Fastmarkets
global commodities
GlobalBenefitsAnalyst
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“Global Benefits Analyst at Fastmarkets. Skills: Benefits administration, Process improvement, Documentation, Data analysis. Drive efficiency and automation across global benefits administration. Support process design review end-to-end”
What You'll Achieve.
Optimise, streamline, and future-proof our global benefits administration; Creating efficient, scalable and well-documented processes; Enable sustainable, independent administration beyond the contract period; Reduce risk, effort and dependency; Ensure processes are scalable, well-controlled and clearly documented; Improve outcomes; Enhance employee experience and operational performance
Industry & Context.
Analytical and problem-solving skills; Diagnose root causes and implement sustainable fixes; Finding pragmatic solutions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience supporting benefits administration in a multi-country or global environment, Solid understanding of day-to-day benefits operations, Demonstrated ability to improve, simplify or automate processes, Analytical and problem-solving skills, Ability to produce clear, high-quality documentation and training materials, Working knowledge of benefits compliance concepts, High level of technical competence, particularly Excel and data handling
Nice to Have
Hands-on experience working with benefits platforms and HR systems, Working knowledge of benefits compliance concepts, ideally across US, Experience supporting payroll preparation or system integrations, Exposure to US benefits administration, Experience supporting vendor invoicing, budget tracking or financial controls, Experience with automation, ticketing, self-service or knowledge-management tools, Involvement in change or transformation initiatives
What You'll Do.
Drive efficiency and automation across global benefits administration
Support process design review end-to-end
Build durable knowledge and capability
Act as a problem-solver and escalation point
Partner closely with Finance
Strengthen governance and compliance readiness
Use data and insight to improve outcomes
Continuously challenge how things are done
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with Finance; Work effectively across teams and partners
Communication Scope
Clear communicator, able to explain complex topics simply
Full Job Description
Fastmarkets is an industry-leading price-reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new-generation energy markets. Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a history dating back to 1865 and is built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 700 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland and beyond. We are seeking a Global Benefits Analyst to join our Reward team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is a critical operational role designed to optimise, streamline, and future-proof our global benefits administration. This role will support the day‑to‑day management and continuous improvement of Fastmarkets’ global benefits operations. The focus is on creating efficient, scalable and well‑documented processes, automating wherever possible, enabling self service and transferring knowledge to HR Operations to enable sustainable, independent administration beyond the contract period. Principal Accountabilities * Drive efficiency and automation across global benefits administration by identifying manual processes, redesigning workflows and leveraging systems reduce risk, effort and dependency. * Support process design review end‑to‑end, including onboarding, life events, offboarding, annual enrolment and payroll prep, ensuring processes are scalable, well‑controlled and clearly documented. * Build durable knowledge and capability by creating high‑quality supporting documentation, and FAQs, and transferring ownership to HR Operations so benefits can be managed independently. * Act as a problem‑solver and escalation point for complex benefits issues, using data, curiosity and sound judgement to diagnose root c
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