42 Compensation And Benefits Specialist jobs in the United Kingdom

I am sourcing a detail driven, people focused Compensation & Benefits Specialist to join a leading Logistics Business based in the East Midlands . This is a fantastic opportunity to work on reward, benefits, and pensions projects that truly make an impact. This role will be 3 days on site and 2 days working from home. Competitive salary offering great company benefits.

You'll work closely with the Comp & Bens Manager, taking ownership of benefits communication and engagement and supporting across a variety of reward related activities from annual salary reviews and bonus schemes to gender pay analysis and pension administration.

Compensation & Benefits Specialist Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting the annual salary review process.
• Ensuring data accuracy, answering queries, and tracking completion.
• Managing elements of company bonus schemes and conducting salary benchmarking.
• Leading the delivery of benefits communication to maximise engagement.
• Driving improvements in benefits processes
• Administering and improving risk based benefits and pensions processes.
• Managing benefit renewals, annual selection windows, and holiday purchase schemes.
• Analysing data and gender pay gap reporting
• Being the go to person for reward and benefits queries.

Compensation & Benefits Specialist Skills Required:

• Solid knowledge of UK Compensation & Benefits practices
• Understanding of employment law, HMRC guidance, and auto-enrolment legislation.
• Experience with Defined Contribution (DC) pension schemes and benefits processes.
• Strong Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, large data sets).
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Experience managing projects in a complex, fast-paced environment.

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Meraki Talent are partnering with a leading Brokerage house, looking for an experienced Compensation & Benefits Specialist to join their HR team. You will be responsible for providing full advise to employees, explaining in detail any changes in relations to payroll, tax, salary, pensions and other benefit changes.

Compensation & Rewards responsibilities :

• Manage seven monthly payrolls internationally across different business entities, with changes in regulations and budgets.
• Understand and explain tax codes, changes, and statutory payments such as maternity/paternity pay.
• Handle P11Ds, PSA calculations, NIC on benefits, and HMRC submissions.
• Overseeing benefits, pension scheme enrolment, contributions, and salary sacrifice arrangements.
• Manage renewals for life assurance, critical illness cover, PMI, travel insurance, and income protection.
• Prepare and track departmental salary and operating budgets.
• Work alongside wider HR teams, such as Global Mobility for monthly headcount report for cost centre.
• Monitor actuals against forecasts, ensure correct cost allocations, and produce monthly headcount reports.
• Complete annual compensation, benefits surveys and contribute to benchmarking for the UK & Europe.
• Provide clear, confident guidance to employees on payroll, benefits, and taxation matters.

Person Specification:

• 5+ years in payroll, tax, and benefits within a trading firm ideally or other financial services and professional company dependant.
• Experience dealing with multi-entity business, someone not within big payroll bureau, but someone within monthly payroll exposure.
• Strong understanding of UK tax laws and regulations.
• Experience with pensions, benefits schemes, and payroll systems ideally Moorepay if not ADP, or Sage.
• Exposure to budgeting and accounting processes.
• Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and analytical skills.
• Advanced Excel (including pivot tables).
• Strong organisational and time management abilities.
• Proactive, independent, and comfortable making decisions off their own knowledge.
• Committed to deadlines, especially during critical payroll periods.

For a private and confidential discussion please contact Yasmin Soames, available on or please call me on .

Meraki Talent are partnering with a leading Brokerage house, looking for an experienced Compensation & Benefits Specialist to join their HR team. You will be responsible for providing full advise to employees, explaining in detail any changes in relations to payroll, tax, salary, pensions and other benefit changes.

Compensation & Rewards responsibilities :

• Manage seven monthly payrolls internationally across different business entities, with changes in regulations and budgets.
• Understand and explain tax codes, changes, and statutory payments such as maternity/paternity pay.
• Handle P11Ds, PSA calculations, NIC on benefits, and HMRC submissions.
• Overseeing benefits, pension scheme enrolment, contributions, and salary sacrifice arrangements.
• Manage renewals for life assurance, critical illness cover, PMI, travel insurance, and income protection.
• Prepare and track departmental salary and operating budgets.
• Work alongside wider HR teams, such as Global Mobility for monthly headcount report for cost centre.
• Monitor actuals against forecasts, ensure correct cost allocations, and produce monthly headcount reports.
• Complete annual compensation, benefits surveys and contribute to benchmarking for the UK & Europe.
• Provide clear, confident guidance to employees on payroll, benefits, and taxation matters.

