Benefits Administrator

London, England, United Kingdom

1/9/2025

UK Job Description

Description

The successful candidate will manage and continue to review the benefits offering that supports the delivery of the firm’s people objectives in EME.

The role sits within an award winning HR department and involves acting as first point of contact for benefits queries in the business, liaising with other members of the HR team as required and enhancing/maintaining departmental reputation.

The Firm

Reed Smith is a global law firm with more than 1,800 lawyers in 26 offices throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.

Operating as one global partnership, we represent leading international businesses from FTSE 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises; advising clients on cross border transactions, international commercial disputes and regulation. We specialise in industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, energy and natural resources, advertising, technology and media, shipping and real estate.

We all share a common culture, with core values supporting the firm’s commitment to add value, achieve excellence, and promote professional development.

London Is Our Largest Office With Approximately 600 People, Including Over 300 Fee Earners Across The Full Range Of Commercial Practice Areas. Consistent With The Firm’s Strategy, The Office Has Grown Significantly Over The Past Five Years. Key To This Growth Has Been Our Ability To Successfully Integrate New Hires Into Our Business And Give Them a Platform To Flourish. We Place a Huge Significance On Listening To Our People And Incorporating Their Ideas Wherever Possible And This Is Evidenced By Numerous Awards

• Legal Week, Best Legal Employer 2015
• The Guardian UK 300 most popular companies to work for 2014/15 – 179th position
• The Lawyer Business Leadership Awards 2015 – winner of Most Effective Diversity Programme
• HR in Law Awards 2016 – winner of Best Health & Wellbeing Initiative
  
  

Responsibilities

Benefits

In respect of EME benefits schemes , to act as the first point of contact for enquiries by employees, partners and the HR team about benefit schemes

• To manage the routine administration of the schemes including enrolling new joiners onto schemes, dealing with changes and advising providers of leavers – involving liaising with payroll and updating the HR database
• To conduct benefit inductions with new joiners
• T o ensure that benefit information is accurate and available, updating the intranet as necessary
• To produce regular and ad hoc reports regarding scheme expenditure and uptake
• Liaise with HMRC and the Accounts team, as required
• Administration of the firm’s Holiday and Absence Tracker System
  
  

General

• To ensure relevant policies and procedures in the staff handbook reflect reward and benefits and that changes to policies are communicated in a planned way using the most effective medium
• To assist with the preparation and maintenance of annual budgets
• Other duties and participation in HR projects as required, including system improvement
  
  

Key Skills, Attributes and Experience

• An interest in corporate employee benefits. Previous experience in this area is desirable but not mandatory
• Strong team work skills with high level of customer service orientation
• Strong knowledge base in all HR areas, including excellent Employment Law knowledge
• Able to demonstrate past experience of juggling multiple priorities and projects effectively
• Process orientated
• Ability to deal with multiple stakeholders at once
• Detail conscious
• Excellent Excel skills
• Willingness to take on additional responsibilities broadly in line with role as required and a flexible approach to work
  
  

At Reed Smith, we welcome direct applications either in response to one of our advertised vacancies or on a speculative basis. Please click on the “Apply Now” button to submit your details and we will be in touch.

No search firms/agencies please.

Reed Smith's success depends heavily on the effective utilization of qualified people, regardless of their race, ancestry, religion, colour, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, veteran's status, or any characteristic protected by law. As a firm, we adhere to and promote equal employment opportunity for all.

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have a disability or a long-term health condition and require adjustments to be made for you within the recruitment process, please contact a member of the Recruitment team. For more information on our approach to diversity and inclusion please visit our website .