Reward Advisor

**About the Role**

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Reward Advisor to join us on a fixed term contract for 12 months, to provide support to the wider Reward team in the management, analysis and administration of all reward activity work within a large professional services firm.

**About the company and department**

RSM UK is part of the international RSM network, RSM UK has over 4000 staff based in 32 offices across the UK. We are the 7th largest accountancy and business advisory firm nationally and the 6th largest internationally.

Our vision is for RSM to be known as a great place to work. We strive to have a credible reputation for supporting and inspiring our people to succeed, achieving this through quality training and development, inspiring leadership, a drive for excellence in all we do, a focus on wellbeing and an authentic culture that is founded on the principle of authentic inclusion. We encourage our HR team to be inquisitive and innovative, and always thinking of ways to improve our processes.

The role will include (but not limited to):

- Acting as a specialist advisor on all initiatives with a reward impact
- Supporting the research and development, implementation and delivery of Reward projects
- Providing advice to the wider HR function and senior managers in respect of reward policies, acting as an escalation point for particularly complex issues
- Undertaking pay/reward/benefit data analysis and delivery of regular reporting to support reward decisions and recommendations
- Taking an external approach to total reward looking at the competitor environment in to order to ensure the firm is effectively positioned and future proofed, making recommendations for change and continuous improvements.
- Managing of the annual benefits for core and voluntary benefits
- Leading on benefits renewals and communications in a timely manner
- Acting as key project group member in the designing and development of a new flexible benefits scheme
- Partnering with 3rd party suppliers to optimise relationships and offering to deliver effective reward strategies, in conjunction with internal teams including Finance, Payroll and the wider People team function

**Minimum Qualifications**
- Previous experience within a Reward Advisor/ benefits role
- Strong numerical and analytical skills to manage and manipulate large data sets
- Experience of engaging with and managing external suppliers
- Sound UK employment law and technical legal knowledge of pay, benefits and pensions
- Ability to interact confidently with HR Business Partners and the wider People team

**Flexible Working**

At RSM we work hard to create an environment where our people can make a difference - to themselves, their career, their teams, and to the success of our firm and clients. We support all our people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilities alongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving an inspiring and fulfilling working environment.

**Diversity and Inclusion at RSM**

At RSM, inclusion and diversity are central to our values. We have an authentic focus on intentional inclusion, enabling our people to feel they can bring their whole self to work and ensuring everyone feels supported, respected and confident to make a valuable contribution.
To find out more, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page on our Careers Website.

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
- Life insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discounts
- Wellness programmes
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Birmingham, B2 5HF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Reference ID: Req5377