Reward Analyst - Bristol

Job Introduction

DAC Beachcroft is looking to appoint a Reward Analyst to join our busy HR team in Bristol.

Work closely with the Reward Lead, you will deliver the day to day provision of reward advice to HR colleagues and supporting on annual reward cyclical activity for the Firm.

We are a Disability Confident employer and guarantee to interview anyone with a disability, long term health condition or neurodiversity whose application meets the essential criteria for the role.  If this applies to you and you feel you meet the minimum criteria for this vacancy as set out in this advert then please contact recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com in confidence, quoting the reference number for this vacancy in the subject box of your email, and a member of the Recruitment team will be in touch.

Role Responsibility

• Complete data analysis on annual reward cyclical activity, ensuring it is accurate and fit for purpose
• Lead on the annual benefits renewal activity, working with providers and brokers to complete renewals as required
• Under the guidance of the Reward Lead, work with external brokers and consultants, asking for advice where needed
• Be the ‘go to’ person for reward queries from the HR team and other colleagues; provide considered and sound advice in a timely fashion
• Proactively manage the annual reward calendar
• Complete ad hoc reward project activity as and when required, including data gathering and analysis
• Support in the review and update reward policies, procedures and processes as necessary, and publish / communicate any changes to the wider Firm
• Complete analysis on legislative reward reporting accurately, working alongside the HR Data and Systems team
• Keep informed of legal and market practices in respect to reward

Firm wide:

• Understands DAC Beachcroft is an international firm.  Works with awareness of this structure to operate as one team/brand
• Actively operates in the best interests of the firm at all times internally and externally
• Operates in a regulated environment, effectively managing risk and compliance issues including data security
• Works in partnership with others to manage and mitigate commercial risk

The Ideal Candidate

• Proven experience in a Reward or Benefits role
• Sound UK employment law and technical legal knowledge of pay, benefits and pensions
• Client focused approach; able to interact confidently with the HR team and other key stakeholders in order to deliver results
• Highly motivated to provide excellent advice and deliver results
• Highly numerate with strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• High attention to detail and excellent analytical skills; ability to scrutinise data and ensure accuracy at all times
• Capable of handling complex and difficult situations with thought, confidence and attention to detail
• Strong collaborator, problem solver and communicator
• Able to listen to and manage internal customer requirements
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Highly organised and able to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
• Curious mindset; ability to challenge the status quo and propose and implement solutions

Desirable:

• Experience of engaging with and managing external suppliers
• Experience of international/expat reward

About the Company

We are a leading international legal business with over 2,500 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Singapore, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Malaysia, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Central America, the USA, Australia and Germany.

We are a broad-based commercial firm with a strong heritage in insurance, health and real estate. This is complemented by a fast-growing Business Advisory capability. We represent a wide range of clients, ranging from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for all of the UK’s top-ten insurers, we are market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-12 housebuilders.

We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 142 Chambers UK 2021 practice area and individual lawyer rankings. In Legal 500 UK 2021, the firm received a top tier ranking for 37 of its practice areas, and 58 DACB lawyers were singled out in the ‘Leading Individual' rankings.

Our successes have been recognised by the legal industry and the markets in which we operate. These accolades include two top prizes in the ‘Excellence in Business Development’ and ‘Excellence in Technology & Innovation’ categories of the 2020 Law Society Excellence Awards – the highest accolade for law firms in England & Wales. Our health sector team won the ‘Crisis Management Team of the Year’ award at the 2020 British Legal Awards for its support to the NHS at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our Cyber & Data Risk team received the ‘Business Development Innovation Award’ at the 2020 Legal Innovation Awards, as well as ‘Cyber Law Firm of the Year’ at the prestigious Insurance Insider Cyber Rankings Awards, for its market-leading suite of digital tools to help our clients prepare for and respond to cyber and data risk crises.

Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. For further details on our work and our culture, please visit www.dacbeachcroft.com.

Application Details

At DAC Beachcroft, we don’t just accept your differences we celebrate them.  From bespoke solutions for our clients, to treating you like an individual.  Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the whole you to work. So if you’re good at what you do, come as you are.  We welcome direct applications and are happy to talk flexible working.

We also want you to be at your very best.  Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application.  If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.  Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.

Note for Recruitment Agencies – the DAC Beachcroft recruitment team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals wherever possible.  We do work with recruitment agencies and where we require external support we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us.  Speculative CVs sent by any agency to any DAC Beachcroft employee without a specific request by the recruitment team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable.  Our recruitment team can be contacted at recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com

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