Question about background check

[Anonymous]

I have a question.

About 2 years ago I started my job as a senior engineer.
About a year ago, my boss, the director, said he needed help with managing the group and promoted me to manager.
About 2 months ago, my boss told me that he wanted me to be back to an engineer.

For this and other reasons I started looking for a new job. Since my role is now engineer again and I was kinda doing that anyway (less managing and more engineering) for now 2 years I put that as my title on my resume. However, HR has not caught up and still as my title as manager in their system.

I have received an offer the job pending background checks. I'm worried about they will check my current employer and it was a manager even though my role is engineer. I have to give notice but I'm afraid to if I come back and that there's a discrepancy we don't want you anymore and then I'm out of a job. It's not a discrepancy because it's true its just HR has not caught up with the rollback of title.

What should I do? What will they check current employer for?

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

In sharing information for a background check, I would mention that your primary job has been as an engineer, though you did wear a manager's hat for a time on a couple of projects. However, your primary tasks were more technical in nature, but your present HR department seems to still list you as a Manager. Can't really advise about when to give notice.