Compensation Analyst, Finance & Banking

About The Role

The Incentive Compensation Operations Analyst role is part of the regional Financial Operations team and is responsible for the administration of various incentive plans in the North America Region - including SPIF and TDS Rewards. This role requires a strong attitude with significant partnering with other teams across the organization, including Finance (FPA, Country Finance, Accounting), HR (Compensation and Benefits, HR business partners) as well as business leaders (Country General Managers, Regional Business Leads).

The incumbent will work cross‑functionally with various departments to establish processes, procedures, and adequate controls, and drive improvements.

The Incentive Compensation Operations Analyst role is part of the regional Financial Operations team and is responsible for the administration of various incentive plans in the North America Region - including SPIF and TDS Rewards. This role requires a strong attitude with significant partnering with other teams across the organization, including Finance (FPA, Country Finance, Accounting), HR (Compensation and Benefits, HR business partners) as well as business leaders (Country General Managers, Regional Business Leads).

The incumbent will work cross‑functionally with various departments to establish processes, procedures, and adequate controls, and drive improvements.

• Assist in coordinating and setting up new plans every quarter or year in the incentive management tool.
• Support (or lead) payout process, including calculations, manual compensation adjustments, approval process. This process will be executed in close coordination with Finance and other teams to obtain the actual performance results and the regional Compensation and Benefits team and senior leaders on approved payout adjustments.
• Administer SPIF programs and TDS Rewards incentives, ensuring alignment with business goals
• Perform monthly accounting activities such as calculate month‑end and quarter‑end accruals, perform and conduct various account analyses and reconciliations, research issues and provide ad hoc deliverables for internal and external audit.
• Respond to inquiries and requests from internal customers. This may include questions or disputes related to specific calculations and, tool or report navigation and training.
• Ensure that all compensation policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Liaise with incentive management tool provider to troubleshoot and resolve operational system issues (if any)
• Maintain operational reporting functionalities in the incentive management tool, developing and distributing standard and ad‑hoc reports.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement approved changes to streamline the compensation operation process, contributing to process and systems or tools enhancement projects.
• Improve current process of gathering financial results from country Finance teams, exploring opportunities for automation and process simplification.
• Support all testing requirements for system enhancements.
• Ad‑hoc duties or projects as assigned

• 2-5 years of relevant professional experience; an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered.
• Follows instructions accurately and seeks clarification when requirements are ambiguous.
• Proficient with standard office technology and productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft 365, collaboration platforms); able to operate common office equipment.
• Demonstrated analytical skills, including performing complex mathematical calculations and reconciling data with a high degree of accuracy.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and efficiency.
• Communicates clearly and professionally‑verbally and in…