Benefits Advisor

**Location**: Must live within commutable distance to Wimbledon, we are embracing hybrid working and as such this role will require 2-3 days a week in the office and the remainder working from home.

**Salary**: Competitive

**Contract Type**: Permanent or FTC, full time

We have an exciting opportunity for a Benefits Advisor to join our HR team here at Domestic & General. Reporting to the Group Head of Reward, you will play a vital role in providing benefits advice and administration for UK and International benefits, whilst acting as the first point of contact for benefit related queries.

As a Benefits Advisor, you will build strong stakeholder relationships across the business, ensuring clear communication and identifying opportunities for improvement.

Domestic & General is a company with an ambitious future. We are expanding our horizons and entering new markets and we need your expertise to help make it happen. We are an international company who works with some of the worlds most respected and well-known brands of domestic appliances and electronic consumer goods. These opportunities don’t come around often, so this really is a position not to be missed.

**Key role responsibilities**:
Preparation of reports for annual renewals of company benefit schemes, including private medical cover and insurance arrangements, working with the Reward Team, Payroll and external benefit suppliers.

Provide membership change details to benefit providers, brokers and Payroll to agreed monthly timescales.

Work with Payroll, and vendors on benefits reconciliations, as required.

Administering and managing the company’s external benefit platform including membership updates, administration of schemes such as cycle to work, car lease, recognition schemes, and any other benefit initiatives.

Work with benefit and platform providers and HR to ensure benefit membership administration is up to date, and be the point of contact for query resolution, escalating as required.

Review current administrative processes with a view to identifying opportunities for benefit process and administration simplification and improvement.

Support the Reward team in the delivery of the HR Objectives and undertake HR and Reward project work as required.

Assist in preparation and sending of reward communications such as benefit communications, salary review and bonus letters.

Arrange long service award communications to employees and grant of awards.

Work with the Group Head of Reward in the review of benefit provisions, including current providers, and assist in the launch of any new initiatives or change of suppliers.

Review of administration processes for international benefits, particularly US benefits.

Provide cover for the Reward team and provide general support, as required.

Maintain and review the benefits information on the intranet and other communications

**Skills and experience required**:
HR administration/advisory or benefits advisory experience

Vendor management experience

Strong attention to detail

Strong analytical skills

Confident in being able to challenge appropriately

Able to manage multiple projects and deadlines

Advanced Excel

**We offer lots of great benefits Some of which include**:
Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus

25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays, as well as an annual option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave

Training opportunities as well as clearly defined career progression

Health cash plan - employer funded cover to enable you to claim money back on essential healthcare costs, including dental, optical, physiotherapy and many more. Cover also includes unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

Attractive company pension scheme

Life assurance - employer funded cover of 4x basic salary

Dedicated online benefit portal offering access to saving and lending facilities, financial wellbeing and support services:
Salary Finance - access to savings and borrowing through payroll

Car Leasing - access to a carbon neutral salary sacrifice car leasing scheme, with an all-inclusive monthly cost covering all charge, taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance on a range of brand new vehicles

Travel Loans - interest free loans to help spread the cost of annual travel tickets

Cycle to Work - tax efficient bike and cycling equipment worth up to £1,000

Health & Wellbeing - discounted gym membership, online virtual workout sessions, online culinary classes

Employee Assistance Programme - specialist advice and support on issues such as finance, relationships, illness and family issues

Free Domestic & General protection plan - one free plan each year with access to discounted rates of up to 50% on additional plans, including referrals for family and friends

Employee discounts - access to discounted Sky TV and mobile packages, together with a range of discounts for 100s of online and high street retailers

Please note that we have a thorough referencing proces