Compensation and Benefit Advisor

Compensation and Benefit Advisor

Our Client’s Overview

Our client’s vision is a fully connected, intelligent world. To achieve this, they work to inspire passion for basic research around the world. Their combined passion drives development across the global innovation value chain. They have the largest Research and Development organization in the world with 96,000+ employees in research centres around the globe. In the UK, they already have design centres in Cambridge, London, Edinburgh, and Ipswich. They continue to explore and define new research directions and new services. They have expanded their collaborations with academic researchers; researched new network architectures, integration of communications and key enabling technologies; and developed the fundamental theories of these technologies. They invite you to join them on this exciting journey and drive your career forward.

Job Summary:

Our client is looking for a Compensation and Benefit Advisor to join the existing HR team. This person should have experience in remuneration administration and benchmarking, benefit, and system administration.

To work as part of the HR team based in Cambridge and support the company across different sites on payroll and benefit administration.

Key Responsibilities:

• First line of escalation for employee and HR Business Partner on payroll and benefits-related issues.
• Day to day resolution of employee pay benefits and pension queries.
• Support the HR Business Partner Benefit renewal activities and communicate to employees.
• Manage benefit promotions; liaise with vendors directly to provide roadshows and on-site coordination of services.
• Support HR colleagues with company acquisitions and mergers and transfers from a benefit perspective.
• Support HR Business Partners to review salary and benefit against internal and external market to ensure consistency across job families.
• Take ownership for Payroll and benefit administration.
• Supporting annual salary review process.
• Bonus planning, design, review, and administration.
• Support as necessary for the day to day operation of the UK Benefits portfolio, working with third party benefit suppliers on issues such as healthcare, pensions, company cars and risk benefits.
• Acting as internal advisor on all projects/initiatives with a compensation & benefits impact involving interaction with staff at all levels from administration staff to senior business leaders.
• Also support with compliance, which can include reviewing policies in line with UK legislation and our client’s processes.
• Supporting GDPR and EHS activities including training workers at all levels, carrying out audits and drill tests to ensure compliance.

Person Specification:

Required:

• Undergraduate degree in relevant business administration and/ or CIPP qualified.
• Past proven compensation and benefits experience within a commercial organisation including salary surveys, salary reviews, bonuses, and management of benefits.
• Attention to details.
• Continuous improvement and focus on efficiencies.
• A solid understanding and experience of launching, promoting, managing, and administering UK benefits.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills is a necessity.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Knowledge of compensation & benefits reporting tools.
• Enthusiastic team player.
• Capable of working on own projects and taking responsibility for workload.
• Ability to work in a complex challenging and sensitive environment.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Aptitude for numbers.

Desired:

• A proficiency in/experience using HR Information Systems would be an advantage.
• 5+ years’ experience in payroll administration.
• CIPP qualified.
• High level of IT literacy and use of Microsoft office packages would be an advantage.
• Business Proficient in Mandarin Chinese.

What they offer:

• 33 days annual leave entitlement per year (including UK public holidays)
• Group Personal Pension
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Medical expense claim scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Cycle to work scheme
• Company sports club and social events
• Additional time off for learning and development

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