Reward Manager, Management

Reward Manager

A place to drive change

Location: Bradford or Peterborough Hybrid 2-3 days a week with travel as required for team meetings.

Salary: 58242 per annum

Permanent 35 hours per week Monday Friday 9am to 5pm.

We are on a journey of transformation. We’re finding new ways to achieve our purpose of providing families with affordable sustainable and safe homes. We are innovating for our customers and to create a thriving workspace that supports everyone.

We are a team of passionate dedicated people working to drive change for the better. We’re building something special here and we want driven creative people to join us.

If you’re looking for a career where you can be part of change, share your ideas and help us transform there’s never been a more exciting time to join us and shape our future.

Are you ready to shape the future of reward and recognition in an organisation with a strong social purpose? This is an exciting opportunity to join our award-winning People Culture and Development team where we’ve just launched our Framework for Fairness and are pushing even further to enhance retention, wellbeing and recognition.

As Reward Manager you’ll lead on creating fair, transparent and values-led reward practices that make a real difference for colleagues. You’ll manage pensions projects, influence external partners to secure the best reward offering and drive continuous improvement across pay frameworks and benefits. Your work will directly support our Head of Organisational Development & Culture in delivering initiatives that champion wellbeing and recognition ensuring Accent remains a great place to work.

This future-focused role is perfect for someone who understands pensions, is passionate about colleague experience and thrives on collaboration. You’ll use data-driven insights to inform decisions, support pay gap reporting and ensure quality assurance on pay practices. By aligning reward with our core values (Smart, Driven, Caring, Inclusive) you’ll help us deliver meaningful benefits that support engagement, performance and our EVP.

• CIPD qualification (Level 5 or above) or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in reward, compensation and benefits management or a related HR role.
• Strong knowledge of reward strategy, pay benchmarking and job evaluation frameworks.
• Extensive experience managing pension administration.
• Sound understanding of employment and pension legislation.
• Experience in managing pay review and reward cycles including modelling and governance.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret and communicate complex data clearly.
• Skilled in stakeholder management with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels.

want your candidate experience to reflect who we are – a place to grow, thrive, and be yourself.

A call with the hiring manager. You’ll learn more about the role and team and we’ll get to know you, your experience, goals and what you bring.

Planned date: Week commencing 24th November via Teams.

You’ll deliver a presentation to the interview panel, have your final behavioural and scenario‑based interview which will be focused on how you apply your knowledge to real‑life situations and have the opportunity to meet some of the wider People team. You’ll be asked to complete a Congruity Questionnaire in advance.

Planned date: 4th December at our Head Office in Bradford.

We have big ambitions. That means we need people who are driven to succeed and eager to grow. Here you’ll have the opportunity to learn new skills, thrive in our collaborative environment and take your career in different directions. We also support your health and wellbeing with 28 days of holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time) an extra days leave to celebrate your birthday and the option to purchase more a cash health plan car leasing scheme retail & gym discounts and a dedicated day to volunteer for a cause that matters to you.

And because we believe in supporting you now and in the future this is a place to…