Benefits Advisor – EMEA recruitment

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The Role

Working within the Professional Development (HR) team and also as part of a global Benefits team, we have an exciting opportunity for a Benefits Advisor to assist with the design and development of benefit policies and programs across EMEA. This is a challenging role where you will use your strong relationship management, analytical and project management skills to influence critical business decisions that impact on employee engagement and retention.

Responsibilities:

-Develop relationships with benefits consultants, vendors, providers and manage these relationships on a day-to-day basis
-Assist with designing and developing benefit policies and programmes ensuring proper consideration is given to market practice, local legislation and any local employee consultation requirements
-Ensure vendors meet Bloomberg's customer service standards and adhere to agreed upon SLAs
-Ensure operational and administrative processes are effective. Identify and implement process improvements
-Proactively suggest enhancements to Global Benefits based on feedback, claims trends and market practice. Act as point of contact for escalated employee benefits questions
-Independently research a variety of related complex information requests and issues, working to resolve within the confines of the law and plan documents
-Assist with managing the communication of new programmes
-Maintain accurate benefits information on the HR Intranet
-Audit and process Benefit invoices

Project Work:

-Assist on Benefits Plan Renewals and market reviews
-Organise and run benefit fairs and Vitality days or any variance thereof
-Assist with the development of Bloomberg's Global Wellness project; rolling out wellness initiatives across the EMEA region
-Manage benefit information sessions such as pension seminars and other topics

Requirements:

-Understanding of EMEA legislation in relation to Benefits
-Good project management skills
-Ability to work independently in completing tasks and projects with minimal supervision
-Analytical/critical thinking skills
-Demonstrated skills in: detail orientation, service excellence, creativity and adaptability, dependability, time management, good judgement, decision making and teamwork
-Ability to run and analyse reports, and participate in technical problem resolution
-Accuracy and timeliness in execution of job responsibilities is essential
-Good oral and written communication skills
-Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality
-Ability to function at high volumes under stress, with attention to detail and accuracy

The Company:
Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential
decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength ¿ delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately - is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 300,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government and Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 13,000 people in 185 locations around the world.