With over 1600 people across 9 UK offices, we are proud to be a leading independent UK consultancy at the forefront of risk, pensions, investment and insurance. Each individual delivers on our shared values and our commitment to ensuring the highest levels of trust, integrity and quality. We are seeking a Reward Assistant for our HR team within our Reward Team, to be based at our Bristol or Cheltenham office (hybrid working between home and office).The HR team are based across our office but the main presence in Cheltenham and Bristol. It provides a full HR service to the Firm encompassing HR Operations, Reward, Talent Acquisition, People Development, Talent Development and Employee Relations. The Reward team covers all aspects of remuneration and benefits for our employees - from company-wide processes such as the annual salary review, bonus and flexible benefits through to managing the payroll and general day-to-day employee pay and benefit queries.The Reward and Benefits Advisor reports to the Senior Rewards Advisor (Benefits) and works closely with the Reward Manager, alongside other Reward and HR colleagues. ResponsibilitiesThe main role of the RBA will be to support the Reward and Benefits programme. There are two R&BA roles which will focus on different aspects - one on Benefits and Pensions; the other on Compensation. Benefits Support the company's flexible benefit programme, Me2 Choices, and be a first point of contact for employee queriesRun and check reports from HR system to flex benefits system on a monthly basis and ensure selection windows are operated correctly each monthManage process for monthly benefit data for payroll. Check payroll data to ensure correctly processed Member of the annual benefits renewal project teamBe the first point of contact for data queries from our flexible benefits platform team and providersProcess benefit invoices and track spend centrallyLiaise with the RBM and SR&BA on the delivery of policy updates relating to benefit changesOversee Partner promotions in respect of benefit changes and holiday impactProcess other benefits outside of flexible benefits and update employee records and HR database appropriatelySupport the yearly reporting (e.g. P11D, P60s) processMonitor the Employee benefits Yammer page ensuring that the content remains fresh and responding to any employee queries. Payroll support Work closely with both the Payroll function and the Operations team to ensure data for any payroll affecting transactions (e.g. starters, leavers, maternity, changes to pay, unpaid leave, salary review, bonus etc.) is ready for submission to the outsourced Payroll provider by the Payroll function, by cut off dates HR Help Regularly monitor employee questions raised through the HR helpdesk system (Tick-IT). Respond as appropriate within the timescales outlined in the SLAs Project WorkWhere possible, there will an opportunity to get involved with projects, which may include: Work with in-house software developers to continuously improve database reporting capabilities and streamline reward processesPension changes Any other reasonable task as advised from time-to-timeSupport, Implement and Maintain Information Security procedures and activities in accordance to Barnett Waddingham's Information Security Policy The above is intended to describe the general nature and responsibilities of the role and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties or responsibilities of employees in this roleExperience/Qualifications Proven numerical experience and delivery is essential Advanced Excel skills Ability to interpret, analyse and check numerical informationCan demonstrate a high level of proficiency and accuracy in both numerical and analytical skills and is able to deal with complex queries relating to pay and benefitsHigh level of IT literacy is necessary for the role, particularly advanced ExcelIdeally have previous experience of HR, Payroll and benefit systems Previous exposure to working within a professional services organisation is an advantageExperience of working with employees and internal customersGiven the nature of the role, strong attention to detail is essential along with good communication skills; both verbal and written Key Deliverables (Objectives) Accurately run and process monthly reports for flexible benefits platform and payrollProcess pensions payment for employees and partnersCheck, reconcile and process invoicesRespond to employee, manager and colleague queries in a timely manner providing correct and complete informationEnsure HR database is updated accurately Here is a summary of our benefits: Competitive discretionary annual bonus Life assurance (4x up to 10x)Group income protection up to 65% of salaryPrivate medical cover25 days holiday per year and up to 30 days with holiday tradingGenerous pension scheme (we contribute 8%)Sports Allowance - we pay up to 50% of your gym/sports membership (up to GBP50 pm)Employee Assistance Programme Complimentary fresh fruit, hot and cold drinks in all our officesPaid volunteering day per year as a commitment to our Corporate Social InvestmentSupport your favourite charity with the "Give as You Earn" optionMatch-funding for individuals raising money for a recognised charityCorporate social investment programme Funded training and professional development Lots of clubs, sporting and social events across our