Share Plan Advisor

INTRODUCTION

Founded in 1856 by Thomas Burberry, Burberry is a global luxury brand with a distinctly British attitude. We are a global business with an extensive network of both owned and franchised stores across EMEIA, Asia Pacific and Americas. We are digital pioneers, and innovative technology underpins every aspect of our business, from product design to distribution and marketing. We believe that modern luxury means being socially and environmentally responsible; this mindset is core to our business and key to our long-term success.

JOB PURPOSE

• Responsible for the administration of Burberry's employee global share schemes across 33 countries, with the objective of ensuring that all share plans are administered adhering to the relevant plan rules, procedures, guidelines, policies and regulatory requirements.
• To deliver a first-class share plan service with a global remit, providing excellent technical support and guidance to employees and ex-employees across the business.
• To ensure efficient and effective day to day delivery of share plan process activities, delivering with a continuous improvement mind-set.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Delivery

• Ensure effective and compliant administration of all Burberry share plans (covering both all-employee and discretionary share plans in the UK and globally)
• Annual events (such as invitations, awards, vestings and maturities)
• Support activities required to successfully operate the share plans (including weekly allotments, reporting requirements, leaver maintenance, payroll aspects and global mobility considerations)
• Ensure compliance with the various plan rules, tax and legal obligations and internal governance requirements.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, Reward Managers, Reward COE, Company Secretariat, Finance and Payroll.
• Provide analytical support on share plans for the Share Plan Manager and the Reward CoE team to support projects and strategic decision making

Continuous improvement

• Apply understanding process excellence to identify gaps and propose continuous improvement measures
• Work closely with the process owners, HR Admin, Payroll, Manager and Advisors to understand root causes and represent process procedures, practical implications and exceptions

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Previous knowledge and experience in all employee and discretionary plan administration globally
• Good understanding of the legislation and regulatory framework that govern share plans
• Strong IT skills (proficient with Excel to advanced level preferred)
• Action-orientated with strong planning and organising skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ideally attained the Certificate in Employee Share Plans or working towards the qualification

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

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Posting Notes: United Kingdom || Not Applicable || Leeds || HR || BBS - HR SHARED SERVICES || n/a ||