At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage reward processes and deliver insightful analytics to support strategic decisions.
- Company: Join a leading HR team in a dynamic Manchester-based company.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a collaborative environment with excellent career advancement potential.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on employee rewards and enhance workplace satisfaction.
- Qualifications: Experience in reward roles with strong analytical and Excel skills required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
The Reward Team forms part of the Central HR function. This role is part of the team responsible for the delivery of a competitive, commercially aligned reward offering across the UK & Centre, as well as supporting all international platforms. This involves managing key reward processes, working with third parties, and supporting strategic initiatives, including M&A and change projects.
About the role:
- Own and deliver core reward cycles, including quarterly bonus accruals, annual benefits enrolment, and regular reward reporting activities.
- Produce, validate, reconcile, and maintain reward data, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and audit readiness.
- Develop and maintain reward models, calculations, and analytical tools to support bonus schemes, accruals, and reward decision-making.
- Provide insightful reward analytics and reporting to HR, Finance, and business leaders to support strategic and operational decisions.
- Maintain robust governance, controls, and documentation across all reward processes, ensuring compliance and data integrity.
- Leverage HR systems, including Anaplan, to support reward modelling, reporting, and process optimisation.
- Utilise market benchmarking and external reward data to inform compensation, benefits, and reward recommendations.
- Lead the annual benefits enrolment process and drive continuous improvements to the employee benefits experience.
- Manage and optimise benefits and pension programmes, delivering data-driven recommendations to enhance value and effectiveness.
- Oversee relationships with third-party reward, benefits, and pension providers, ensuring high-quality and cost-effective service delivery.
- Own the production, reporting, and integrity of bonus accruals, Long-Term Incentive (LTI) programmes, and Total Reward Statements.
- Act as a trusted reward subject matter expert, supporting policy development, organisational change, M&A activity, and reward integration initiatives.
About you:
- Strong experience in a reward or compensation role with a clear analytical focus.
- Proven track record of managing cyclical reward processes (e.g. bonus cycles, salary/benefits reviews, reporting).
- Advanced Excel skills, with experience building and maintaining complex models, reconciliations, and large datasets. Anaplan experience desirable.
- Strong knowledge of job evaluation and grading frameworks (WTW, AON McLagan).
- Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to work with sensitive data accurately and consistently.
- Strong understanding of data governance, controls, and audit requirements within reward processes.
- Experience with incentive schemes, including bonus accruals and/or long-term incentives.
- Good knowledge of reward regulation and market practice.
- Ability to translate data into clear, commercially relevant insight.
- Confident stakeholder engagement, including with senior leadership.
Reward Analyst in Manchester employer: Arrow
As a Reward Analyst at our Manchester office, you will be part of a dynamic HR team dedicated to delivering competitive and strategically aligned reward offerings. We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative work culture that values employee growth through continuous learning opportunities and innovative projects. With a focus on data integrity and insightful analytics, we offer a supportive environment where your contributions directly impact our organisational success and employee satisfaction.
