Reward Project Analyst

Salary: 16.23 per hour
Location: Hybrid/Flexible 2 days in the office
Contract: On-going temp

About the Role

Reed HR are delighted to be supporting an organisation in their search for a Reward Project Analyst to join their People team. This is an excellent opportunity for a data-driven HR or Reward professional who enjoys analysing workforce information, supporting reward projects and helping to shape evidence-based pay and grading decisions.

Working closely with the Reward Lead and key stakeholders across HR, Finance, Payroll and Systems, you will play a vital role in maintaining reward data integrity, delivering insightful analysis and supporting a range of reward initiatives, including benchmarking, job evaluation, pay modelling and organisational change projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate reward, pay, grading and organisational data, ensuring records are up to date and auditable.
• Analyse workforce and reward data to support pay reviews, benchmarking activities and grading decisions.
• Support the development and maintenance of role profiles, job families, career pathways and job architecture frameworks.
• Coordinate job evaluation and market benchmarking activities, ensuring supporting information is accurate and complete.
• Produce reports, dashboards, presentations and insight to support governance activities and reward projects.
• Conduct data validation and quality assurance checks, identifying and resolving data discrepancies.
• Support annual reward processes and wider organisational change initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with HR, Payroll, Finance and senior stakeholders to provide expert data and reward support.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of reward processes, systems and reporting capabilities.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience gathering, analysing and maintaining complex data sets.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify trends and present meaningful insights.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience using HR, Reward or workforce management systems.
• Experience producing reports, presentations and management information for stakeholders.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy and governance.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams.
• Experience supporting reward, HR, workforce planning or organisational projects.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience within a Reward, Compensation & Benefits, HR or People environment.
• Knowledge of job evaluation methodologies, pay and grading structures or market benchmarking.
• Experience supporting role profiling, organisational design, career pathways or job architecture projects.
• Understanding of workforce planning and organisational change activities.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work on high-profile reward and organisational projects.
• Exposure to senior stakeholders across the business.
• A collaborative and supportive People team environment.
• Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

If you are a highly analytical HR or Reward professional looking to build your experience within a progressive organisation, we'd love to hear from you.