training and introduce other initiatives to support team development.
• Proactively manage and create a positive experience for team members, including those on live projects and those in between projects.  Engage weekly with staff members and ensure they are positively contributing to the department while in between projects.

Essential Criteria:

• Minimum 3+ years’ experience at Manager level in a Professional Services setting, managing teams of 15+ people
• Strong commercial and business acumen with proven ability to translate strategic thinking into a detailed operational plan
• Natural motivator, with proven experience in training and developing team members, encouraging promotion and development
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret business statistics and implement recommendations to improves business processes and performance in a growing/changing environment

Next Steps:

For further information, and to apply for this Operations Lead job, please contact Mairead McConnell.  Visit our website for a full list of Business Support opportunities.

Expert, confidential recruitment advice

Salary is usually negotiable, salary details listed are to be used as a guide and are based on factors such as your experience and expertise.

We reserve the right to heighten short listing criteria dependent upon the calibre of response.

IT Support Engineer (12 month FTC)

Hunter Savage are currently partnering with a leading professional services firm who are keen to recruit an IT support engineer for a 12 month FTC. 

This role will involve providing support to over 160 users across their NI offices and will provide general support work across hardware, networking and general application support. 

In addition to general support the role will involve assisting with IT team with any future project work and so there would be an opportunity to get involved in some interesting projects moving forward to include infrastructure, networking and information security projects. 

The Person

You will ideally meet the following criteria;

• Proven 2 years experience in first line support role (there is some flex with this and a grad with an IT support placement will be considered)
• Have 3^rd level or IT professional qualification
• Excellent customer service skills
• Professional manner
• Ability to:
  • • • keep accurate records
      • prioritise tasks and workloads
      • meet deadlines
      • work under pressure
      • work as part of a team

Next Steps

For further information, and to apply for this IT support engineer job, please contact Lindsey McCracken.  Visit our website for a full list of IT opportunities.

Salary is usually negotiable, salary details listed are to be used as a guide and are based on factors such as your experience and expertise.

We reserve the right to heighten short listing criteria dependent upon the calibre of response.

Currently recruiting for a Tax Accountant role based in Lurgan for a leading global organisation.  This role will be a maternity cover for a minimum of 12 months.

The Tax Accountant will work as part of a team providing VAT and tax accounting support to multiple entities.  They will be responsible for ensuring the effective management of the VAT related balance sheet accounts as well as gaining experience in indirect tax compliance.

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job:

1. Excellent opportunity to gain experience in a global organisation
2. Lurgan based location
3. Successful, and expanding, organisation

The Role:

• Management of the Indirect Tax Receivable Balances
• Completion of the month-end VAT account reconciliations and posting of associated journals.
• Management of year-end statutory audit.
• Management of tax authority audit and queries.
• Support with quarterly VAT cash-flow and balance sheet forecasting.
• Support of month-end close activities where appropriate.
• Support with quarterly corporate tax provision workbooks.
• Setting-up new EU VAT registrations.
• Indirect tax compliance support.
• Ensuring the reconciliation of submitted VAT returns to the general ledger.
• Supporting internal audit and annual Senior Accounting Officer review.
• Responding to queries within GBS and the wider business.
• Drive continuous improvement within the team by reviewing current compliance processes with a view to improve efficiency while maintaining data integrity.
• Ad-hoc project support where required.

The Person:

• Qualified Accountant
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly MS Excel
• Experience of working with large volumes of financial data
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to achieve results in a dynamic, changing and demanding environment

The Rewards:

• Competitive salary
• Excellent benefits package

Next Steps

For further information, and to apply for this Tax Accountant job, please contact Laura McFarlane.  Visit our website for a full list of Accountancy & Finance opportunities.

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Salary is usually negotiable, salary details listed are to be used as a guide and are based on factors such as your experience and expertise.

We reserve the right to heighten short listing criteria dependent upon the calibre of response.

Due to a maternity absence and continued growth, our large, multi-site client urgently wish to recruit an HR Officer/Senior HR Administrator on a contract basis.  This HR Officer job is for a 12 month fixed term duration, with an immediate start date available. 

The successful HR Officer will report to the HR Manager and provide effective HR support with general queries, employee relations issues, recruitment and training. 

This is a very diverse and busy HR role and the HR Officer will enjoy the variety of supporting the recruitment and HR activities across multiple sites, with occasional travel between sites required

The Role:

• Provide advice and guidance to employees and line manager on a range or ER issues
• Oversee the end to end recruitment and onboarding process
• Maintain and update records for new starts, including screening
• Monitor and respond to information requests
• Maintain records of disciplinary, grievance and absence
• Track key dates and take appropriate action – fixed term contract expiry, paternity, maternity , disciplinary, grievance etc
• Coordinate annual training schedule
• Support the development of policies and procedures
• Assist with annual monitoring returns and Article 55

The Person:

• Associate CIPD, or working towards this – Desirable
• Minimum of 2 years recent, relevant HR generalist experience – essential
• Strong knowledge and background in supporting employee relations issues - essential
• Experience in managing end to end recruitment processes – essential
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Full driving license and access to a form of transport, essential

The Rewards:

• Attractive salary
• Immediate start
• 12 month Fixed Term Contract
• Permanent full-time hours (Monday to Friday 9-5)
• 3 days working in the office/ 2 days working from home
• Onsite parking
• Company pension
• Healthshield cash plan
• Sick pay
• Life insurance
• Belfast based head office with travel to other NI sites
• Successful, and expanding, organisation

For further information, and to apply for this HR Officer job, please contact Stephanie Mulholland at Hunter Savage.

We reserve the right to heighten short listing criteria dependent upon the calibre of response.

Solution Architect 

Hunter Savage is partnering with a leading consulting firm to recruit a solution architect to work as part of their growing technology team based in Belfast. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced solution architect to work on cutting edge digital transformation projects with leading clients. Our client is known for innovation and has an innovation lab in the UK to ensure that they are keeping ahead of their competitors in the delivery of projects and services.

You will work closely with implementation partners and clients business and technical stakeholders to ensure the solution designs deliver the functional and non-functional requirements. The solution architect will be responsible for delivery of the solution and act as the key client contact to ensure high quality technical delivery that meets the clients needs.

Key things about the role

- Innovation - cutting edge projects/tech

- Award winning consulting firm

- lead the client relationship technically from a solution design perspective 

- Fast growing company - career development/busy workload

The Person

You will meet the following criteria

- You will have over 5 years' experience working at a senior level in a solution architect role 

- demonstrable experience across the full SDLC from design, delivery and operational support 

- Previous consulting experience is a desirable

- Experience of working with technology partners and vendors to ensure the solution is implemented aligned with the defined standards

- It would be ideal you have architecture certifications e.g. TOGAF

Next Steps

For further information, and to apply for this Solution Architecture job, please contact Lindsey McCracken.  Visit our website for a full list of IT opportunities.

Salary is usually negotiable, salary details listed are to be used as a guide and are based on factors such as your experience and expertise.

We reserve the right to heighten short listing criteria dependent upon the calibre of response.