Kate Clowes

I am a focused and driven individual with HR experience across different HR disciplines. I have excellent working knowledge and experience of Workday HCM Security and Business Process configurations and maintenance. Extensive knowledge in Excel and MS Office applications and strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills.

HR Systems - Workday Store Operations Lead (Contract) - Aldi

(2024-11)

Providing support to the National Workday Functional Leads and supporting Workday HR Business Processes for Aldi Store Operations.

• Providing training and guidance to operational teams on Workday system processes and configurations.
• Supporting with testing of new system configurations
• Leading on alignment projects moving from regional to central completion of Workday processes.
• Providing operational reports and analysis to drive data driven decisions.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with the National Workday Team and Operational Teams
• Maintaining data assurance and GDPR via scheduled system audits and data analysis.

HR Systems Specialist - Key Group

(2022-05 - 2024-11)

Management of MI reporting and HR systems (Workday):

• Maintaining and updating system and processes where required
• Coordination and support of the annual reward cycle across the business
• Provide operational system knowledge.
• Continuous improvement of HR system Processes and reporting
• Managing the integrity of the database, and the impacts to the monthly payroll
• Producing monthly and quarterly reporting for different areas of the business
• Creating legislative and regulatory reports
• Supporting project work

HR Data and Reward Analyst - Studio Retail Ltd

(2019-03 - 2022-04)

Studio Retail Limited is a multi-channel retailer that offers home shopping services through a combination of direct catalogue marketing and online shopping. Initially recruited into a HR Data Advisor role to help support the implementation of a new HR system along with maintaining and developing HR data and reporting.

• Maintaining and enhancing the current compensation and reward service.
• Managing the job evaluation process (Willis Towers Watson)
• Management of the annual reward cycle across the business.
• Development and maintenance of data within core HR systems to deliver high quality HR MI, insight, and Compliance.
• Providing regular HR reporting and tracking of key people metrics, identifying patterns and trends to inform recommendations for continuous improvement
• Supporting and contributing to the successful delivery of assigned HR and key projects
• Creation of the HRMI dashboard and basic suite of reporting.
• Implementation of the WTW Job Evaluation System
• Managing the Annual Employee Engagement survey
• Working within transformation workstreams to integrate HR systems.
• Supported the creation of a new salary band structure
• Implementation of Reward Gateway

HR Analyst - AMEY - HR - Liverpool - Liverpool

(2018-01 - 2019-03)

Initially working for one of the Joint Ventures (1,500 Employees) as a HR Analyst. Then moved into the Group HR Systems and MI team (18,000 Employees). Working on BAU activities along with HR Project work, to deliver process improvement and accurate reporting across the HR function and to the wider business.

• Managed and completed the Gender Pay Gap reporting.
• Managed and created the EOY review calibration reports
• Managed the annual pay review process
• Creation and maintenance of long-term absence Tracker and Employee Relations Tracker
• Maintained and updated current MI dashboards
• People Talent and Succession Planning
• Part of a team looking at GDPR Principles to enable compliance across the HR Function
• Analysis on current Spans and Layers against OD Principles across the FMDJ Sector

HR Projects Assistant - AXA Insurance

(2015-01 - 2018-01)

Working as part of the HRBP Team reporting into the HR Project Manager, supporting the delivery of HR Projects and initiatives across AXA Insurance (4000+ employees), with a focus on MI Reporting, HR Analytics & Process Improvement.

• Creation & maintenance of MI reporting Dashboards (Excel) for both the HRBP team and the Senior Leadership Teams.
• Performance Management Coordination and Analysis throughout the Performance Management lifecycle, supporting both Managers and employees on process, policy, and systems.
• Proactively seeking ways to improve/map processes and communicate with key stakeholders within the wider HR team.
• Co-ordination and management of the Annual Engagement Survey (Towers Watson) across AXA Insurance
• Supporting Annual Pay and Bonus Process and Analysis
• HR Systems Access Governance

HR Coordinator - PZ Cussons

(2013-10 - 2015-01)

Left due to family relocating to Preston. PZ Cussons is a multinational consumer goods business who manufacture and distribute some of the most familiar household brands in the world. Working for PZ Cussons - PZCUK and Seven Scent Fragrance House. Supporting the HRBP with HR Projects and employee relations.

Purchasing Assistant, IT Trainer, L&D Executive - Tyco Fire & Security

(1998-02 - 2008-08)

Initially joined the business as a Purchasing Assistant then moved into an IT Trainer role carrying out group training sessions on MS Applications across all sites before moving into the wider HR Team as an L&D Executive.

Career Break

(2008-08 - 2013-10)

Career break to raise a young family after 10 years working with the Tyco Group.