Group Risk Specialist

Benefex Limited; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Southampton is seeking a Group Risk Specialist to join their Corporate Benefits team. In this role, you will handle various administration tasks, ensure compliance with procedures, and support consultants. Ideal candidates possess strong Excel skills, effective communication, and a team-oriented mindset. The position offers a salary range of £26,000-28,000 and a robust benefits package, including flexible work options and comprehensive health plans.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Healthcare cash plan

Employee Assistance Plan 24/7 support

Income Protection

Enhanced parental leave package

Work from Anywhere policy

£50 monthly allowance for personal use

Qualifications

• Support consulting team with varied administration tasks.
• Ensure compliance with Corporate Benefits procedures.
• Maintain knowledge of communication and systems.

Responsibilities

• Request deposit premiums and reconcile accounts.
• Liaise with clients on underwriting requirements.
• Process claims for group life and income protection.

Skills

Basic Excel skills

Effective communicator

Time management skills

Good analytical skills

Adaptability

Initiative

Team player

Education

GR1 certification

IF7 certification

Job description

Who are Benifex?

We are a fast-moving technology company, and one of the most successful providers of online reward and benefits solutions in the world. We believe that everyone deserves an exceptional experience at work, every day, and build workplace technology that makes this happen. Benifex’s mission is to build remarkable experiences that employees love. Today Benifex supports more than five million employees in over 3,000 organisations across more than 100 countries. To help us on our quest to be the best, we need brilliant people on board and that’s where you come in.

Why should you apply?

• Learning: A great opportunity to developer your career in broking/corporate benefits. Develop your skills within group risk and health, with the opportunity to gain the GR1 certification
• Team: Be part of a supportive (and award winning) team who are on hand to help one another problem-solving
• Progression: Many of our specialist team progress within the team or move into the Consultant teams

**Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship and require to people to be based in the UK for this position**

Great benefits:

£26,000-28,000

Flexible work – choose a working setup that works for you, our only ask is to see you once a month in the office and you must be based in the UK or Ireland.

Full access to our comprehensive benefits package, including discounts from hundreds of high street brands, salary sacrifice schemes across Finance, Health, Tech, and more

️ 25 days holiday plus your local bank holidays

Your birthday off

️ Two half day wellbeing days

???? Healthcare cash plan to cover the costs of day-to-day healthcare

Employee Assistance Plan 24/7 365 support

Income Protection (75%) and life assurance (4x salary)

Referral bonuses

Enhanced parental leave package - 26 weeks fully paid maternity leave and 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave

️ Work from Anywhere policy for 90 days

️ Buy and Sell scheme for holidays

£50 monthly allowance to spend on whatever takes your fancy, your very own Benifex card will be topped up at the start of each month!

Role Overview

We’re currently looking for someone to join our Corporate Benefits team as a Group Risk Specialist. In this role you will work closely with 2-3 consultants, supporting them and our customers with varied administration tasks covering risk topics (renewals, invoices, quotes, policies, claims, queries). You will need to be able to multi-task like the best of them, prioritise your work on a daily basis and ensure that communication is maintained with providers, clients, and internal stake-holders at all times.

Responsibilities

• Understand and work within Corporate Benefits Compliance procedures at all times
• Uphold Corporate Benefits ‘Treating Customers Fairly’ ethics in all dealings with clients
• Ensure Benifex data protection policy is always adhered to
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of Benifex systems and processes
• Maintain the security of the premises and the data held within it and to ensure that any data processed is completed in secure environment in accordance with the Information Security Policy and associated documents
• Invoicing and Accounts:
  • Request deposit premiums, reconcile accounts
  • Chase premiums within agreed deadlines

• Underwriting:
  • Liaise with provider and client to identify and manage underwriting requirements
• Claims:
  • Death claims processing (Group Life) or Disability Claims (Income Protection, Critical Illness

• Market Reviews:
  • Request quotations
  • Chase insurers for terms
  • Draft broking reports for the Consultants

• Other:
  • Ensure all scheme documentation in place for new business and renewals
  • Ensure that Corporate Benefits Trackers are kept up to date
  • Request/check/issue policy documents
  • Ensure scheme specifications are kept up to date
  • Assist customers and providers on any queries

What are we looking for?

• Basic Excel skills
• You are an effective communicator
• Demonstrate first class time management skills, and able to adhere to tight deadlines
• Good analytical skills
• Someone who is adaptable to working with a range of changing portfolios and consultants
• Show initiative and able to confidently approach tasks
• A team player or is willing to support colleagues should they need it

Nice to have:

• IF7 certification
• GR1 certification

Even if you don't meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply! We are looking for talented and passionate individuals who are eager to learn and grow. We also offer a variety of other roles, so please check out our careers page to see if there is something else that might be a good fit for you.

Our interview process

Benifex understands the need to have a fast and efficient process, the below will all be completed in the shortest time possible.

Initial informal call with the Talent team

Online tests in numeracy and logical reasoning

Interview with the hiring manager and a member of the team

Final interview with the Director

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected. We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during the recruitment process, please let us know with your application.