HR Consultant in Frankfurt

I founded Nick's Advisory to make HR management, HR project delivery, and AI expertise available to companies on a temporary basis when internal capacity or experience is lacking.

Services:

• HR interim management: taking over the HR business partner or HR manager role during restructuring, growth, or a vacant leadership position, on a daily or hourly basis
• HR consulting: projects around reorganization, talent acquisition, separation processes, and building HR structures
• AI consulting for HR teams: selection, introduction, and use of AI tools in HR processes

• Process Owner SAP ERP 8 FI, CO & Investor Relations
• Process Owner SAP Success Factors
• Responsible for 4 teams, 39 FTE
• Full responsibility for end-to-end processes in SAP for Finance, Controlling, HR, Investor Relations
• Interface to certified public accountants for Finance IT (KPMG)
• ITIL-4 implementation for service request change request and project management with Service Now (Project Manager)

• Support of HR processes throughout the entire employee lifecycle - from onboarding and transfers to salary changes and offboarding
• Preparation of employment contracts and references and maintenance in SAP SuccessFactors
• Management of personnel files, archiving of documents, and monitoring of deadlines for follow-up processes
• Handling inactive employment relationships
• Processing compensation-related changes - e.g. recurring payments, deductions, one-time payments, and reimbursements
• Handling work and commuting accidents and reporting them to the employers' liability insurance association
• Responding to employee questions about statutory and internal benefits such as parental leave, educational leave, or company car policies
• HR correspondence via email, mail, phone, and the HR ticketing system
• Close cooperation with HR Business Partners, Payroll, Finance, fleet management, and other internal interfaces
• Support of HR initiatives within the scope of M&A and Human Capital Management
• Ensuring compliance with legal and internal company requirements
• Creating reports and ensuring a reliable data basis

• Functional and operational project management for the implementation of ADP AdvancedPay (PAISY)
• Hands-on customizing of payroll logic, rate models and wage types
• System setup, quality assurance of the first payroll run, and leading interdisciplinary project teams
• Responsible for budget, timelines and successful execution of complex payroll setups

• Business area: Automotive / exteriors
• Lead recruiter for all plant areas (technicians, operators, engineers - blue and white collar)
• Supporting central talent acquisition for manager and back-office positions
• IT/HR systems: SuccessFactors, SAP HCM
• Creating reports on recruiting activities and maintaining and customizing the applicant management system (ATS/HRIS)
• Conducting telephone and virtual interviews to make an initial assessment of candidates
• Creating and publishing job ads on internal and external platforms to attract candidates
• Managing candidates from application to contract drafting
• Actively sourcing and recruiting candidates through various business platforms (e.g., LinkedIn, XING, Stack Overflow)
• Supporting department heads in selecting suitable candidates and optimizing interview processes
• Employer branding and personnel marketing
• Advising HR management on all matters related to the recruiting process and strategic talent acquisition
• Reviewing and evaluating applications as well as organizing and moderating interviews with departments

• Global responsibility for workforce adjustment measures (large global projects as well as small local activities), including restructuring in case of insolvency
• Interim management in Compensation & Benefits: leading the C&B departments including payroll, conducting salary increase and bonus rounds, optimizing the bonus system, managing benefits and pension schemes for all employee groups including management and executive board
• Multiple interim HR head and HR business partner assignments to bridge vacancies: maintaining and partly redesigning all HR processes
• Integration project I including interim management: overseeing the merger of holding structures, closing a site and transferring employees regionally
• Integration project II 'harmonizing employee benefits' and introducing an appraisal process including an evaluation system: project management for development and rollout, negotiating a works agreement, creating guidelines and training materials
• HR issues in international M&A projects: conducting HR due diligence and employee transfers
• Winding down companies that are closing: point of contact for management, employees, authorities and insurance carriers on all HR matters; liaison with transfer companies and payroll centers
• Ongoing HR management and support as an outsourced HR department for small companies

• Development and implementation of strategies for team development
• Introduction of agile working methods with a focus on prioritization and product organization
• Change management and support of digital transformation