Executive Compensation Analyst Job Description
Executive compensation analyst
provides analytical support, ongoing research, financial modeling, and compensation analysis for base pay and incentive programs for employees.
Executive Compensation Analyst Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Use analytical tools and statistics to perform analysis and forecasting of financial and other business information to assist in the design of executive compensation programs
Manage relationship with contracted brokers to ensure among other things that all annual and monthly awards and vestings are carried out properly
Produce and coordinate all levels of communication and/or education related to annual and monthly long-term incentive processes
Use strategic creativity to identify opportunities for process/system improvements within the day-to-day long-term incentive activities
Work closely with outside vendors, internal accounting, tax, corporate and business unit human resources/compensation and legal departments
Participate in preparing materials for the Compensation Committee and Management Human Resources Committee (MHRC) meetings
Assist in managing proxy disclosure, including the CD&A
Assist with formatting / updating documents, document retention initiatives (maintaining shared network folders, sharepoint)
Update compensation policies and procedures accordingly, in coordination with counterparts in Legal, Tax, Controllers
Value/process stock buyout awards to new hires resulting from forfeited equity
Executive Compensation Analyst Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Executive Compensation Analyst
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CCP, CECP
Education for Executive Compensation Analyst
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the executive compensation analyst job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Human Resources, Economics, Business/Administration, Mathematics, Statistics, Education, MBA
Skills for Executive Compensation Analyst
Desired skills for executive compensation analyst include:
Financial statements
Compensation-related laws and regulations
Excel and PowerPoint
Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
Statistics
10b5-1 plans
Base pay
Basic statistical and mathematical calculations
Benefits programs
Broader HR policies and processes
Desired experience for executive compensation analyst includes:
Involvement in the quarterly share settlement process including contacting HR Business Partners for confirmation of terminated employees, determining the correct treatment for each award, calculation and collection of taxes due upon delivery of shares and reconciliation with Payroll and Financial Control on the awards distributed
Preparation of termination exhibits for the Service Delivery Center and HR
Liaise with HR Business Partners/HR Advisors and Legal and Compliance on employee issues related to Executive Compensation areas such as termination settlements in accordance with the specific terms of various deferred compensation plans and programs
Respond to employee queries in the Executive Compensation Mailbox regarding various processes under the CSG Master Share Plan
Involvement in the annual discretionary variable award process
Liaise with Service Delivery Center to resolve transaction inquiries as necessary
Executive Compensation Analyst Examples
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Executive Compensation Analyst Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for an executive compensation analyst. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for executive compensation analyst
- Coordination of collection of equity grant information from various systems and spreadsheets into equity vendor's format for file loads of annual equity award grants
- Assistance with special executive awards grants and vesting processes
- Assistance with validation of participant data in equity vendor systems to ensure appropriate loading of awards
- Loading of grant awards into vendor system
- Processing equity plan provisions for awards at time of termination for exiting associates
- Collecting and loading new hire and other special grant information, ensuring our SOX audit guidelines are met and loading grants to equity vendor system and internal HR systems
- Reviewing awards and assigning codes for equity expense purposes based on direction from the Executive Compensation Director and Finance
- Monitoring insider trading status of equity holders and updating the vendor administration system for changes
- Assistance with M&A grant adjustment activity in the equity vendor systems
- Other equity administration and executive compensation activity as time permits
Qualifications for executive compensation analyst
- Maintain executive compensation records in all H.R
- Provide superior customer service to Sr
- Analyze the competitiveness of client senior executive and non-employee director compensation
- Provides direct support to leadership (including Sr
- Minimum 6 years work experience in HR, compensation, finance, accounting or consulting, with at least 2 years as an analyst
- Support accounting various compensation plans and equity activities
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for an executive compensation analyst. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for executive compensation analyst
- Prepare various reports related to compensation and stock accounting for monthly and quarterly internal and external reporting requirements
- As needed, perform initial GAAP research on plan changes and new guidance related to stock compensation for US GAAP and IFRS, and participate in preparation of presentations and whitepapers
- Provide global accounting support for stock compensation including the monthly close, internal management reporting, and 10-K annual report including supporting analysis and disclosures
- Assist with the annual budgeting for compensation plans
- Prepare and review account reconciliations for bonus compensation
- Perform SOX controls and maintain evidence of control for areas of responsibility
- Assist with Earnings Per Share (EPS) calculation
- Assist with the administration of executive compensation services programs including RSU, Stock Options, and Performance Share programs, providing support as needed for current/retired executives and senior managers to resolve any questions or issues regarding these programs
- Support the administration, coordination and communication of executive compensation services programs for applicable events including new hires, terminations, special terminations, retirements, resignations, annual deferral elections, annual payments, dividend equivalent payments, and incentive plan payments
- Work with the Executive Compensation Services team to identify administrative issues and develop new administrative processes
Qualifications for executive compensation analyst
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college is required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with a minimum of 6-10 years of related accounting experience
- Ability to apply and research technical US GAAP and IFRS requirements
- Ability to multi-task, consistently meet deadlines, and perform self-review of work product for quality in a dynamic environment
- Must have excellent analytical and problem solving skills to drive continuous improvement
- Knowledge of data processing systems in the accounting and financial reporting environment
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of executive compensation analyst. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for executive compensation analyst
- Work with external vendors in a professional manner
- Counsel Human Resources colleagues regarding executive compensation issues
- Provide support as needed on all other areas of global compensation
- Work with Finance to model and analyze the Company’s financial performance in relationship to our short-term and long-term incentive compensation plan designs
- Develop database and tools to monitor peer groups for relative financial performance, executive compensation and incentive compensation program design
- Forecast and model potential incentive compensation plan design changes and their impact on executive compensation and the Company’s financial performance
- Perform pro-forma Pay-for-Performance test simulations as needed
- Participate in the implementation and administration of executive compensation programs and initiatives which include base, variable, and long term incentive pay
- Build models to forecast pro-forma equity overhang, utilization and burn rate calculations for stock incentive plans
- Draft compensation-related proxy tables and assist with preparation of the Compensation Discussion & Analyst (CD&A) for inclusion in the annual proxy statement
Qualifications for executive compensation analyst
- A minimum of 2 years of progressive experience in compensation
- Experience with equity software or brokerage implementation (assisting in an RFP a plus)
- Ability to work on multiple, diverse projects in a fast-paced environment
- Assist in the compilation of quarterly perquisite data for Section 16B officers for annual proxy statement reporting
- Support preparation of deliverables for C&O Committee meetings and respond to ad-hoc requests from Senior Management or C&O Committee Chair
- BA/BS degree or equivalent in HR, Finance, Business Administration
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Executive Compensation Analyst Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of executive compensation analyst. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for executive compensation analyst
- Support all executive compensation activity, including job evaluations, external hiring, internal mobility, annual compensation processes
- Support coordination and preparation of materials for the meetings of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors , decks, monthly equity grants for all new hire and ad hoc stock grant requests, and Compensation Discussion and Analysis (Summary Compensation Table in the Proxy)
- All Executive Compensation administrative tasks
- Research and provide analysis on executive compensation, including structure of compensation, reviewing public filings (e.g., proxy statements, 8-Ks, Form 4s) and consultant benchmarking analyses
- Collaborate in the development of compensation items required for the proxy statement and interface with various company departments including Legal, Finance, Investor Relations and Corporate Governance on the annual proxy statement, public filings
- Provide compensation support for the organization as needed for special projects, broad-based compensation, retention correlation
- Support overall program management and administration of the annual bonus plan and compensation plan review and administration
- Support coordination and preparation of materials for the meetings of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors , decks, monthly equity grants for all new hire and ad hoc stock grant requests, Compensation Discussion and Analysis (Summary Compensation Table in the Proxy)
- Perform ad-hoc equity analyses to assist HR and business partners' evaluation of compensation arrangements for executives
- Act as primary liaison between Executive Compensation and Payroll departments for complex, non-routine equity transactions
Qualifications for executive compensation analyst
- 2 to 6 years of demonstrated progressive responsibility in a financial analyst or executive compensation role
- CCP or GRP preferred (or progress toward either designation)
- Advanced knowledge of Oracle HR (or comparable software)
- Compensation and financial system experience preferred, Cognos reporting experience a plus
- Technical expertise and ability to apply logic, problem solve and deliver results on complex data analysis
- Ability to create a comprehensive analysis of competitor results including Total Shareholder Return, Earnings Per Share, Cash Flow
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Executive Compensation Analyst Job Description
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Our growing company is hiring for an executive compensation analyst. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for executive compensation analyst
- Work with external vendor to prepare and distribute equity grant documentation to participants
- Conduct research using tools such as Equilar to generate executive compensation information
- Responsible for notifying Office of the Secretary of any equity transactions that may trigger a Form 4 filing
- Develop and maintain executive compensation plan metrics to support strategy execution including Compensation Committee matters (e.g., shares granted, reserve, burn rate, ISS considerations )
- Assist participants on equity matters related to vesting, cancellation, retirement, termination and other related events
- Administer annual planning process for executive population (merit, bonus, STI, LTI )
- Performs ad hoc analysis related to executive compensation programs
- Maintain global job architecture to ensure jobs are levelled appropriately across the organization
- Conduct analyses of jobs, hourly wages, salaries, and incentives in order to evaluate internal equity, external competitiveness, and legal compliance of the company's pay practices
- Perform complex analysis using Microsoft Excel to include pivot tables, subtotal functions, etc
Qualifications for executive compensation analyst
- Experience with Internal Controls and SOX/404 requirements
- Master degree in (Business) Economics, Business Administration (preferably Finance or Strategy), Econometrics or any other major with significant quantitative course work
- Bachelor degree in Economics, Finance, Mathematics or business related disciplines from leading universities in Japan
- 1-2 years relevant working in domestic/international companies is a definite asset
- Having the sense or interest on corporate governance issue, capital market norm, Japanese regulation like business law, accounting standard, taxation and disclosure
- Strong numerical aptitude, analytical and critical thinking and research capabilities