Job Description

Ideas | People | Trust We\xe2\x80\x99re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today\xe2\x80\x99s changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain\xe2\x80\x99s economic engine \xe2\x80\x93 ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high\xe2\x80\x91growth businesses that fuel the economy \xe2\x80\x93 and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. We\xe2\x80\x99ll broaden your horizons Our greatest asset is our people, so our HR team focus on ensuring we are all reaching our potential. They use their specialist expertise to help us attract great talent, enable our employees to succeed and inspire a unified culture of development across our firm. By playing a role in the recruitment and management of our people, they help change lives and influence the future of BDO. Join a driven and passionate team where you can be yourself, while also helping your colleagues to achieve their ambitions. We\xe2\x80\x99ll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You\xe2\x80\x99ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO\xe2\x80\x99s partners to help businesses effectively. You\xe2\x80\x99ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. The management of the firm\xe2\x80\x99s flexible benefits plan, Flexcel, including benefits brokering and procurement, and management of third party suppliers/advisors, will form a central part of the role, as will research and analysis of the benefits market and the implementation of new benefits. The creation of benefits tools and materials and their delivery to both HR and the business will be a key deliverable as well as the provision of support and advice on benefits issues. Ongoing analysis and reporting of ROI is a critical objective for this role as is continued improvement in process design. In this busy and rewarding role, you will be the internal subject matter expert of our Pension Schemes and will work closely with Pension Fund Trustees, pension plan administrators and external pension lawyers to ensure our Schemes are both competitive and effective. You\'ll also:

• Focus on new initiatives, whilst reviewing our current offering, to ensure the firm remains competitive in this area as well as ensuring benefits deliver ROI both in terms of cost and employee value
• Manage Flexcel and third-party administrators throughout the year
• Own and develop the internal benefits website
• Flexcel plan design, including addition/changes in benefits for annual renewal
• Flexcel system development and enhancements to enrolment solutions

• Develop communications supporting Flexcel, wider benefit and employee recognition schemes
• Own and create policy documentation for Flexcel and Insite, the firm\xe2\x80\x99s intranet site
• Manage internal communication initiatives and creation of promotional materials (brochures, posters, employee presentations)
• Manage benefits advisor as subject matter expert
• Educate wider HR team on wider benefits offering and supporting on benefits queries
• Project manage of annual benefits renewal (including Pension)
• Own annual benefits rebrokering/procurement, liaise with suppliers/brokers, negotiate rates
• Manage administrative services provided by third party supplier

You\'ll be someone with:

• Experience of working within a team responsible for the delivery of benefits management and administration
• Proven project management experience gained through relevant project implementation(s)
• Proven experience of complex reward modelling and statistical analysis
• A good understanding of reward theory and its practical application to business strategy
• Proven experience of pension management and administration
• Evidence of strong compensation and benefits experience
• Experience of rebrokering of complex benefit
• Excellent influencing skills and communication with a logical and pragmatic style
• A high level of personal commitment to task completion, with the ability to prioritise and attention to detail

At BDO, we\xe2\x80\x99ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We\xe2\x80\x99re in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO\xe2\x80\x99s core values and we\xe2\x80\x99re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we\xe2\x80\x99ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you\xe2\x80\x99ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we\xe2\x80\x99ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO\xe2\x80\x99s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we\xe2\x80\x99ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you\xe2\x80\x99ll never stop learning at BDO. We\xe2\x80\x99re looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we\xe2\x80\x99re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We\xe2\x80\x99ve got a clear purpose, and we\xe2\x80\x99re confident in our future, because we\xe2\x80\x99re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better. #LI-JB1