We’re Hiring: Payroll and Reward Manager (FTC to May 2027)Are you a skilled reward professional with strong payroll, benefits, and compensation expertise? Looking for a role where you can shape reward operations, drive data-led insights, and support strategic pay and wellbeing initiatives? If so, we’d love to speak with you.At my client a prestigious financial services firm, the HR team is a collaborative, commercially minded function that plays a central role in shaping culture, performance, and people experience. As part of this, the Reward team delivers progressive, modern reward programmes and partners across the business on wellbeing, inclusion and data-driven decision-making.About the RoleAs Payroll and Reward Manager, you will be the subject matter expert across payroll, benefits, pensions, and compensation analytics for the UK and Jersey. You’ll manage key vendor relationships (ADP, Mercer Marsh, Aviva), ensure smooth payroll and benefits operations, and play a vital role in our annual compensation review, benchmarking and pay gap analysis.This is an exciting hands-on role with real visibility—supporting transformation, reward governance, wellbeing initiatives, and preparation for EU Equal Pay Transparency requirements.What You’ll Be DoingPayroll & BenefitsLead monthly payroll submissions for UK & JerseyManage benefits, pensions, renewals and our Darwin benefits platformOversee compliance, statutory reporting and vendor relationshipsReward & AnalyticsSupport and help manage the annual compensation reviewLead benchmarking analysis with McLaganMaintain salary banding and job levelling frameworksDeliver compensation reporting, dashboards and pay gap analysisProjects & GovernanceSupport Reward change initiatives and regulatory readinessContribute to wellbeing, pensions governance and people analyticsLead communications and engagement around wellbeing and benefitsWhat You’ll BringStrong experience in UK payroll operations (ADP advantageous)Hands-on benefits and vendor management experienceUnderstanding of compensation reviews and benchmarkingExcellent Excel skills; Power BI/analytics exposure a plusMeticulous attention to detail, data accuracy and integrityCollaborative, proactive and adaptable working styleWhy Join ?You’ll join a modern, ambitious HR function at the heart of a people-centered organisation. They empower their teams, embrace innovation and support continuous professional development. If you’re passionate about delivering high-quality Reward operations and contributing to wider transformation, this is a great place to grow.Interested? Apply now or reach out for a confidential conversation.justin.shum@bruinfinancial.com