HR Advisor, Reward & Benefits
HR Advisor, Reward & Benefits
City of London
51000 GBP - 55000 GBP / Per Year
Permanent, Full-Time
Job Description
The Firm
Our client is a leading global law firm with an exceptionally strong presence in London, supporting a wide range of practice areas and a high-quality client base. Known for its collaborative culture and commitment to innovation and operational excellence, the firm is now seeking an experienced HR Advisor - Reward & Benefits to join its UK HR team.
The Opportunity
This is a permanent role within the HR function, offering the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders and gain broad exposure across reward and benefits activities in a professional services environment. The role supports the Senior Reward and Benefits Manager in delivering regional reward and benefits strategies, combining operational delivery with project involvement and data-driven insight.
The position is predominantly UK-focused, with scope to contribute to wider regional or global reward initiatives. The successful HR Advisor will enjoy working with data and analytics and will play a key role in salary, bonus and benefits processes. Key duties include:
- Performing day-to-day compensation operations, including benchmarking, analysis and documentation of market data
- Managing the preparation and submission of salary surveys
- Supporting UK salary review and bonus processes, including system testing, modelling, calculations and moderation spreadsheets
- Working closely with HR Business Partners and business managers to advise on pay-related decisions
- Leading pay review delivery for specific employee populations where required
- Conducting detailed job evaluations for new roles or changes in responsibility
- Managing the day-to-day operation of the firm's recognition programme
- Responding to compensation-related queries from HR colleagues
- Supporting reward-related projects and ad hoc tasks as required
- Acting as a key escalation point for employee and HR queries relating to the firm's benefits programmes
- Delivering training for HR Shared Services and liaising with the external benefits helpdesk
- Managing relationships with multiple external providers, including brokers, insurers and benefits platforms
- Supporting annual benefits renewals, including changes to cover and rate negotiations
- Assisting with benefits platform design, testing and delivery
- Supporting international benefits activity, including health and life assurance schemes
- Responding to partner benefit queries and selection requests
- Supporting wellbeing initiatives and other benefits projects
- Ensuring accurate benefits invoicing in collaboration with HR Operations and Finance
- Supporting benefits communications and employee engagement activity
Requirements
- At least 2 years' experience in a Reward & Benefits role (professional services experience preferred but not essential)
- Knowledge of job matching and benchmarking methodologies (WTW GGS experience advantageous)
- Experience with HR systems (Workday desirable but not essential)
Vacancy Highlights
- Competitive salary
- Hybrid working: 2 days working from home per week
- Excellent benefits package
For a confidential discussion regarding this HR Advisor opportunity, please contact Birchrose Associates.
Birchrose Associates, trading name of Huntress Search Ltd, acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.
We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.
PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
