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)