HR Systems & Data Analyst

We're recruiting for an experienced HR Systems and Data Analyst to join our team and help drive data-led decision-making and system optimisation.

This pivotal role strengthens the firm’s People & Culture function by ensuring the reliability, efficiency, and strategic use of HR systems and data. You'll be responsible for optimising the firm’s HRIS and related platforms, safeguarding data integrity, and driving continuous improvement through automation and system enhancements. By delivering accurate reporting, insightful analysis, and user-focused system development, you'll enable evidence-based decision‑making across the firm.

Acting as a bridge between HR, IT, Finance, and wider business stakeholders, you'll ensure seamless data flows and improved user experience. Through effective dashboard design, robust reporting processes, and high-quality data insights, you'll support strategic workforce planning, organisational design, compensation analysis, and People & Culture initiatives.

Ultimately, this role enhances the firm’s analytical capability and empowers teams with the tools and information they need to drive operational excellence and informed decision-making.

As the HR Systems & Data Analyst, you will:

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• Act as the primary administrator for HRIS and related platforms, driving functionality, user experience, and compliance with GDPR.
  
• Maintain system integrity through regular troubleshooting, updates, and enhancements, working closely with the firm's IT department to identify and rectify issues promptly.
  
• Implement and monitor data quality checks and audit processes to ensure accuracy and reliability.
  
• Design and refine processes for consistent data capture and maintenance across the firm. Driving integration with other business tools/systems.
  
• Configure and develop HR systems to meet evolving business requirements and improve user experience.
  
• Identify opportunities to streamline HR processes through automation and system optimisation.
  
• Collaborate with HR and firm stakeholders to enhance reporting capabilities and promote data transparency.
  
• Develop a strong understanding of system architecture to enable effective data manipulation and reporting.
  
• Maintain core people metrics and ensure they are accessible for reporting and analysis.
  
• Work collaboratively with the Finance Team and deliver prompt and accurate headcount reporting for use in the Firm’s monthly KPIs.
  
• Deliver timely insights to support workforce planning, organisational design, compensation strategies, and resource utilisation.
  
• Produce regular and ad-hoc reports, including headcount, turnover, diversity, and absence trends.
  
• Respond to data requests from internal stakeholders and external clients/suppliers, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
  
• Support business development by providing data for client tenders and proposals.
  
• Own monthly headcount and KPI reporting processes.
  
• Design dashboards and visualisations to communicate trends and support People & Culture initiatives.
  
• Provide actionable insights to inform strategic projects and workforce planning.
  
• Improve analytical capabilities within the broader team by sharing skills through the provision of guidance and training as needed.
  

We are looking for:

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• Extensive experience in HR system optimisation, with proven ability to configure, customise and integrate HRIS platforms to meet evolving business needs.
  
• Advanced data analysis and reporting expertise, including the ability to manipulate large, complex datasets, apply data validation techniques, and deliver actionable insights through dashboards and visualisations.
  
• Demonstrated success in process automation and workflow optimisation, reducing manual effort and improving data accuracy across the employee lifecycle.
  
• Strong understanding of HR data architecture and system integration, enabling effective troubleshooting and enhancement of cross‑functional data flows.
  
• Deep knowledge of GDPR and data governance principles, with experience implementing robust data security and compliance frameworks.
  
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical data concepts into clear, actionable insights for non‑technical audiences.
  
• Proficiency in HR data tools and technologies, including advanced Excel (pivot tables, macros), SQL for data extraction, and experience with BI tools for predictive analytics.
  
• Evidence of a continuous improvement mindset, demonstrated through successful projects that enhanced system functionality, reporting capability, and user experience
  

Some of our benefits include:

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• Salary of £50,000 to £55,000 per annum, dependant on experience.
  
• Earn up to 10% of your salary with our annual bonus scheme.
  
• Minimum of 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays per year, increasing to 31 days with length of service, with the opportunity to buy up to 5 days holiday per year.
  
• Hybrid working with on average 40-60% of your time spent in the office.
  
• Auto enrolled into the workplace pension scheme, and we'll contribute a minimum of 6% of your salary.
  
• 4x your annual salary in the event of a death in service.
  

Find out more about working at Walker Morris here.

Company Values

Our shared values represent our culture and the things that are important to us. They define who we are as a Firm, as an employer and what we expect of our people. They provide direction and purpose by influencing the decisions that we make and the actions that we take. It’s really important that all candidates and employees demonstrate these values in their day-to-day activities:

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• Embrace the fact everyone is different and unique.
  
• You can be serious without wearing a suit.
  
• Never lose sight of the bigger picture.
  
• Two heads are better than one.
  
• Take the bull by the horns.
  
• We win & lose together.
  

Walker Morris is committed to being an inclusive employer. We welcome applications regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, neuro diversity or disability status, family or parental status, race,religionor ethnicity.Clickhereto find out more about our diversity and inclusion work.

If you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, pleasedon’thesitate to ask. We are aDisability Confident employer.

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