Time & Attendance Lead

Role: Time and Attendance Lead

Type: Full Time / 37.50 hours per week / Monday to Friday

This is a hybrid role with some travel expected to our HO in Northampton

Salary: £DOE

Closing Date: 17th October 2026 - All applicants need to attach a full and relevant CV to be considered.

Purpose of Role:

The Time and Attendance Lead (T&A Lead) is responsible for the day to day UK T&A operations and in supporting in continuous improvement of the organisation s Time & Attendance system (Currently UKG). The role ensures T&A processes, systems and data are accurate and aligned to business requirements. This role partners closely with Payroll, HR, Finance, HR Systems and other stakeholders and will provide subject matter expertise, owning the resolution of complex issues as well as driving system improvements.

What We Can Offer You:

• Our benefits include, but are not limited to;

• Flexible working and holiday entitlements

• Discounted childcare

• Quarterly Employee Appreciation Weeks

• Annual gala award evening

• Fantastic range of discounts on high street retailers, grocery stores, cinema tickets, holidays and more

• Wide range of wellbeing resources, supporting our teams for the ups and downs of daily life

Why Bright Horizons?

Our support functions enable our nurseries to deliver the best possible care and education to over 10,000 children across the UK. Through this support, our nurseries can deliver excellence – with 98% of our 270+ portfolio being rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.

We’re on a mission to change the future for children, families, and the people we work with, and are committed to progressive working values like flexibility, work-life balance, and wellbeing.

Key Accountabilities:

Act as the UK T&A lead for all T&A related operating processes and ensure key activities are completed accurately and on time, including annual leave loads, exception reporting and regular testing.

Provide specialist advice on complex T&A matters, including training and support to managers and UKG users as needed, including managing the Halo support ticket inbox.

Ensure T&A activity supports accurate downstream Payroll processing, testing exports regularly and working closely with the Payroll Operations Lead to ensure smooth data flow.

Design, lead and maintain training for the T&A system, including onboarding sessions, E-learning, and pre-recorded sessions to support the ongoing learning needs of the business.

Identify, assess and proactively manage T&A risks, ensuring case details are shared and escalated as necessary with the support of the Payroll Manager as needed.

Challenge processes or practices where they create risk, inefficiency or poor employee experience and work with Payroll to minimise downstream impacts from T&A errors

Ensure T&A issues are resolved accurately and within agreed timescales.

Identify recurring employee pain points and address their root causes, and ensure T&A processes and training offered are designed around a positive and consistent employee experience.

Essential Experience:

Strong experience and technical understanding in Time & Attendance/HRIS systems, with a good understanding of end-to-end T&A processes and their impact on Payroll (UK/Workday preferred)

Experience identifying root causes, resolving complex T&A issues and implementing sustainable solutions.

Experience translating business requirements into practical T&A process or system solutions.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and influence decisions.

Experience in coaching and mentoring, including giving constructive feedback.•

Desirable Experience:

Additional experience that would be beneficial but not essential. Nice to have skills or background or experience that could support fast development in the role.

Qualifications:

Formal qualifications required or preferred for the role, you can mark these as essential or desirable.

Tips: Only include qualifications if they are genuinely required. Avoid using qualifications as a proxy for experience

Personal Attributes:

Demonstrates consistent behaviours aligned with our HEART principles, acting with Honesty, Excellence, Accountability and Respect in all interactions, decisions and ways of working.

Able to take responsibility and ownership for outcomes, with the ability to escalate as needed

Actively looks for risks, inefficiencies and opportunities to improve processes, systems and the employee experience

Builds effective relationships across HR, Payroll, Finance, HR Systems and external partners to achieve shared outcomes

Builds capability across the team through coaching, guidance and effective documentation.•

Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.

Proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years. Apply today!

We look forward to receiving your application.

Bright Horizons is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, which will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all ages and backgrounds to apply. We will consider reasonable adjustments required by applicants.

Proud to be a Great Place to Work for 20 years. Apply today!

We look forward to receiving your application!

About Us

At Bright Horizons, our culture is built on our commitment to Keeping Everyone Safe and providing world-class care and education, delivered by a world-class workforce. We believe our people’s potential is endless and with this in mind, we aspire to create an environment where our colleagues can thrive and accomplish the things they thought impossible.

Bright Horizons has been recognised as a Great Place to Work by our employees and the Great Place to Work Institute for the last 13 years. We care passionately about what we do, and our HEART values and principles help us support one another in the work that we do each day. These are quite literally at the HEART of our organisation’s ethos and culture as it helps us to provide a working environment that supports professionalism, growth and diversity.
We are passionate about our people’s ongoing learning and development. Our learning and leading with HEART framework supports each Bright Horizons colleague on the first steps of their leadership journey, whether that includes our 'World-Class Welcome' induction or our extensive ongoing training programme. Either way we want you to feel valued and invested in!

Celebrating in the accomplishments of our people is an essential part of our culture. We believe in the power of “thank you” and throughout the year, in ways big and small, formal and informal, we show our appreciation for employees at all levels. We have many ways to acknowledge and celebrate our people, including our very popular “employee appreciation month”. This is a chance for everyone to share their gratitude to one another, across the whole company. Whether it is a “thank you” placed on our website, a chocolate pizza, team lunch or an ice cream van visit, it is our way of showing each other we care and appreciate everything we do. Each year, we have our annual 'Awards of Excellence' events; whether you are an award winner or cheering on a fellow team member, these formal award occasions are opportunities to come together and celebrate one another.

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https://www.brighthorizons.co.uk/statutory-information/privacy-notice-employees.