Reward / Benefits Advisor – 12-month contract

THE CHARALLE GROUP; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm based in Birmingham is seeking a Reward / Benefits Advisor for a 12-month contract. In this role, you'll support the management, analysis, and administration of all reward activities. Ideal candidates should have previous experience as a Reward Advisor, strong numerical skills, and knowledge of UK employment law. This position offers the chance to lead on benefits renewals and develop a new flexible benefits scheme.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within a Reward Advisor / benefits role.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills to manage large data sets.
• Experience of engaging with and managing external suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Act as a specialist advisor on all initiatives with a reward impact.
• Support the research and development, implementation of Reward projects.
• Undertake pay/reward/benefit data analysis and reporting.

Skills

Strong numerical and analytical skills

Experience engaging with external suppliers

Sound UK employment law knowledge

Ability to interact confidently with HR Business Partners

Job description

Reward / Benefits Advisor – 12-month contract

Reward / Benefits Advisor

• Type : commercial
• Firm : Accountancy
• Salary : £35 - £50,000 depending on experience
• Location : Birmingham

Top 10 Accountancy firm based in Birmingham seeks a Reward Advisor to join the firm on a 12 month fixed term contract. You will provide support to the wider Reward team in the management, analysis and administration of all reward activity work within this large professional services firm.

Core Duties will include :

• Acting as a specialist advisor on all initiatives with a reward impact
• Supporting the research and development, implementation and delivery of Reward projects
• Providing advice to the wider HR function and senior managers in respect of reward policies, acting as an escalation point for particularly complex issues
• Using the WTW methodology, being the subject matter expert in job evaluation arising from both larger scale organisation design and / or ad-hoc reviews
• Undertaking pay / reward / benefit data analysis and delivery of regular reporting to support reward decisions and recommendations
• Taking an external approach to total reward looking at the competitor environment in order to ensure the firm is effectively positioned and future proofed, making recommendations for change and continuous improvements
• Managing of the annual benefits for core and voluntary benefits
• Leading on benefits renewals and communications in a timely manner
• Acting as key project group member in the designing and development of a new flexible benefits scheme
• Partnering with 3rd party suppliers to optimise relationships and offering to deliver effective reward strategies, in conjunction with internal teams including Finance, Payroll and the wider People team function

Ideal Candidates must have the following

• Previous experience within a Reward Advisor / benefits role
• Strong numerical and analytical skills to manage and manipulate large data sets
• Experience of engaging with and managing external suppliers
• Sound UK employment law and technical legal knowledge of pay, benefits and pensions
• Ability to interact confidently with HR Business Partners and the wider People team

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