Europe Benefits Administrator

Viasat; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

About us

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

What you'll do

We are the Benefits Team at Viasat and we look after our global plans including pension, healthcare, protection and other lifestyle benefits. We cover over 24 countries across a global team and work collaboratively to ensure great design and administration makes our business a great place to work and be supported. The Europe Benefits Team is made up of 4 people who look after different areas and countries. An opportunity has arisen to help support the administration of the Europe Region to maximise efficiency and to support our people when they need us the most.

The day-to-day

The day to day for the Europe Benefits Administrator looks like this:

• Managing benefit plans across multiple countries in Europe
• Coordinating with Payroll team on invoices processing across the European region
• Managing Purchase Orders to ensure budget is utilised efficiently
• Managing new joiners and leavers across Europe
• Actively involved in the payroll process such as checking logbooks and final submission files
• Keeping data up to date in our HRIS and project boards

What you'll need

• A strong understanding of European and UK benefit plans and Benefit providers
• A good understanding of pension, health and insurance benefits in Europe.
• A good understanding of how benefits forms
• Good with data - experience with pivot tables and vlookups would be advantageous.

What will help you on the job

• Attention to detail is critical in this role as you will be checking large files.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and identifying areas that could be improved.
• A thirst for knowledge will help you in this role where we may need to find answers externally.
• The ability to take jargon and translate it into digestible updates.

EEO Statement

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.