Grant Thornton is seeking a HRBP, Sr. Associate (Generalist) to join the team in Phoenix, AZ.

The Human Resource (HR) Generalist serves as an integral teammate on the People Experience team. The HR Generalist will provide front-line HR support and help deliver on people related programs and initiatives. This role is responsible for collaborating closely with other HR Generalists and HR Business Partners as well as Leadership to understand business needs and priorities to ensure that HR talent delivery needs are effectively and efficiently met within the business.

This HR Generalist is responsible for collaborating with the broader People & Culture (P&C) operational and functional areas to support and deliver on a high-performing, business-aligned people agenda. The HR Generalist is responsible for providing distinctive client service to employees and partners within service lines and geographies and advising on people related issues towards outcomes that align with firm culture, values and DE&I priorities. 

The HR Generalist is responsible for delivering a client-centric people experiences such as performance management, retention practices, and general talent and compensation programs for the service line and geographies. This role is critical in executing colleague initiatives, providing exceptional internal support, and driving a high-performance culture within the P&C team, their assigned services lines and local office(s), and the Firm.

Core Responsibilities: 

• Work with HRBPs to deliver people related programs and initiatives to the service line and geographies using a client service mindset.
• Become knowledgeable and supportive of the strategy of the firm, service line and geography practices, and the business priorities.
• Escalate issues/potential concerns for review and discussion to HRBP, Employee Relations and Legal.
• Coordinates talent reviews and records discussion comments
• Contributes content for office communications, SL bulletins, etc
• Liaison between HRBP & Leaves team
• Coordinates logistics for all exit interviews, hosts discussions for senior associate level and below
• Collaborate with other HRBP’s, broader People Experience Team and other P&C function areas to deliver best in class people and delivery experience.
• Prepares regular reporting – termination reporting dashboard, monthly status reporting for service line leaders and market managing Partners.
• Use data and metrics to help make critical decisions; identify patterns and report finding & trends as appropriate.
• Assist with the execution of all general HR programs including the following: performance management, compensation, training, employment law compliance, compensation administration, and retention strategy. 
• Assists with general inquiries escalated from HR inbox
• Welcome notification to new hires 
• Ensures population has correct capabilities/tech specs in collaboration with People Ops team.
• Follows up on outstanding compliance items.
• Monitors licensure/cert & exam status.
  • Provides support to employees using a client service mindset as a main point of contact from P&C and guiding employees seeking HR support.
  • Provides support and strategic solutions to the HRBPs and business stakeholders in collecting, compiling and coordinating information in delivery of people related programs and initiatives. 
  • Coordinates and partners with other P&C functional teams including Capacity & Resource Management, DE&I, Culture, Learning, Total Rewards Talent Acquisition.

Qualifications (Personal Characteristics, Skills/Abilities, Academic):

The ideal candidate will be:

• A business-minded HR professional with at least two years’ experience in a generalist or HR role with demonstrated ability to thrive in a culture that is collaborative, service-oriented, and consultative.
• Highly professional, results driven, with strong desire to continue learning to broaden knowledge, insight and perspective.
• Operationally focused with the ability to use analytics to solve problems and deliver tactically.
• Experienced with HR business technologies and applications, applying them as required.
• An ability to work with highly confidential, complex and sensitive HR matters in an objective manner while using the lens of the firm’s culture, values and DE&I perspective. 
• Experience in prioritization and negotiation with demonstrated ability to be effective in supporting multiple business leaders/partners working across different business areas of focus.
• Highly collaborative and action-oriented, with strong influencing skills; someone who is a change agent who can build collaborative relationships across a matrixed organization.
• Confident with strong personal initiative as someone who is willing to roll up their sleeves and do what it takes to get the job done.
• Operationally focused with ability to think strategically and deliver tactically.

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• HRCI/SHRM certification desired
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• A reputation for discretion, integrity, judgment, responsiveness, strong attention to detail and common sense
• Solid PC skills with proficiency in MS Office, specifically advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint
• 2-4 years of Human Resources experience and experience functioning as an HR Generalist, preferably in a matrixed environment within a professional services industry.