Senior Human Resources Business Partner
1 day ago
Craigavon
Job Title: Senior HR Business Partner - Compensation & Reward Location: Rushmere, Northern Ireland Reports to: Head of Reward & Benefits This role is pivotal in shaping and delivering a competitive, compliant, and engaging reward proposition across the organisation. The Reward Partner ensures strong internal (SOX) and external governance while driving continuous improvement in reward frameworks. This is a hands-on role suited to a forward-thinking reward professional who wants to take ownership of the reward agenda and make a tangible business impact. The role partners closely with HR, Finance, Payroll, and senior business leaders to design and deliver reward strategies that attract, retain, and motivate employees. • Provide expert, data-driven advice on compensation and reward policies to senior stakeholders and HR leadership, • Support the development and execution of the organisation’s reward strategy aligned to business objectives, • Ensure fair, equitable, and consistent pay decisions across the organisation, • Lead the end-to-end delivery of:, • Annual Salary Review (ASR), • Bonus cycles, • Manage system configuration (e.g. compensation modules), governance, and communications, • Deliver robust salary benchmarking and market analysis (FMCG/manufacturing sectors), • Maintain and improve job architecture and levelling frameworks, • Ensure external competitiveness and internal equity, • Lead key reward projects (e.g. pension consolidation, job architecture implementation), • Contribute to HR transformation programmes and cross-functional initiatives, • Maintain full compliance with:, • Reward-related legislation (e.g. equal pay), • Internal SOX controls, • External audit requirements, • Own reward governance, ensuring audit readiness, accuracy, and policy adherence, • Develop and maintain reward policies and procedures aligned to best practice, • Analyse reward data to generate actionable insights, • Produce reporting including:, • Pay trends and KPIs, • Bonus accruals, • Cost modelling and forecasting, • Executive dashboards and board-level packs, • Support budgeting and financial planning for reward and benefits, • Partner closely with Payroll to ensure accurate processing of all reward elements (including pensions), • Build strong stakeholder relationships and deliver high-quality service aligned to SLAs, • Handle sensitive data with strict confidentiality and professionalism, • Line manage and develop the Reward Advisor, • Drive capability building and team performance, • Annual Salary Review and Bonus Cycle delivery, • Pension governance and consolidation project outcomes, • Job levelling framework implementation, • Salary benchmarking and market insights, • Monthly bonus accrual reporting, • Reward policy development and updates, • Bonus communication and execution, • Strong understanding of compensation, benefits, and reward structures, • Knowledge of employment legislation and pay governance, • Experience delivering annual pay reviews and bonus cycles, • Strong analytical capability with advanced Excel skills, • Ability to translate complex data into clear insights, • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, • High attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities, • Strong communication and presentation skills, • High level of discretion and professionalism, • Experience with HR systems (SAP, SuccessFactors or similar), • Experience in FMCG, manufacturing, or multi-site environments, • Experience in pension administration (UK/ROI), • Proven experience with:, • Benchmarking and market analysis, • Job architecture frameworks, • Reward transformation projects, • CIPD Level 5 or 7 in HR/Reward (Desirable), • Degree in HR, Business, Finance, or related discipline (Desirable), • 5+ years’ experience in reward, HR, or a related field, • Commercially minded with strong business acumen, • Self-motivated with the ability to work independently #J-18808-Ljbffr