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3–6 Month Contract | Up to £40,000 DOE | Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm Pertemps Recruitment is working on behalf of one of our clients to recruit an experienced Payroll Manager for a temporary contract, initially for 3–6 months. This role is responsible for the accurate, timely, and confidential management of company payrolls and payroll bureaus, as well as overseeing remuneration and benefits. Key Duties Manage end-to-end payroll processing, including pay, holiday, sick pay, overtime, and bonuses Ensure payrolls are processed in line with HMRC and statutory requirements, including BACS payments Reconcile payroll journals, pensions, and ledger balances to strict deadlines Manage executive payrolls and Director emoluments Complete year-end processes including P11Ds, tax year-end, and PSA schemes Maintain payroll and HR systems, ensuring accuracy and compliance Resolve payroll queries and produce ad-hoc and regular management reports Support line managers and HR with pay structures and reporting About You Proven payroll management experience Strong knowledge of HMRC legislation and best practice Highly organised with excellent attention to detail Confident working to tight deadlines in a temporary rolE The Details Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum (dependent on experience) Contract: Temporary (3–6 months initially) Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm (1-...

We have an exciting opportunity for a customer focused and dynamic Technical Service Delivery Manager to join our team. As a leading UK life and pensions mutual insurer with a proud history dating back to 1843, we exist to help people live financially confident lives – protecting their income while they work and maximising it when they stop. Today, over one million members and customers trust us to look after their futures, families and finances. Joining us means becoming part of a team that puts our members, customers and advisers at the heart of everything we do. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues can thrive. We are proud to have built a workplace where our colleagues feel welcomed, respected, supported and valued – reflected in our recognition as one of the Financial Times UK’s Best Employers in 2025 and 2026. We celebrate individuality and believe our differences make us stronger, so bring your true self and help shape the future of LV=. You will play a key leadership role within the LV= Technology Services Team responsible for overseeing the delivery of a designated portfolio of IT services provided by our IT outsourced partner. You will ensure delivery of our key service management capabilities across ServiceNow, Change Management (including the CAB) and Configuration Management/CMDB, as well as acting as an escalation point for one or more additional third-party providers. This role is offered on a permanent basis with a requirement for regular presence in our Bournemouth office. Key Responsibilities • Provide Technical Leadership for the services, ensuring adherence to standards and policies. Responsible for key decision making and acting as a point of escalation for service issues., • Lead related cross-functional outsource partner teams to deliver services ensuring effective collaboration and ensuring a “One Team” culture., • Lead Strategic Planning activities for the Services, developing and maintaining service roadmaps and driving change through continuous improvement initiatives. Ensure services are aligned to the needs of customers., • Drive Innovation with our outsource partner team by identifying emerging technologies and trends, evaluate their potential impacts on the services and lead implementation of transformative solutions to enhance service efficiency and user experience., • Identify Risks and Issues with the Services, working with Risk and outsourced partner team to identify mitigation and remediation activity and drive through Continuous Improvement or Projects as required., • Collaborate with PMO, manage the delivery of complex IT projects aligned with the Services where required, create business cases, agree budgets and ultimately deliver solutions aligned with the IT service delivery strategy and business goals., • Drive services to meet the strategic goals (and KPIs) of the LV Technology department including reducing vulnerabilities, improving customer satisfaction scores, reducing business impacts of change and incidents, increasing the levels of automation., • Act as Product Owner for our ITSM platform and manage outsource partner team to deliver best-practice ITSM processes and continual improvement. Own and drive the roadmap and backlog, including CMDB and CSDM adoption, Service Catalog quality, workflow automation and use of capabilities such as NowAssist, ensuring outcomes are measurable and aligned to LV= priorities., • Change Management: manage offshore team to deliver the end-to-end change process, ensure robust governance, quality and compliance. Chair/drive the Change Advisory Board (CAB) cadence and decision-making, improve change success rates and reduce risk to live services., • Configuration Management: ensure an effective, third-party-delivered process for CMDB accuracy and actionable delivery., • Demonstrate a strong customer-first mindset with the ability to maintain effective customer and colleague interactions., • Experience working with ServiceNow (or an equivalent ITSM tool), ideally including platform/product ownership, roadmap/backlog management and driving adoption of best practice., • Strong knowledge of ITIL Change Management and practical experience operating a CAB (including agenda management, risk/impact assessment, decision-making and stakeholder communication)., • Ability to translate technical reporting and discussion into customer outcomes and accurately identify areas of risk., • Solutions‑focused, confident and approachable, with strong problem‑solving and decision‑making skills., • Highly organised and self‑motivated, able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks independently with minimal supervision., • Strong communicator across verbal, written, presentation and facilitation settings; confident interacting at all levels., • Ability to think and act both strategically and tactically, with a clear focus on operational efficiency and service improvement., • Collaborative and inclusive team player, effective in diverse environments and skilled at resolving service‑level issues. At LV= Savings and Retirement, you’ll go above and beyond to do the right thing for our customers. We’ll reward your hard work with an attractive, competitive salary and benefits package, which includes: -30 days' holiday, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days -Competitive pension scheme - LV= Life and Pensions will double-match the amount you pay, up to 14% (subject to National Minimum Wage requirements) -An annual bonus scheme based on personal performance -Single-cover private medical insurance (with the option for you to upgrade to family cover) -Flexible benefits, including a cycle to work scheme, personal accident insurance, critical illness cover and dental insurance -Up to 20% discount on our life products for you and your immediate family -A group life assurance policy with 4 x your basic pay to go to your dependents (you’ll have the option to increase to 8 x cover) -Group Income Protection (if you become a member of the Pension scheme and reach 5 years of service) -Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for support when you need it -A virtual GP service -Shared parental leave -Up to 20% discount on our life products for you and your immediate family. Please note all salary sacrifice benefits are subject to National Minimum Wage requirements i.e. you are unable to select any benefits that would reduce your base pay below the minimum wage threshold. Please note that we are unable to offer Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work in the UK without our sponsorship for your application to be considered. We’re proud of our inclusive culture at LV= and, as an equal-opportunity employer, we continually work to remove unconscious bias from our recruitment process. We value our colleagues for what they bring to our team regardless of any protected status or characteristics they may have. Talk to us about flexible working as part of your application; if it’s right for you, our members and customers, and our business, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Go on, bring your true self to LV=.