Person Specification:

• 5+ years in payroll, tax, and benefits within a trading firm ideally or other financial services and professional company dependant.
• Experience dealing with multi-entity business, someone not within big payroll bureau, but someone within monthly payroll exposure.
• Strong understanding of UK tax laws and regulations.
• Experience with pensions, benefits schemes, and payroll systems ideally Moorepay if not ADP, or Sage.
• Exposure to budgeting and accounting processes.
• Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and analytical skills.
• Advanced Excel (including pivot tables).
• Strong organisational and time management abilities.
• Proactive, independent, and comfortable making decisions off their own knowledge.
• Committed to deadlines, especially during critical payroll periods.

For a private and confidential discussion please contact Yasmin Soames, available on or please call me on .

• Develop and manage competitive compensation and benefits programs.
• Conduct market analysis and benchmarking for salary and benefits.
• Administer employee benefits plans, including health insurance, retirement plans, and wellness programs.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant laws and regulations (e.g., ERISA, ACA).
• Manage the annual salary review and bonus process.
• Support the HRIS system for compensation and benefits data management.
• Prepare reports and presentations on C&B metrics and trends.
• Advise managers and employees on compensation and benefits policies.
• Contribute to the development of HR strategies and initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in compensation and benefits administration.
• Strong knowledge of compensation principles, benefit plan design, and administration.
• Proficiency in HRIS systems (e.g., Workday, SAP HR) and Excel.
• Understanding of relevant employment laws and regulations.
• Excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Professional certification (e.g., CCP, CBP) is a plus.

• Design, develop, and administer company-wide compensation programs, including salary structures, job grading, and incentive plans.
• Conduct market research and benchmarking studies to ensure competitive and equitable pay practices.
• Manage the annual salary review process and provide guidance to managers on compensation decisions.
• Develop and administer employee benefits programs, including health insurance, retirement plans, and wellness initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant laws and regulations pertaining to compensation and benefits.
• Analyze compensation and benefits data to identify trends and make recommendations for program improvements.
• Partner with HR business partners and leadership to communicate compensation and benefits programs effectively to employees.
• Manage vendor relationships for benefits administration and other compensation-related services.
• Develop and maintain documentation for compensation and benefits policies and procedures.
• Advise on executive compensation strategies and proposals.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field. A Master's degree or relevant certifications (e.g., CCP, CBP) are highly desirable.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in compensation and benefits administration, with a strong focus on the design and implementation of compensation programs.
• In-depth knowledge of compensation principles, including base pay, variable pay, and long-term incentives.
• Familiarity with various employee benefits plans and administration.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and make data-driven recommendations.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in HRIS systems and compensation/benefits management software.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and maintain confidentiality.
• Experience in a remote-first environment is advantageous.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage and support the development and implementation of compensation and benefits programs, policies, and procedures to be responsive to Coherent's strategic initiatives, organizational goals, and competitive practices, global short and long-term equity compensation, including the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, sales incentive compensation, and executive compensation.
• Manage the annual compensation review process, which includes systems management, budget analysis, data analysis, and consulting and training management on a global platform.
• Develop, implement and monitor the effectiveness of new benefits programs.
• Collect and analyze data on employee compensation and benefits programs.
• Communicate with employees regarding compensation and benefits packages.
• Manage and support systems, tools, and methods to ensure scalability and growth owing to M&A and other activities, as needed.
• Manage job design/analysis, documentation and evaluation, market data research, survey submissions, statistical analysis, and other daily compensation activities and operations.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, Finance/Tax, and Legal during annual review, promotion, and retention processes.
• Manage and collaborate on compensation-related and ad-hoc projects, as required.

• BA or BS degree required.
• Minimum of 8 years related experience with compensation and financial analysis with increasing levels of responsibility (Radford professional level 4/5); global experience preferred
• Expert in Excel, PowerPoint, and Oracle
• Working experience with a BI tool (i.e., Power BI, Tableau, etc.) is a plus
• Understanding of data privacy programs and regulatory requirements for managing data (GDPR, California Data Privacy Act, PIPL)

• Ability to work independently to address data requests and perform analysis on large, complex data sets; extremely detail-oriented
• Must be able to handle sensitive information with discretion, and have proven ability for flexibility and managing multiple priorities
• Possess strong strategic orientation, analytical skills, critical thinking ability, and be able to evaluate interdependencies within cross-functional projects
• Proven ability to work with minimal guidance, manage multiple priorities simultaneously, and take initiative even under unfamiliar or ambiguous circumstances
• Comfort working in a high-volume, fast-paced, rapidly changing, results-oriented global work environment.

• This role is onsite

Ensure adherence to company's values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

I ntegrity - Create an Environment of Trust

C ollaboration - Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

A ccountability - Own the Process and the Outcome

R espect - Recognize the Value in Everyone

E nthusiasm - Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

Note to recruiters and employment agencies: We will not pay for unsolicited resumes from recruiters and employment agencies unless we have a signed agreement and have required assistance, in writing, for a specific opening.As a Compensation and Benefits Analyst in the Global Total Rewards team, your main responsibility is to evaluate and recommend salary structures and benefits packages for employees. You will need to analyze current pay practices and benefits offerings, conduct research on industry trends, and recommend changes to ensure that a company is competitive in attracting and retaining the best talent. In this role, you'll also collaborate with senior leadership and HR teams to develop and implement compensation and benefits programs and policies that reflect the organization's goals, values, and culture. You'll use data analysis tools to identify areas for improvement and recommend solutions that are both practical and cost-effective. You will report to the VP of Total Rewards.

Benefits Specialist

Highly regarded US law firm is recruiting a detailed-orientated and proactive Benefits Specialist to strategically manage and administer payroll and employee benefits for their London office.

• Salary to £65,000
• 09:30-17:30 working hours and hybrid working (3 days office / 2 days remote)
• Market leading benefits on offer, including a £100 monthly employee contribution that can be used for lunch or other expenses, free lunch every Wednesday, discretionary bonuses, and more!
• City / Liverpool Street location

This role would be perfect for someone who has strong analytical skills, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for delivering excellent employee service!

Benefits Specialist Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with ADP and the US Senior Payroll Specialist to ensure timely and accurate monthly payroll processing for the London office
• Coordinate with HR, Benefits, and Retirement teams to ensure all payroll-related data is captured and processed
• Work with US Partner Accounting to process monthly partner draw payments through UK payroll
• Manage all UK benefits administration processes, including onboarding, offboarding, leaves management and employee life cycle changes
• Serve as the primary point of contact for UK employees regarding benefits, providing guidance, documentation, and issue resolution
• Develop and distribute benefit orientation materials and employee communications to enhance engagement and understanding in collaboration with the Global Benefits Supervisor

Benefits Specialist Skills & Requirements:

• Proven experience in UK payroll and benefits administration experience in a similar role within a law firm
• Strong knowledge of UK employment and benefits regulations, including P11D and PSA reporting
• Familiarity with UK defined contribution retirement plan rules and regulations
• Proficiency in payroll systems (e.g., ADP) and Microsoft Excel
• Experience with UK benefit plan designs and vendor systems

Role Purpose

This role is responsible for delivering accurate and compliant payroll operations, providing specialist advice on pay, tax, and benefits, and supporting compensation and budgeting processes. The ideal candidate will have strong payroll and accounting knowledge, with the ability to explain and resolve complex pay and tax matters, both in the UK and for international assignees.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Management

• Manage and process seven monthly payrolls across multiple entities using Moorepay (preferred) or similar payroll software (e.g. ADP).
• Maintain accuracy for headcounts ranging from single employees to 190+ staff, ensuring timely and compliant payroll.
• Administer payroll for international locations by inputting figures directly.
• Handle overtime, joiners, leavers, pension changes, benefits enrolment, and statutory payments (e.g. maternity/paternity).
• Understand and manage the impact of payroll postings in SAP.

