Employee Benefits Executive

Grant Thornton UK; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading consultancy as an Employee Benefits Executive in Leicester, where you'll support businesses in developing employee benefits strategies. You'll engage with corporate clients, managing group risk, healthcare, and pension schemes, while ensuring compliance and high service levels. Embrace a culture of inclusion and flexibility as you help clients attract and retain talent.

Qualifications

• Experience in employee benefits consulting or administration, ideally in professional services.
• Strong analytical mindset and proficiency in data reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of employee benefits consulting services across clients.
• Coordinate group risk, healthcare, and pension schemes.
• Conduct scheme renewals including analysis and market reviews.

Skills

Client communication

Relationship-building

Analytical mindset

Knowledge of group risk

Knowledge of healthcare

Knowledge of pensions

Education

Experience in employee benefits consulting or administration

Tools

Excel

Job description

More than you expected

The UK member firms of Grant Thornton are part of global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 76,000 in over 150 countries. We're a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion and integrity first. All around the world we bring a different experience to our clients. A better experience. One that delivers the expertise they need in a way that goes beyond. Personal, proactive, and agile. That's Grant Thornton.

Job Description:

NEW GROUND WON’T BREAK ITSELF.

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals.

Our Employee Benefits Consultancy team sits within Grant Thornton UK’s Advisory & Tax LLP. We support businesses in designing and managing employee benefits strategies that attract, retain, and engage talent—while aligning with company culture and financial goals. From group risk and healthcare to pensions and wellbeing, we deliver tailored, tax-efficient solutions that make a real difference to our clients and their people.

We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to balance your work and life.

A look into the role

As anEmployee Benefits Executivewithin our team, you will:

• Support the delivery of employee benefits consulting services across a portfolio of corporate clients.
• Coordinate and manage group risk (life, income protection, critical illness), healthcare (PMI, dental, cash plans), and pension schemes.
• Conduct scheme renewals, including data gathering, analysis, and market reviews.
• Prepare client reports, benefit comparisons, and renewal documentation.
• Resolve client and employee queries, ensuring high levels of service and compliance.

Knowing you’re right for us

Joining us as anEmployee Benefits Executive, the minimum criteria you’ll need is experience in employee benefits consulting or administration, ideally within a professional services or brokerage setting.

It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box—we’ll help you develop along the way:

• Knowledge of group risk, healthcare, and pensions, and the broader employee benefits landscape.
• Strong client communication and relationship-building skills.
• Analytical mindset with proficiency in Excel and data reporting tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with third-party providers and insurers.

Knowing we’re right for you

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.

Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.

Beyond the job

Life is more than work. The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance.

The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.

We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.

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