Reward Analyst

Irwin Mitchell; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent law firm in Birmingham is seeking a Reward Analyst to join their Reward team on a 6-month fixed-term contract. In this role, you'll provide analytical support for the annual pay review and bonus cycle, ensuring accurate data for compensation processes. The ideal candidate will have experience in HR or data-focused roles, strong Excel skills, and a keen attention to detail. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits including generous holidays and flexible pension schemes.

Benefits

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Generous and flexible pension schemes

Volunteering days

Westfield Health membership

Well-being initiatives

Flexible by Choice hybrid working

Qualifications

• Experience in a reward, benefits, HR, or data-focused role.
• Strong intermediate Excel skills including data modelling and formulas.
• Experience working with HR systems and large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical support for annual pay review and bonus cycle.
• Work closely with Senior Reward Analyst for accurate compensation data.
• Manage data requirements for benefits cycle and streamline collection processes.
• Collaborate with HR systems teams for data integrity.
• Respond to Reward inbox queries promptly.

Skills

Analytical support for pay reviews

Intermediate Excel skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

HR data management

Job description

Your Role and What You'll Be Doing

We’re looking for a Reward Analyst to join our Reward team on a 6-month fixed-term contract. Reporting to the Senior Reward Manager, you’ll play a key role in supporting the delivery of our reward strategy by focusing on data and analytics for compensation and benefits processes.

What you'll be doing

• Provide analytical support for the annual pay review and bonus cycle, including data gathering, validation, and reporting.
• Work closely with the Senior Reward Analyst to ensure accurate and timely data for compensation processes.
• Support the benefits cycle by managing data requirements and streamlining data collection processes.
• Collaborate with HR systems and People Services teams to maintain data integrity and improve efficiency.
• Manage the Reward inbox and respond to queries promptly.
• Contribute to reward projects and provide ad-hoc analytical support as needed.

About You

Essential

• Experience in a reward, benefits, HR, or data-focused role.
• Strong intermediate Excel skills (Data modelling, VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, formulas)
• Excellent attention to detail and numerical ability.
• Experience working with HR systems and large datasets.
• Highly organised, flexible, and able to prioritise in a fast‑paced environment.

Desirable

• Experience in compensation processes and benefits.
• Familiarity with role evaluation methodologies (e.g., Willis Towers Watson).
• Previous experience in professional services.

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well‑being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

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