Pensions and Benefits Advisor

Description

• Benefits Projects and M&A Support: Support the Reward Manager in benefits-related aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, harmonisation of legacy terms and conditions, and integration planning.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Assist with data analysis and reporting to support wider reward initiatives, including gender pay gap reporting, benchmarking, and internal reviews.
• Renewals and Vendor Management: Lead annual benefit renewal processes, liaising with providers and brokers to ensure competitive offerings and value for money. Evaluate and recommend potential new benefits aligned with business and employee needs.
• Compliance and Governance: Ensure all benefit processes comply with relevant legislation and internal policies. Monitoring legislative changes and assessing the impact on pension provision. Maintain accurate records and support audits as required. Act as the primary liaison with pension providers and support Pension Governance activities including scheme reviews, audits and regulatory reporting.
• Employee Communication and Engagement: Develop and deliver clear, engaging communications to promote understanding and uptake of benefits. Act as a point of contact for employee queries, resolving issues with empathy and efficiency.
• Day-to-Day Benefits and Pension Administration: Manage the administration of employee benefits, including the defined contribution (DC) pension scheme, the RPS (DB) Scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, and other core and voluntary benefits. Ensuring accurate processing of contributions and communications

Requirements

• Experience supporting M&A activity or benefits harmonisation projects
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Experience working in the manufacturing/rail sector and/or in a partially unionised workforce
• Professional qualification in reward, HR, or employee benefits (e.g., CIPD, CEBS, or PMI).
• Proven experience in UK employee benefits administration, ideally within a mid-sized or large organisation.
• Familiarity with HRIS or benefits platforms (e.g., Workday, SAP, or similar).
• Confident communicator with experience handling employee queries and working with external providers.
• Strong understanding of DB and DC pensions, salary sacrifice schemes, and core UK benefits legislation.
• High attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-focused approach.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and comfortable working with data for reporting and analysis.

Benefits

• Personal Accident insurance
• Exposure to broader reward topics such as pay benchmarking or job evaluation.
• Group Life Insurance
• 25 days holiday
• Group Income protection
• Competitive salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Private medical insurance
• Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance