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About the Role

The Reward Analyst will support the Head of Reward in delivering Brooks Macdonald’s reward and benefits activities, with a particular focus on data analysis, modelling, and reporting. This is an excellent opportunity for someone earlier in their career who has strong Excel and analytical capability, a keen eye for detail, and an interest in developing their knowledge of Reward. The role is heavily data-driven and will involve working with large and complex data sets, supporting key reward processes and helping translate data into clear, meaningful insights for stakeholders. You will work closely with HR, Finance and senior stakeholders, building your understanding of reward frameworks whilst developing your technical and commercial skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of key reward processes through data preparation, modelling and analysis (including salary and bonus reviews)
• Build, maintain and improve Excel models and spreadsheets to support reward decision-making and planning
• Analyse and manipulate large data sets, ensuring accuracy, consistency and helping to translate complex data into meaningful insights for stakeholders
• Assist with management of the benefits strategy, maintaining strong relationships with providers to continuously improve the benefits offering
• Assist with the preparation of materials for senior stakeholders, including Remuneration Committee outputs
• Support market benchmarking activity and data analysis for salary and benefits insights
• Assist with regulatory reporting requirements (e.g. pay gap reporting), ensuring high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Work collaboratively with HR, Finance and other teams to support reward-related queries and processes
• Contribute to continuous improvement of reward processes, systems and data quality

Requirements

• Strong Excel capability (essential), including data manipulation, modelling and use of advanced formulas (VLOOKUP, pivot tables etc.)
• Experience working with large data sets and a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to interpret and present data clearly, tailoring outputs for different audiences
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends, issues and insights
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines

Skills

• Excel
• Data manipulation
• Modelling
• Advanced formulas (VLOOKUP, pivot tables)
• Data analysis
• Interpreting data
• Presenting data
• Analytical thinking
• Written communication
• Verbal communication
• Organisational skills

Location

• UK

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Earlier in career

Benefits

• Benefits strategy management
• Provider relationship management

About the Company

• Brooks Macdonald Group plc is one of the UK's leading wealth management firms, recognised for investment performance and client service.
• We offer leading multi-asset investment services to intermediaries, and high-quality financial planning advice to private clients, benefitting from a strong local presence across the UK.
• We offer fulfilling careers in an inclusive culture that values diversity, ambition and rewards high performance.
• Our values (we call them our guiding principles) underpin our culture and are at the heart of everything we do: we do the right thing we are connected we care we make a difference
• We welcome talented people from all backgrounds who live our guiding principles and are focused on ensuring good outcomes for our clients.
• At Brooks Macdonald, we are client-focused, principled, and a people-driven business, offering an inclusive culture where you can learn, grow and make an impact.
• We value different ways of working and actively promote flexible working across our business.
• Collaboration is important to us as a firm, with employees required to be in the office 3 days a week, and each team having a core in-office day per week.
• We help all our people to meet their full potential through innovative, effective and engaging experiences.
• We know there’s no better way to learn and develop than through hands-on experience and everyday challenges, blended with formal learning, and we encourage everyone to take ownership of their personal and professional development.
• Nurturing our employees to reach their full potential is central to our success as a business.
• We offer our employees support with their ongoing development through a number of initiatives including professional qualifications, and training and development programmes.

Equal Opportunity

• We’re committed to promoting equal employment opportunities and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, religion or belief, sexuality, age, disability, gender, gender identity, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.