Senior Employee Benefits Consultant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Employee Benefits Consultant to join a highly regarded financial advisory team within a leading professional services firm.

This role sits within a specialist Employee Benefits function, providing strategic advice to a diverse corporate client base, including SMEs, larger organisations, and specialist sectors such as education. The team delivers holistic support across pensions, risk, healthcare and wider benefits strategy.

You will take ownership of a portfolio of clients, providing expert guidance while also playing a key role in developing new business and strengthening client relationships.

The Role

This is a client-facing, commercially focused role combining advisory, relationship management and business development.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as lead consultant for a portfolio of corporate clients
• Providing strategic advice on:
• Workplace pensions
• Group life assurance
• Income protection
• Private medical insurance
• Wider employee benefits and wellbeing solutions
• Managing incoming client enquiries and delivering high-quality, timely responses
• Leading client meetings, including in-person presentations and reviews
• Driving client retention, renewals and governance processes
• Identifying and converting new business opportunities
• Supporting proposals, tenders and pitches
• Building long-term, trusted client relationships

The role requires someone confident in both day-to-day client servicing and winning new business.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Strong experience in corporate employee benefits consulting
• Proven expertise across pensions and group risk/healthcare products
• Experience advising corporate clients and senior stakeholders
• A track record of generating new business and growing client accounts
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• The ability to manage multiple clients and priorities effectively
• Strong technical knowledge of benefits legislation and market trends

Qualifications such as CII Level 4 (or equivalent) and current SPS are highly desirable.

Working Environment

• Hybrid working: typically 2 days per week in the office
• Client travel as required (presentations typically in person, some meetings virtual)
• Collaborative, high-performing advisory team environment
• Strong focus on professional development and progression

What's on Offer

• Salary up to £85,000
• Performance-related bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package including:
• Private medical insurance
• Income protection
• Life assurance
• Pension
• Flexible benefits and wellbeing support
• Generous holiday allowance and additional perks

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a respected advisory business where you can take ownership of client relationships, influence strategy, and play a key role in the growth of a successful employee benefits offering.