Compensation Analyst II

## Compensation Analyst IIApply:
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JR104011

Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives? Do you enjoy working in a service-oriented industry? If so, this opportunity may be the right fit for you!

The Compensation Analyst II supports the day-to-day administration, analysis, and maintenance of the organization's compensation programs, systems, and processes. This position provides compensation reporting, salary survey administration, market pricing, compensation data audits, and support for compensation transactions. The role also assists with annual merit, promotion, and short-term incentive plan (STIP) cycles, helping ensure accurate employee compensation data across HR systems. Working with Compensation leadership, HR Business Partners, Finance, Payroll, HRIS, and Talent Acquisition, the analyst supports timely, consistent administration of compensation programs in accordance with company policies and applicable requirements.  

## You will...
* Administer recurring compensation operations, including reviewing approved pay changes, offer compensation, bonuses, allowances, and other compensation transactions in Workday and applicable HR systems, within established approval authority.
* Coordinate annual compensation survey submissions, including collecting and validating employee compensation data, preparing submission files, tracking deadlines, and maintaining survey records for survey vendors.
* Prepare recurring and ad hoc compensation reports, employee data extracts, and analyses for Finance, business lines, HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, and other internal stakeholders.
* Support annual merit, promotion, and STIP (bonus) planning cycles by preparing and reconciling employee data, validating eligibility, maintaining planning files, auditing recommendations, tracking exceptions, and assisting with final payout validation.
* Perform recurring compensation data audits across Workday, ADP, and related systems; identify and coordinate correction of discrepancies in pay grades, job profiles, compensation plans, incentive eligibility, and compensation records.
* Conduct monthly minimum wage audits for applicable employee populations; track federal, state, and local wage changes and coordinate required updates with HR, Payroll, and HRIS.
* Maintain job profiles, salary ranges, market matches, survey information, and compensation data within Pay Factors and other systems; support data refresh, data quality, and integration activities.
* Conduct market pricing and job benchmarking; analyze internal and external salary data and support job evaluation, job architecture maintenance, and salary range recommendations.
* Facilitate employee referral bonus payouts and cell phone allowance administration, compensation-related one-time payments, and merit releases following leaves of absence, as applicable and in partnership with Payroll and HRIS.
* Prepare and maintain compensation procedures, process documentation, reporting schedules, and audit evidence to support consistent and controlled operations.
* Provide data and analytical support for compensation program assessments, incentive plan administration, compensation policy implementation, and leadership materials as requested.
* Respond to compensation inquiries and work collaboratively with business stakeholders, escalating policy exceptions, complex decisions, and program design matters to the Director - Compensation.
* Identify opportunities to streamline routine reporting, data validation, and compensation administration processes; perform other related duties as assigned.  ## We are excited to speak to someone with...
* Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, or a related field preferred; equivalent education and experience considered.
* Three or more years of relevant compensation experience required, including compensation analysis or administration.
* Experience with Workday HCM and Compensation preferred;
Workday Advanced Compensation experience beneficial.
* Experience with Pay Factors/Pay Scale or similar market-pricing software preferred; familiarity with ADP or multiple HR systems beneficial.
* Experience administering salary surveys and supporting annual merit or incentive planning cycles preferred.
* Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) coursework or certification a plus, not required.
* Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot…