Employee Benefits Specialist (24-Month FTC)

Northern Powergrid; Shiremoor; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Up to 10% Performance Bonus

Job summary

Northern Powergrid Limited is seeking an Oracle Benefits SME to join the Transformation Programme in the UK. You will design, configure, and manage Oracle Fusion Benefits, ensuring accurate rules, enrolments, and data quality across HR, Payroll, and IT interfaces.

You will drive testing cycles, support integrations with carriers, and lead data migration activities, while delivering compliant, well-documented processes for a superior employee experience.

Qualifications

• Experience configuring and deploying Oracle Benefits in cloud projects.
• Strong knowledge of benefits plans, eligibility rules, and life events.
• Hands-on testing, integrations, and defect resolution.
• Solid business analysis and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and configuration of Oracle Benefits with plan rules and life events.
• Translate business requirements into functional designs.
• Support testing cycles SIT/UAT and manage defects.
• Support integrations with payroll and third-party carriers.
• Oversee benefits data migration, mapping, and validation.
• Provide SME guidance for deployment and go-live readiness.
• Collaborate with HR, Payroll, IT and vendors to align processes.
• Produce high-quality functional documentation and guidance.

Skills

Oracle Benefits

Cloud deployments

Testing

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Tools

Oracle Fusion HCM

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Oracle Benefits SME to join our Oracle Transformation Programme, supporting the successful delivery, optimisation, and ongoing management of Oracle Fusion Benefits.

At Northern Powergrid, our vision is to be the best energy company in serving our 3.9 million homes, whilst delivering a sustainable energy solution. In this role, you will support the design, configuration, administration and continuous improvement of all benefits processes within Oracle Fusion HCM. Working closely with HR, Payroll, Procurement and IS teams, you will ensure our benefits offering is accurately maintained, compliant, and aligned with business policy and employee needs.

You will act as a functional subject matter expert for Fusion Benefits, supporting cyclical activities such as enrolment windows, rate updates, vendor data exchanges, audits, and legislative adjustments. You will also support testing, release management and any process enhancements linked to the benefits lifecycle.

We welcome applications from colleagues passionate about systems, process accuracy and delivering an excellent employee experience.

Along with a competitive salary of between £40,000 - £50,000 we also offer great benefits such as:

• 25 days holiday
• Up to 10% Performance Bonus

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Lead the design and configuration of Oracle Benefits, ensuring accurate plan rules, eligibility, and life event setup.
• Gather and translate business requirements into functional designs and configuration decisions.
• Support testing cycles (SIT/UAT), validate configurations, and manage defect resolution.
• Support integrations with payroll and third party carriers, including file formats and eligibility feeds.
• Oversee benefits related data migration, mapping, and validation activities.
• Provide SME guidance throughout deployment, ensuring compliance, documentation quality, and readiness for go live.
• Oracle Benefits Expertise: deep knowledge of plan configuration, eligibility rules, life events, and enrolment flows.
• Business Analysis: strong capability in requirements gathering, process mapping, and translating needs into functional designs.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: experience creating test scripts, validating configurations, and managing defect resolution.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management: confident working with HR, Payroll, IT, and third party carriers to align processes and integrations.
• Communication & Documentation: clear, structured communication with the ability to produce high quality functional documentation and guidance.

Qualifications & Attributes

• Essential Experience configuring and deploying Oracle Benefits in cloud projects.
• Strong knowledge of benefits plans, eligibility rules, and life events.
• Hands on experience with testing, integrations, and defect resolution.
• Solid business analysis skills for requirements and documentation.

Additional Information

Posted: 30/10/26

Closing date for applications: 13/11/2026

We reserve the right to close this advert early dependent on number of applications

Applicants are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, race, age or disability, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.