Reward Manager, Management

Reward Manager

Location: Burnley/Bradford/Peterborough, or Stockton (Hybrid, 2–3 days a week; travel required for team meetings).

Salary: £58,242 per annum

Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week (Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm)

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

Join our award‑winning People, Culture and Development team. 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.

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 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.

Stage 1 – A Place to Connect (call with the hiring manager). Planned date: 21 Jan via Teams.

Stage 2 – A Place to Show Your Strengths (presentation, behavioural and scenario‑based interview). Planned date: 26 Jan at our Bradford office.

28 days of holiday plus bank holidays (pro‑rated for part‑time), an extra day’s leave for your birthday, option to purchase more. Cash health plan, car leasing scheme, retail & gym discounts, dedicated day to volunteer.

Access to Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit pension schemes through salary sacrifice, life assurance at three times your salary.

We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible and inclusive. If you require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, please let us know.

Applicants must have current eligibility to live and work in the UK. Accent does not currently hold a sponsorship licence.

To apply, email People Services.