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Benefits Advisor – Major International Firm – Hybrid Working – Great Salary

  • Job Type :

    Permanent

    Full-Time

  • Salary : To £60,000

Benefits Advisor

Larbey Evans is partnering with a major international firm to recruit a highly organised and proactive Benefits Advisor to join their London office on a permanent basis. Working in the Europe HR team as a Benefits Advisor you will be tasked with being one of the ‘go to’ people for Benefits advice and offer a critical thinking and intellectually curious approach to the role and being able to offer true support about the benefits on offer and how this impacts someone’s payslip… this position will also take on the responsibility of sending payroll figures to the payroll provider.

  • Salary to £60,000
  • Hybrid working (3/2)
  • Fantastic employee benefits and bonus

Benefits Advisor Key Responsibilities:

  • Execute daily administration of benefits programs across the UK and Germany, ensuring accurate enrolments, changes, and terminations
  • Respond to associate inquiries related to benefits, payroll, and pensions with professionalism and sound judgment
  • Support vendor management activities (e.g., Aviva, payroll providers), tracking service delivery and escalating issues as needed
  • Support with benefits communications, open enrollment processes, and education sessions in collaboration with HR partners
  • Contribute to compliance activities including audit preparation and tax reporting support (e.g., P11D data compilation)
  • Identify process improvement opportunities and support enhancements to tools and workflows
  • Coordinate monthly payroll activities for London and Frankfurt, preparing and validating inputs for external payroll providers
  • Review payroll and benefits data using Excel audit tools to identify discrepancies and support issue resolution
  • Support monthly pension assessment and contribution processes, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and escalating exceptions
  • Maintain accurate benefits and payroll data, performing regular reconciliation and data validation checks

Benefits Advisor Skills & Requirements:

  • 2+ years of experience in benefits administration, ideally supporting UK or European populations in a professional services environment (e.g. financial services, law, consultancy),
  • Exposure to and solid understanding of payroll processes and benefits administration, including pension
  • Solid understanding of payroll cycles and benefits administration processes
  • Experience working with external vendors and service providers
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage data accurately