Tax & Compliance

• Advise employees on UK payroll, tax codes, P11Ds, maternity/paternity pay, pensions, and related queries.
• Support outbound assignees (e.g. in Tokyo, Norway, Düsseldorf) with annual Deloitte tax returns, hypothetical tax calculations, and UK compliance.
• Provide clear explanations of tax code changes and payroll adjustments.

Benefits Administration

• Manage pension schemes, including auto-enrolment, contributions, and salary sacrifice arrangements.
• Oversee annual renewals for benefits such as life assurance, critical illness, PMI, group income protection, and business travel insurance.
• Coordinate with providers to ensure smooth benefit delivery and employee support.

Compensation & Budgeting

• Input and analyse compensation data for external surveys (e.g. Willis Towers Watson).
• Monitor departmental budgets, ensuring costs are allocated correctly and variances explained.
• Work with the Head of People to prepare annual budgets, forecast expenditure, and analyse costs to date.

Controls & Critical Timelines

• Maintain high levels of accuracy and attention to detail, ensuring error-free outputs.

Skills & Experience

• Strong payroll and tax knowledge, with the ability to explain technical matters clearly.
• Previous experience with payroll systems (Moorepay, ADP preferred).
• Good understanding of accounting principles and SAP postings.
• Advanced Excel skills (including pivot tables) and strong numerical analysis ability.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet strict deadlines.
• Proactive, independent, and comfortable working without close supervision two days per week.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills; confident in advising and guiding employees.

Role Purpose

This role is responsible for delivering accurate and compliant payroll operations, providing specialist advice on pay, tax, and benefits, and supporting compensation and budgeting processes. The ideal candidate will have strong payroll and accounting knowledge, with the ability to explain and resolve complex pay and tax matters, both in the UK and for international assignees.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Management

• Manage and process seven monthly payrolls across multiple entities using Moorepay (preferred) or similar payroll software (e.g. ADP).
• Maintain accuracy for headcounts ranging from single employees to 190+ staff, ensuring timely and compliant payroll.
• Administer payroll for international locations by inputting figures directly.
• Handle overtime, joiners, leavers, pension changes, benefits enrolment, and statutory payments (e.g. maternity/paternity).
• Understand and manage the impact of payroll postings in SAP.

Tax & Compliance

• Advise employees on UK payroll, tax codes, P11Ds, maternity/paternity pay, pensions, and related queries.
• Support outbound assignees (e.g. in Tokyo, Norway, Düsseldorf) with annual Deloitte tax returns, hypothetical tax calculations, and UK compliance.
• Provide clear explanations of tax code changes and payroll adjustments.

Benefits Administration

• Manage pension schemes, including auto-enrolment, contributions, and salary sacrifice arrangements.
• Oversee annual renewals for benefits such as life assurance, critical illness, PMI, group income protection, and business travel insurance.
• Coordinate with providers to ensure smooth benefit delivery and employee support.

Compensation & Budgeting

• Input and analyse compensation data for external surveys (e.g. Willis Towers Watson).
• Monitor departmental budgets, ensuring costs are allocated correctly and variances explained.
• Work with the Head of People to prepare annual budgets, forecast expenditure, and analyse costs to date.

Controls & Critical Timelines

• Maintain high levels of accuracy and attention to detail, ensuring error-free outputs.

Skills & Experience

• Strong payroll and tax knowledge, with the ability to explain technical matters clearly.
• Previous experience with payroll systems (Moorepay, ADP preferred).
• Good understanding of accounting principles and SAP postings.
• Advanced Excel skills (including pivot tables) and strong numerical analysis ability.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet strict deadlines.
• Proactive, independent, and comfortable working without close supervision two days per week.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills; confident in advising and guiding employees.