HR Systems Specialist

Benefits of working at Together

• 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 30 days), plus bank holidays
• Free access to company holiday homes
• Buy & sell holidays
• Discretionary annual bonus plus an additional Shared Reward Bonus
• Matched pension contribution
• Health cash plan plus Private medical insurance
• Life assurance and Critical illness cover
• Travel season ticket loans and Ride to work scheme
• Free local gym access
• Local bar / restaurant discounts

We’re Together. For over 50 years, we’ve helped thousands of people, businesses and professionals unlock their property ambitions with our common-sense approach to mortgages and secured loans.

We take the time to understand our customers and our door is always open, so we can often help when other lenders can’t or won’t. Based in Cheadle, Cheshire, our 900 colleagues help our customers throughout the UK, backed by the power of a £7 billion loan book.

As a HR Systems Specialist, you will be responsible for maintaining, developing and optimising Together's HR systems to ensure accurate data management, efficient processes, and high-quality user experience. Working within a regulated financial services environment, you will support the People Team and business stakeholders by ensuring system integrity, strong controls, and reliable reporting that meets internal governance, FCA/PRA expectations, and GDPR requirements.

As a HR Systems Specialist, we are looking for someone to:

• Administer our HRIS (e.g., Cascade, Access Learning Zone, Smart Recruiters), managing configuration, workflows, security roles, permissions, and data integrity through routine audits and validation checks
• Design and maintain HR system workflows across the employee lifecycle (onboarding, changes, absence, leavers), ensuring compliance with internal policies, UK employment law, and regulatory requirements, with comprehensive documentation of processes and user guidance
• Support the People Analytics team in building dashboards and reports for HR, Finance, Risk, and senior leadership (e.g., headcount, turnover, absence, workforce trends)
• Support regulatory and audit requirements through accurate data extraction, evidence provision (e.g., SMCR population data, remuneration reporting), and GDPR compliance in all system processes
• Provide support and training to HR colleagues and managers on system queries, data entry, and navigation, whilst collaborating with Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Reward, and IT to ensure effective data flows and system integrations
• Support HR technology projects, including new modules, integrations, upgrades, and digital transformation initiatives, leading configuration design and testing prior to go-live

• Experience working with HR systems, ideally within financial services or another regulated sector
• Strong understanding of HR data structures, system configuration, and data governance
• Good analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and produce meaningful insights
• Excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem‑solving
• Strong understanding of GDPR, data security, and audit requirements
• Confident in engaging with suppliers, IT teams, and cross‑functional stakeholders
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with HR reporting tools beneficial
• Experience with HRIS such as Cascade, Smart Recruiters, Workday, Success Factors, iTrent, or similar

Together embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference – we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks.