Payroll and Benefits Specialist at LGT Crestone Wealth Management Limited | GBR | Rezi

Payroll and Benefits Specialist at LGT Crestone Wealth Management Limited

Payroll and Benefits Specialist

LGT Crestone Wealth Management Limited · GBR

1 weeks ago

Payroll and Benefits Specialist

LGT Crestone Wealth Management Limited · GBR

10 days ago
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About the Role

LGT Wealth Management UK LLP is seeking a dedicated professional to oversee and manage payroll, benefits, and compensation processes. This role involves ensuring accuracy, compliance, and seamless administration while supporting strategic HR initiatives and employee wellbeing.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and reconcile monthly payroll submissions across UK & Jersey entities.
  • Process monthly payroll, benefits, and pension reports, coordinating with providers.
  • Manage statutory payroll reporting requirements and ensure compliance.
  • Deliver payroll and benefit inductions to new joiners and handle related queries.
  • Provide expert guidance on parental leave, salary sacrifice, and HMRC matters.
  • Manage key relationships with benefits and pension vendors, resolving discrepancies.
  • Process and record all benefit vendor invoices.
  • Oversee annual enrolment and rate renewals for the flexible benefits platform (Darwin).
  • Lead testing and rollout of the annual benefits selection window on Darwin.
  • Keep the benefits portal updated with all starters, leavers, and compensation changes.
  • Administer the annual Holiday Buy/Sell scheme through the benefits portal.
  • Work closely with leadership to manage operational annual compensation review processes.
  • Provide and adapt compensation review data analysis, highlighting key trends.
  • Take a lead role with the Firm’s annual compensation benchmarking and market data exercise analysis.
  • Oversee internal salary banding, job profile levelling, and role coding.
  • Collate, validate, and submit annual compensation data to McLagan.
  • Partner with Group Reward to provide baseline and budgetary information.
  • Conduct annual pay gap compensation data analysis and contribute to payroll reporting.
  • Action ad hoc visa-related payroll regulatory requirements.
  • Partner with Group HR and HRBP teams to manage international assignments and related tax matters.
  • Lead payroll and benefits audit processes.
  • Support preparations for the EU Equal Pay Transparency Act.
  • Contribute to the design of equal pay analysis.
  • Maintain and develop UK Compensation & Pay Gap dashboards.
  • Establish wellbeing and health-based metrics aligned to the Firm’s people strategy.
  • Support the rollout of Pension Governance initiatives.
  • Play an active role in the wellbeing committee, Enrich.
  • Lead on event communications and host wellbeing and benefits-related events.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in managing monthly UK payroll submissions.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Excel (including pivot tables).
  • Experience managing or coordinating external relationships with benefit and pension providers.
  • Understanding of compensation review and salary benchmarking methodologies.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills.
  • Collaborative team player.
  • Highly proactive and hands-on approach.
  • Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
  • Adaptable and solutions-focused.
  • Willingness to learn and support broader HR initiatives.

Skills

  • ADP experience (beneficial)
  • Power BI or people analytics tools (advantageous)
  • Familiarity with flexible benefits platforms (e.g. Darwin)
  • Experience working in a regulated environment (helpful)

Location

  • London
  • Edinburgh
  • Jersey
  • Leeds
  • Birmingham
  • Bristol
  • Manchester

Work Type

  • Full-time

Benefits

  • Flexible benefits platform (Darwin)
  • Holiday Buy/Sell scheme
  • Wellbeing and health-based initiatives

About the Company

  • LGT Wealth Management UK LLP is a UK-based partnership, wholly owned by the private banking group LGT.
  • The firm offers a fresh approach to wealth management with a transparent service designed around client needs.
  • They draw together in-depth knowledge and experience to provide a flexible, bespoke service.
  • Their mission is to create long-term value for all stakeholders.
  • Their culture encourages idea generation, development, and implementation.
  • Core values include belonging, respect, integrity, conviction, and entrepreneurship.
  • They have over £30 billion in funds under management and circa 700 staff.