Remuneration Specialist

Portfolio HR & Reward; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HR consultancy in the UK is seeking a Remuneration Specialist to support global payroll, benefits, and compliance processes. The role demands 3-5 years of experience in payroll and benefits, strong attention to detail, and commercial awareness. Responsibilities include administering compensation policies and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates should be familiar with payroll systems and have strong organizational skills. Fluency in English and knowledge of additional languages are valued.

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years of payroll, compensation and benefits experience.
• Experience with FCA reporting and RemCo.
• Ability to manage confidential data.

Responsibilities

• Administer compensation policies and executive payroll.
• Support the compensation frameworks development.
• Ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements.

Skills

Payroll experience

Compensation and benefits expertise

Strong attention to detail

Commercial awareness

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Adaptability to change

MS Office (Intermediate/Advanced)

HR Systems - Workday

Fluency in English

Education

CIPP or IAB Qualified

Tools

Payroll Systems

Job description

Our client is seeking a Remuneration Specialist to report into the Senior Compensation and Benefits Manager and support the department in delivering payroll, benefits, and compliance processes across their global entities. The Compensation and Benefits team play a critical role in aligning commercial priorities with employment law and best practices, ensuring fair, transparent, and compliant compensation across all of their EMEA entities.

The Remuneration Specialist is responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and governance of the organisation's global compensation and benefit frameworks. The role ensures all remuneration practices are competitive, compliant with local regulatory requirements, aligned with business objectives, and support the attraction, retention, and motivation of high-performing employees across multiple jurisdictions.

The role focuses on administering compensation policies, executive payroll, remuneration committee administration, executive benefits planning and statutory reporting, while ensuring alignment with local regulations and internal controls.

What will you bring?

• Proven payroll, compensation and benefits experience within a financial or professional services background 3 - 5 year +
• FCA reporting and RemCo experience
• Strong attention to detail is essential as is the ability to manage confidential data.
• Commercial awareness with an understanding of global payroll and benefits administration.
• Strong organisational and communication skills to liaise with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt to changing regulations and business needs.
• Intermediate/Advanced - MS Office; Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Payroll Systems (Globally)
• HR Systems - Workday
• High standard of oral and written English is mandatory;
• Fluency in other European languages (e.g. Spanish, Dutch, French, Luxembourgish etc.) is desirable.

Professional Qualifications

• Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) or International Association of Book-keepers (IAB) Qualified (desirable)
• Current membership of relevant professional body - CIPP or IAB (desirable).