Reward Specialist

Firstport; Luton; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstPort is seeking a Reward Specialist to shape and manage our rewards and benefits offering. The role is remote with occasional access to our Worcester or Luton offices, reporting to the Head of People Experience.

You will own annual benefits windows, renewals, salary review data, policy guidance, and vendor relationships while ensuring data integrity and compliant processes across the business. This is a hands-on, data-driven HR role requiring collaboration with payroll, finance and legal

Qualifications

• Experience in reward and benefits administration.
• Experience with salary review processes.
• Strong data handling and reporting skills.
• Vendor management and SLA negotiation experience.
• Ability to collaborate with payroll, finance and HR teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Annual Benefits Window for voluntary benefits, communications and data verification.
• Manage annual benefit renewals including PMI, Life Assurance, Critical Illness, Income Protection and Health Assessments.
• Prepare and manage the annual salary review process and related data for approvals and payroll.
• Propose and implement new benefit options and providers; manage implementations.
• Integrate and consolidate benefits schemes from acquisitions and TUPE transfers.
• Provide guidance on policy adherence and best practice in reward.
• Oversee company car fleet management and Grey Fleet checks.
• Prepare Benefits P11D data and related reports.
• Act as the primary contact for vendors and employees on benefits.

Skills

Reward management

Benefits administration

Data analysis

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Job description

Job Role: Reward Specialist

Location: Work from Home Office/Remote - ideally close to our Worcester or Luton office

Job Sector: HR

Hours: 35 per week, Monday to Friday

Role purpose

To provide proactive, flexible and effective reward and benefit advice and guidance to the FirstPort Group. Responsible for the integrity of data and ensuring the security and quality of data relating to our reward and benefit offering is maintained.

Management of the reward and benefit policies and processes, development of further compensation and reward opportunities and lead on developing excellent relationships with our Partners.

Main Responsibilities

Strategic and Operational

• Lead the Annual Benefits Window for voluntary benefits, writing & launching communications, verifying benefits selections, and providing membership data.

• Management of annual benefit renewals including Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance, Critical Illness, Income Protection and Health Assessments

• Preparation and management of annual salary review process, preparing all data and review materials for approvals and payroll processing.

• Proposing & introducing new benefit options and providers and completing implementation.

• Integrating and consolidating benefits schemes from acquisitions and TUPE transfers.

• Provide advice and guidance on Policy and adherence to best practice.

• Managing company car fleet, dealing with all car movements and License and Grey Fleet checks.

• Preparation of Benefits P11D data.

• Manage internal recognition platform membership.

• Key contact for vendors and employees and a specialist expert for enquiries on eligibility, coverage and other benefits matters.
• Working with the Head of People Experience on a reward and benefits advisory basis and escalating areas of concern as appropriate.

Management Information & Data

• Responsible for the provision of management information and data on a regular basis, including the collation and presentation of data that supports the reward agenda

Communication

• Developing benefit communications for new hires, ad hoc benefits available throughout the year and continuing to review internal intranet benefit information.

• Lead on benefit events across the business to promote the existing benefits package and continuously improve our current and future offering.

Relationship Management

• Support the Head of People Experience in developing an effective relationship with third party suppliers (Broker and Providers) and monitoring performance to SLA’s and negotiation of ad hoc consultancy where required.
• Maintaining and building strong relationships with internal stakeholders

including wider HR Team, Payroll and Legal

• Network and participate in third part supplier user groups as appropriate and act as an effective ambassador for FirstPort.

Who you’ll be working with

The People team

• FirstPort Employees
• Third parties
• Finance

The Benefits

Our customers deserve the best and the same applies to our people. We’ll support you with all of the technology, training and support that you need to do your job well. We offer competitive salaries and a range of benefit packages. In addition to the core benefits, we also offer a range of exclusive discounts on extra benefits to help you and your family make the most of your money, safeguard your future and look after your health.

Diversity

We’re committed to promoting diversity at FirstPort and recruit on merit. We will consider applications from job share applicants.