I’m recruiting for a Payroll & Reward Manager to join my Client’s Employee Relations and Rewards team, focusing on delivering their People Supporting Strategy and embedding a strategic, positive, and successful approach to HR. This senior role is an excellent opportunity for a professional to lead and develop a team within the areas of Reward, Payroll, and Pensions, ensuring our policies and processes are compliant and effective.
Job Description:
* Lead and develop an engaged team, defining clear roles and responsibilities.
* Deliver an efficient payroll and pensions service, resolving operational and process queries.
* Manage the organisation’s pension offer and salary sacrifice schemes.
* Ensure payroll, pensions, and reward policies and processes are legally compliant and adhere to HMRC regulations.
* Provide expert advice and recommendations on employee reward to senior leaders.
* Develop and deliver an innovative reward and recognition offering.
* Lead on gender pay gap initiatives, equal pay audits, and other equality-related actions.
* Monitor legislative and regulatory changes impacting pay and reward, developing recommendations.
* Manage the payroll service, ensuring accurate and timely payment to employees.
* Advise on employment tax issues, NMW compliance, taxable benefits, and overseas working.
* Manage salary sacrifice schemes and ensure HMRC compliance.
* Act as the subject matter expert on pensions, guiding the organisation through legislative changes.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
* Proven background in a similar payroll and rewards role within a sizeable organisation.
* Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach and support a team.
* Expertise in managing operational reward activities, including payroll and pensions.
* Knowledge of current legislation and regulations related to pay, pensions, and rewards.
* Experience in conducting benchmarking analysis and advising on pay and pensions changes.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to provide information and guidance on pension schemes.
Benefits:
* Additional holiday entitlement.
* Generous pension scheme.
* Comprehensive healthcare benefits.
* Wellbeing and childcare support.
* Employee discounts.
* Opportunities for professional development.
Location: Colchester
Job Type: Full-time, Hybrid (3 days home-based, 2 days on-site)