Are you a strategic, values-driven leader ready to make a real difference? We're recruiting for a Head of Pay and Reward to join our client's passionate team, where your expertise won't just support an organisation - it will help transform lives. In this pivotal role, you'll shape and lead the pay, benefits, and recognition strategy, ensuring it aligns with the mission, supports the incredible staff, and attracts top talent. You'll bring a data driven, compassionate approach to reward, balancing fairness, compliance, and innovation in a fast-changing sector. If you're a senior Pay and Reward professional looking to apply your skills where they truly count, please apply now!

This role is HYBRID, Permanent and full time - 37.5 hours, based in Leatherhead.

Duties to include:

Advise and inform the internal reward and recognition strategy.
Effectively train and lead a payroll operations and rewards team.
Completion and oversight of compensation and benefits benchmarking.
Pay and reward analysis and reporting, including statutory payroll and Gender Pay Gap reporting.
Oversee and ensure an accurate, timely payroll operation.
Implementation and enhancements to pay and reward systems.
Stakeholder engagement, collaborating closely with internal operations, people, and finance teams to ensure effective delivery of reward and pay initiatives

The ideal candidate will have:

Extensive experience managing payroll and reward for a large, multi-site, 24/7 working, complex organisation. Experience of this within the healthcare or social care sector highly desirable.
In depth knowledge of payroll legislation, HMRC regulations, UK reward regulations and pension schemes.
Strong understanding of the iTrent payroll system and Wagestream ideally.
Experience in introducing and leading benefits - including negotiations, engaging market comparisons, and supplier engagement/ management for example in Pensions, life/ medical insurances, health cash plans, car schemes, flexible benefits, company car schemes.
Experience of change management and driving continual improvement.
Professional certification in compensation and benefits is advantageous (for example CIPP qualification and/ or CIPD Reward Certification).
Experience with payroll transitions, implementations, and integrations desirable.

What's in it for you?

Competitive salary + car allowance + 20% BONUS
Wage stream - a financial health app that gives you the ability to receive optional pay advances
Opportunities for ongoing education and professional growth
Employee welfare and wellbeing initiatives
Access to counselling services and mental health programs
Recognition schemes, team events and social activities
Employee discount schemes across a range of retailers and services
Staff incentive schemes such as Refer a Friend, Employee of the Month and Heroes Awards
A supportive and inclusive work environment that values employee well-being
Opportunities for team building and social engagement

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