Payroll and Benefits Advisor _ Chinese / Mandarin speaking

Job title: Payroll and Benefits Advisor _ Chinese / Mandarin speaking

Location: Cambridge

Our client, a leading telecoms company is seeking a Payroll and Benefit Advisor to join its HR team. This person should have experience in remuneration administration and benchmarking, benefit and system administration.

To work as part of the HR team based in Cambridge and support the company across different sites on payroll and benefits administration.

What you will do:

First line of escalation for employee and HR Business Partner on payroll and benefits-related issues
Day to day resolution of employee pay, benefits and pension queries
Support the HR Business Partner re Benefit renewal activities and communicate to employees
Manage benefit promotions; liaise with vendors directly to provide roadshows and on-site coordination of services
Support HR colleagues with company acquisitions and mergers and transfers from a benefit perspective
Support HR Business Partners to review salary and benefit against internal and external market to ensure consistency across job families
Take ownership for Payroll and benefit administration
Supporting annual salary review process
Bonus planning, design, review and administration
Support as necessary for the day to day operation of the UK Benefits portfolio, working with third party benefit suppliers on issues such as healthcare, pensions, company cars and risk benefits.
Acting as internal advisor on all projects/initiatives with a compensation & benefits impact involving interaction with staff at all levels from administration staff to senior business leaders
Also support with compliance, which can include reviewing policies in line with UK legislation and the company's processes
Supporting GDPR and EHS activities including training workers at all levels, carrying out audits and drill tests to ensure compliance

The ideal candidate:

Undergraduate degree in relevant business administration and/ or CIPP qualified
Past proven compensation and benefits experience within a commercial organisation including salary surveys, salary reviews, bonuses and management of benefits
Attention to details
Continuous improvement and focus on efficiencies
A solid understanding and experience of launching, promoting, managing and administering UK benefits
Strong numerical and analytical skills is a necessity
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Knowledge of compensation & benefits reporting tools
Enthusiastic team player
Capable of working on own projects and taking responsibility for work load
Ability to work in a complex challenging and sensitive environment
Excellent communication and influencing skills
Aptitude for numbers

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