Pension and Benefit Coordinator

Company Description
**Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.**

**In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 58,000 staff across a network of more than 1000 independent companies in over 54 countries and operating more than 900 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.**

**In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.**

**Job Description**:
**Working hours are Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm.**

**Please note that this is a hybrid working position.**

**Duties include**:

- Responsible for pension administration practices in line with tier levels / pension regulation requirements
- Ensure the smooth running of our pension schemes; review and improve processes where possible and ensure ongoing compliance with pension legislation
- Work with Payroll / HR to review how we can improve the detail provided to new starters on pensions and build knowledge of existing employees on pensions
- Set up and be lead administrator of Eurofins pension regulation meetings
- Main point of contact with Eurofins pension provider
- Responsible for our Private Medical Insurance schemes, review / maintain current provision and recommend improvements that could be made
- Manage renewals of group benefit schemes for Life Assurance & Income Protection
- Responsible for the smooth running and review of benefit schemes such as Perkbox / Employee Discount scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Health Cash Plan
- Work with HRD / HR to improve communication on benefits available to employees and to review the continual evolution of our benefits
- Collaborate with Payroll & HR mangers to build company benefits and compensation elements within current Oracle HRIS system.
- Change and evolve with growing company structure
- Maintain good spreadsheets and reports relating to your area
- Liaise with Procurement to ensure contracts are in place and invoices paid in a timely manner
- Ensure company are HMRC compliant from a compensation, benefit in kind, expenses & PAYE settlement perspectives
- Liaise with Payroll Supervisor/Payroll Projects & Benefits Advisor to ensure all benefit/expenses items liable for tax, NI and P11d data, is configured to/from the Payroll department to ensure HMRC compliance
- Assist with reviewing and implementation of a new expenses system across all UK entities
- In addition, this role may be responsible for other ad hoc administrative duties / project work relating to pension and benefits.

**Qualifications**:

- Knowledge of company pension requirements required with understanding of Salary Sacrifice requirements
- Previous experience working in a similar benefits position for approximately 2 years
- Experience actively developing company benefits and supporting launch / ongoing maintenance and communication of schemes
- Experience of expense processing would be beneficial but not essential
- Excellent attention to detail
- Self-sufficient, able to prioritise own work and can work to strict deadlines
- Good IT skills in particular Microsoft Excel
- Professional client focused approach, with the confidence and ability to communicate and engage at all levels, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A desire to thrive in a role that requires a positive, proactive and flexible attitude towards change
- Able to work in a secure and confidential environment

Additional Information
**Benefits**

At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities.

As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from:

- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Life Assurance (4 times annual salary)
- Com