Compensation Operations Senior Associate

Join our Compensation team as a Senior Associate!

As a Senior Associate on the Compensation team, you will support the day-to-day execution of US Variable Compensation Incentive Processing, including non-annual and annual cash incentive activity.

You will partner closely across HR and control functions to ensure accurate, timely, and well-controlled processing, while helping drive process simplification and a longer-term shift toward automation through improved SOPs and standardized workflows.

Job responsibilities:


* Own day-to-day Variable Compensation processing across business-aligned incentives, including non-annual and annual cash incentive activity-ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong operational execution.


* Partner with coordination of the annual incentive compensation (IC) cycle, including creating and communicating tasks, milestones, and due dates; tracking progress; and driving completion with key partners.


* Create and maintain plan codes used for variable compensation processing, ensuring setup aligns to incentive plan specifications and internal standards.


* Develop, update, and maintain SOPs for Variable Compensation, keeping documentation current, audit-ready, and easy for teams to execute consistently.


* Partner with internal teams to manage handoffs and dependencies, ensuring work transitions are clear, complete, and executed accurately end-to-end.


* Serve as a process and systems SME for variable compensation flows through the HCM Integration Platform and HCM systems; clearly explain processes, impacts, and requirements to stakeholders.


* Support cash incentive audits by working directly with auditors, preparing support, responding to requests, and ensuring timely, complete audit responses.


* Maintain strong controls in partnership with internal functions, focusing on payroll accuracy, data integrity, and operational risk management.


* Identify process and reporting issues and lead remediation efforts, including root-cause analysis and implementation of sustainable fixes.


* Advance automation and simplification, by identifying manual touchpoints, proposing improvements to workflows/controls/reporting, and helping move the function toward more automated, scalable execution.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:


* Bachelor's degree required


* 5 years of experience in a reporting, analytical, or operational processing role


* Advanced MS Excel skills (advanced formulas, formatting, pivot tables/reporting)


* Advanced knowledge of Business Objects


* Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root-cause investigation skills


* Strong technical aptitude and comfort working across systems and process flows


* Demonstrated ability to work in a time-sensitive environment, prioritize effectively, and manage multiple concurrent deliverables


* Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to partner across teams
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