About Us
Rothschild & Co is a leading global financial services group with seven generations of family control and a history of over 200 years at the centre of the world's financial markets.
Our expertise, intellectual capital and global network enable us to provide a distinct perspective that makes a meaningful difference to our clients, communities and planet.
We have 4,600 talented specialists on the ground in over 40 countries around the world, enabling us to deliver a unique global perspective across four market-leading business divisions – Global Advisory, Wealth Management, Asset Management and Five Arrows.
As a family-controlled business built on relationships, we place a huge emphasis on our people and finding the right colleagues to take our business forward.
Rothschild & Co is committed to an inclusive and supportive environment where different perspectives are valued. We are focused on the attraction and recruitment, development and retention and progression of high calibre talent to ensure we and our clients benefit from the value of difference.
Role Overview
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Benefits Administrator with 1-2 years’ previous experience within employee benefits, to support the delivery of our benefits and wellbeing programmes. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to grow their career in HR and benefits, with a focus on delivering high-quality support and service to employees and refining our processes and practices across our benefits offering.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the administration of all employee benefits including but not limited to healthcare, insured benefits, company provided and flexible benefits.
- Respond promptly to employee and HR queries regarding benefits, proactively seeking answers based on benefit policy and design and, where needed, with external provider input.
- Assist with the onboarding and offboarding process in relation to benefits enrolment and termination.
- Support the annual benefits renewal and enrolment processes from planning through to delivery, including data preparation and analysis as well as working with external vendors on the coordination of benefits roadshows/fairs.
- Liaise with external providers and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery of benefits, escalating issues promptly to the Benefits Manager.
- Liaise with teams across HR, including Pensions, Payroll and HR Business Partners to manage queries, issues and process changes.
- Prepare employee communications, FAQs, and guides related to benefits and wellbeing.
- Coordinate employee wellbeing initiatives including intranet campaigns, webinars and communications.
- Run regular reports and data audits/reconciliations to ensure compliance and accuracy.
- Reconcile and process of monthly/ad hoc/renewal benefit invoices, working with internal stakeholders to ensure correct allocation of costs.
- Prepare data analysis reviewing usage, engagement and cost of benefits, producing clear insights and recommendations for improvements or changes to the Benefits Manager as appropriate.
- Input into benefits benchmarking surveys and analyse results to provide data driven recommendations for the company.
- Keep abreast of the latest trends and risks in the benefits market, understanding how the company can continue to keep our package competitive and cost-effective.
- Support the Benefits Team with ad hoc projects and administrative tasks as required.
Skills & Experience
- 1–2 years’ experience in employee benefits administration, either in a dedicated benefits role or as part of a broader HR/People function.
- Experience working with external benefits providers and a flexible benefits platform would be advantageous.
- Experience gained in any sector will be considered; financial services experience is desirable although not required.
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and multi-task in order to meet deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Proficient in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel, with experience analysing large data sets using, for example, Pivot tables and vlookups.
- A team player with a willingness to learn and take initiative.
Skills Required
- 1-2 years experience in employee benefits administration
- Experience administering healthcare, insured, company-provided and flexible benefits
- Experience working with external benefits providers
- Experience with a flexible benefits platform
- Proficient in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Experience analysing large data sets using PivotTables and VLOOKUP
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills with ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Financial services experience
- Team player with willingness to learn and take initiative
Rothschild & Co Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Rothschild & Co and has not been reviewed or approved by Rothschild & Co.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across core markets, and employer-provided salary bands in U.S. postings reinforce transparency on base ranges. Europe and core advisory teams are often characterized as strong on compensation relative to their market positioning.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off in the U.S. is described as starting around four weeks and increasing with seniority, alongside paid holidays and sick time. This points to a broad time-off framework in key offices.
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Retirement Support — A U.S. 401(k) with immediate vesting and a tiered employer match is cited, complementing discretionary bonuses. These features indicate meaningful retirement-focused support within the package.
Rothschild & Co Insights
What We Do
Rothschild & Co is one of the world's largest independent financial advisory groups. We offer a distinct perspective that makes a meaningful difference to our clients’ business and wealth. With a team of 3,800 talented financial services specialists on the ground in more than 40 countries across the world, we provide independent advice on M&A, strategy and financing, as well as investment and wealth management solutions to large institutions, families, individuals and governments. As a family-controlled business that has been at the centre of the world’s financial markets for over 200 years, we can rely on an unrivalled network of specialists and are known for our track record of outstanding execution in financial services. For more information on our group, visit www.rothschildandco.com
