Employer Solutions Associate Director – Share Plans and Rewards

Make an Impact at RSM UK

At RSM, we celebrate individuality, fresh thinking, and collaboration. Our culture not only embraces change but also impacts it. We are committed to creating an environment where our people can make a difference—to themselves, their careers, their teams, and to the success of RSM and our clients.

We are excited to recruit an Employer Solutions Associate Director who can be based at one of our national offices. The role involves leading client needs in share scheme and incentive structuring, tax advice, and implementation support. You will have significant client contact and provide leadership to junior colleagues.

You will make an impact by:

1. Meeting with clients to discuss their business and incentive needs, designing new employee incentive schemes.
2. Building strong capabilities within teams, recognizing individual strengths and client requirements.
3. Motivating your team to ensure maximum efficiency of reward spend.
4. Providing advice on the tax treatment of share plans during implementation and operation, and on transactions.
5. Implementing share plan structures, including legal documentation.
6. Advising on share valuation for tax purposes.
7. Collaborating with RSM colleagues worldwide on international share incentive structures.
8. Supervising junior staff, briefing on client business, and providing on-the-job training and appraisals.

What we are looking for:

Are you someone who thrives on variety, loves learning, and enjoys connecting with people? If you can spot inefficiencies and are passionate about improvement, this role is perfect for you!

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Our ideal candidate will have:

1. Experience in a Share Plans / Reward team at a reputable firm.
2. Relevant professional qualification (e.g., ATT, CTA, ACA, Solicitor).
3. Proven client handling and project management skills.
4. Experience producing high-quality work for demanding clients.
5. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

What we offer:

We recognize our people as our most valuable assets. Our flexible reward and benefits package includes:

1. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
2. 27 days holiday (plus optional additional days).
3. Health, wellbeing, and financial benefits, including tools, electric car scheme, and virtual GP access.
4. Individual healthcare coverage.
5. Access to over 300 on-demand courses developed by our talent development team.