Benefits Advisor

Reward / Benefits Advisor – 12-month contract

Reward / Benefits Advisor

• Type : commercial
• Firm :
  Accountancy
• Salary : £35 - £50,000 depending on experience
• Location :
  Birmingham

Top 10 Accountancy firm based in Birmingham seeks a Reward Advisor to join the firm on a 12 month fixed term contract. You will provide support to the wider Reward team in the management, analysis and administration of all reward activity work within this large professional services firm.

• Acting as a specialist advisor on all initiatives with a reward impact
• Supporting the research and development, implementation and delivery of Reward projects
• Providing advice to the wider HR function and senior managers in respect of reward policies, acting as an escalation point for particularly complex issues
• Using the WTW methodology, being the subject matter expert in job evaluation arising from both larger scale organisation design and / or ad-hoc reviews
• Undertaking pay / reward / benefit data analysis and delivery of regular reporting to support reward decisions and recommendations
• Taking an external approach to total reward looking at the competitor environment in order to ensure the firm is effectively positioned and future proofed, making recommendations for change and continuous improvements
• Managing of the annual benefits for core and voluntary benefits
• Leading on benefits renewals and communications in a timely manner
• Acting as key project group member in the designing and development of a new flexible benefits scheme
• Partnering with 3rd party suppliers to optimise relationships and offering to deliver effective reward strategies, in conjunction with internal teams including Finance, Payroll and the wider People team function

• Previous experience within a Reward Advisor / benefits role
• Strong numerical and analytical skills to manage and manipulate large data sets
• Experience of engaging with and managing external suppliers
• Sound UK employment law and technical legal knowledge of pay, benefits and pensions
• Ability to interact confidently with HR Business Partners and the wider People team

PLEASE CONTACT SHARON DEACON FOR MORE INFO