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for an experienced Sourcing Manager to join our established, supportive team here at LV=. As a leading UK life and pensions mutual insurer with a proud history dating back to 1843, we exist to help people live financially confident lives – protecting their income while they work and maximising it when they stop. Today, over one million members and customers trust us to look after their futures, families and finances. Joining us means becoming part of a team that puts our members, customers and advisers at the heart of everything we do. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues can thrive. We are proud to have built a workplace where our colleagues feel welcomed, respected, supported and valued – reflected in our recognition as one of the Financial Times UK’s Best Employers in 2025 and 2026. We celebrate individuality and believe our differences make us stronger, so bring your true self and help shape the future of LV=. You’ll play a key role in shaping our supplier landscape and delivering measurable commercial and strategic value. This is a high impact role within our Sourcing team, leading sourcing activity across key spend categories in a regulated financial services environment. You’ll act as a trusted business partner, driving robust category strategies, leading end to end procurement activity and ensuring that supplier arrangements can support business objectives, manage risk, and enable sustainable growth. Key Responsibilities -Build strong relationships with stakeholders to understand and support their objectives, identify any issues and proactively work to strategise and make improvements where possible. -Competently lead complex or high‑value sourcing initiatives across multiple internal stakeholders. -Develop and deliver Category Plans aligned to business objectives, focusing on cost reduction, risk mitigation, and sustainability. -Lead end‑to‑end sourcing activity, including RFx development, supplier engagement, evaluation, negotiation and award recommendations. -Analyse pricing and total cost of ownership and leading on commercial negotiations with suppliers. -Draft and negotiate robust commercial terms and contracts, working closely with Legal and Risk colleagues, with a good understanding of contract law. -Ensure that sourcing activity complies with internal governance, policy and regulatory requirements. -Support supplier risk assessments and due diligence, acting as the main supplier contact. -Maintain accurate sourcing and contract records. -Collaborate with Supply Chain Risk & Operations to support auditability and effective use of systems. -Ensure a smooth handover of new suppliers to the Supplier Management team. About You Our ideal candidate will… -Be a forward-thinking, positive individual with a can-do attitude, a drive to develop within the role and a problem-solving mindset -Possess excellent organisation skills, with the ability to manage concurrent sourcing projects -Previous experience of running competitive sourcing processes effectively -Demonstrate proven experience in sourcing, procurement or category management, ideally within a regulated environment -Possess strong influential and interpersonal skills, with the ability to provide accurate information, ensuring that customers have all relevant information to make the right decisions for them -Demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills -Understand end‑to‑end sourcing processes, including RFx, negotiation and contracting -Possess excellent commercial and analytical skills, with a strong grasp of cost drivers and commercial models -Showcase robust organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects -Have working knowledge of procurement governance, policies and third‑party risk considerations -Be able to use procurement or contract lifecycle tools and Microsoft Office programmes -Ideally have some knowledge of UK financial services regulatory expectations (e.g. FCA/PRA outsourcing rules, SS2/21) Desirable -Have gained CIPS or other relevant procurement qualification -Have experience of a category‑led procurement model -Understand ESG and responsible sourcing practices, with IT sourcing experience Rewards and Benefits: This role is a Band C in the LV= Structure. At LV= Savings and Retirement, you’ll go above and beyond to do the right thing for our customers. We’ll reward your hard work with an attractive, competitive salary and benefits package, which includes: -30 days' holiday, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days -Competitive pension scheme - LV= Life and Pensions will double-match the amount you pay, up to 14% (subject to National Minimum Wage requirements) -An annual bonus scheme based on personal performance -Single-cover private medical insurance (with the option for you to upgrade to family cover) -Flexible benefits, including a cycle to work scheme, personal accident insurance, critical illness cover and dental insurance -Up to 20% discount on our life products for you and your immediate family -A group life assurance policy with 4 x your basic pay to go to your dependents (you’ll have the option to increase to 8 x cover) -Group Income Protection (if you become a member of the Pension scheme and reach 5 years of service) -Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for support when you need it -A virtual GP service -Shared parental leave -Up to 20% discount on our life products for you and your immediate family. Please note all salary sacrifice benefits are subject to National Minimum Wage requirements i.e. you are unable to select any benefits that would reduce your base pay below the minimum wage threshold. Please note that we are unable to offer Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work in the UK without our sponsorship for your application to be considered. We’re proud of our inclusive culture at LV= and, as an equal-opportunity employer, we continually work to remove unconscious bias from our recruitment process. We value our colleagues for what they bring to our team regardless of any protected status or characteristics they may have. Talk to us about flexible working as part of your application; if it’s right for you, our members and customers, and our business, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen.