Job Description: Payroll & Pensions Manager
Location: Hybrid – Manchester based with travel to central London required (minimum 1 day per week). Expenses for travel to central London will be fully paid.
Salary: Up to £70,000. Contract type: Fixed Term Contract until October 2027, full time, 37.5 hour per week.
Role Overview
We’re looking for an experienced Payroll & Pensions Project Manager to lead the onboarding and integration of newly acquired businesses in our Health Service Division’s payroll and pension operations. This is a high‑impact role where accuracy is critical. You’ll take ownership of complex integration projects, ensuring data is accurate, processes are fit for purpose, and payroll and pensions transitions are delivered seamlessly.
Responsibilities
* Lead end‑to‑end project delivery for payroll and pensions integration across acquisitions.
* Take ownership of data mapping, data flows, and data integrity, ensuring accuracy across all systems.
* Identify inefficiencies or broken processes and implement improved, scalable solutions.
* Work with internal teams and external providers to onboard new entities into existing payroll and pension frameworks.
* Oversee compliance with payroll and pensions regulations and requirements within the newly acquired businesses.
* Manage multiple workstreams, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to a high standard.
* Support the transition and administration changes of two defined‑benefit pension schemes to a new third‑party administrator.
* Act as the key link between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring smooth delivery.
Qualifications
* Proven experience managing and delivering projects end‑to‑end (essential).
* Background in payroll or pensions, with a solid understanding of how these functions operate.
* Expert knowledge of payroll legislation and experience of setting up new payroll entities and the complexities this brings.
* Experience working with data, data flows, and system integrations.
* Ability to identify issues in processes and implement improvements.
* Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence to lead conversations and drive change.
* Detail‑focused mindset – accuracy is non‑negotiable in this role.
* Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, evolving environment with multiple priorities.
Benefits
* Viva – our global wellbeing programme covering mental, physical, financial, social, and environmental wellbeing.
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
* Fixed Term Benefit Allowance Management Bonus.
* Enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
* On‑site gyms or local discounts where no on‑site gym is available.
* Various other benefits and online discounts.
EEO & Diversity Statement
We especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa is a Level2 Disability Confident Employer. We aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role and will ensure you are treated fairly and offered reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process if you need them.
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