Summary: The Benefits Specialist role involves supporting benefits administration tasks and projects across EMEA, particularly focusing on the UK, Ireland, and Poland. The position requires managing vendor relationships, processing invoices, and coordinating benefits enrollment processes. The role also emphasizes collaboration with various stakeholders and maintaining effective communication materials. Proficiency in Polish is highly beneficial for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for benefits in some EMEA countries, acting as the primary point of contact, managing renewals and vendor management.
- Monitor and manage shared benefit inboxes resolving issues promptly and professionally.
- Supporting UK, Ireland & Poland benefits administration, including coordination with vendors, payroll and pension providers.
- Process and manage UK, Ireland & Poland benefits and pension related invoices.
- Support the benefits annual enrolment process by testing the Flex platform, updating enrolment materials and coordinating onsite events.
- Review and maintain benefits communication materials across various internal platforms.
- Supporting the development and maintenance of benefit policies, processes and systems to improve consistency and efficiency.
- Analyse monthly vendor and payroll reports, summarising information as requested.
- Collaborating with vendors, People Team, Finance and wider business stakeholders.
- Third party governance support and management.
Key Skills:
- Degree in HR, Business, Finance, or other related areas preferred.
- Polish speaking an advantage.
- Customer Service.
- Ability to work with and manipulate data.
- Attention to detail, critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills are essential.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
- Proficient in MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
- Must possess excellent written and verbal communication, and presentation skills.
- Highly collaborative team player.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and roll up sleeves to “go figure it out.”
- Having a can-do flexible attitude is a must.
Salary (Rate): £225/day
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Benefits Specialist
Contract duration: 5 months
Location: Manchester (hybris working – 4 days onsite)
Pay : £195 – 225/day (PAYE)
Language requirement: Polish would be highly beneficial
Job Purpose : Support regular benefits administrative tasks and projects spanning health and risk insurances, retirement, and voluntary benefits across EMEA with a focus on UK, Ireland & Poland.
Key Responsibilities :
- Responsible for benefits in some EMEA countries, acting as the primary point of contact, managing renewals and vendor management.
- Monitor and manage shared benefit inboxes resolving issues promptly and professionally.
- Supporting UK, Ireland & Poland benefits administration, including coordination with vendors, payroll and pension providers.
- Process and manage UK, Ireland & Poland benefits and pension related invoices.
- Support the benefits annual enrolment process by testing the Flex platform, updating enrolment materials and coordinating onsite events.
- Review and maintain benefits communication materials across various internal platforms.
- Supporting the development and maintenance of benefit policies, processes and systems to improve consistency and efficiency.
- Analyse monthly vendor and payroll reports, summarising information as requested.
- Collaborating with vendors, People Team, Finance and wider business stakeholders.
- Third party governance support and management.
Profile requirements:
- Degree in HR, Business, Finance, or other related areas preferred
- Polish speaking an advantage
- Customer Service
- Ability to work with and manipulate data
- Attention to detail, critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills are essential
- Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task
- Proficient in MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
- Must possess excellent written and verbal communication, and presentation skills
- Highly collaborative team player
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and roll up sleeves to “go figure it out”
- Having a can-do flexible attitude is a must