Compensation & Benefits Manager

Compensation & Benefits Manager

Huntingdon Hybrid (3 Office / 2 Home)

Location: Huntingdon

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

The Role

A pivotal leadership role within the People & Culture function, owning the Group payroll lifecycle, reward framework and benefits proposition during an exciting phase of growth and transformation.

You will oversee end-to-end payroll, lead compensation and benefits strategy, manage job evaluation and pay structures, and support M&A integration activity - while managing and developing a Payroll Specialist.

This role combines operational excellence with strategic reward leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll

• Oversee end-to-end monthly payroll & sign-off
• Manage year-end processes (incl. P11Ds)
• Act as payroll escalation point
• Ensure statutory compliance & reporting
• Lead Gender Pay Gap & Pay Equity reporting

Benefits

• Manage and evolve Group benefits offering
• Oversee pension governance & compliance
• Lead renewals, benchmarking & engagement initiatives

Reward

• Co-ordinate annual compensation review cycle
• Act as SME for job evaluation & grading frameworks
• Maintain pay structures & total reward tools

M&A

• Lead payroll & benefits integration activity

The Ideal Candidate

• Strong experience in Reward or Payroll & Benefits leadership
• Deep knowledge of UK payroll legislation & statutory compliance
• Experience managing compensation frameworks & pay structures
• Confident stakeholder manager & trusted subject matter expert
• Strong analytical, systems and Excel capability
• Experience delivering projects and process improvements
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, growth or acquisition environments

Interested? Apply today!

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