Compensation Analyst

**Nature and aim of the position**

This a fantastic opportunity for a self-motivated, driven and analytically minded individual to support the growth of a newly created department within the HR function. You will offer specialist knowledge and support to the Group Compensation and Benefits Partner (C&BP), provide structure and a smooth administration of all global compensation and benefit arrangements.

With the C&BP, you will contribute to the development of processes, best practices and policies that improve the performance, engagement and retention of our employees. You will have a proven record of administering a listed company global share scheme and have experience on managing compensation & payroll.

**Main duties and responsibilities**

**Global compensation**
- Designs project specific performance and retention incentive plans, as well as supporting on global initiatives including the Annual Salary Review
- Analyses the output and prepares reports for the Group C&BP, the SVP of HR and the wider HR team as and when required
- Supports the Group C&BP on the annual pay review; creates specific reports and coordinates the annual process with the Group C&BP & HRBP’s
- Ensures compensation data contained in Workday is updated in a timely manner by the HRBP’s globally, following the completion of the annual pay review and throughout the year
- Conducts benchmark review(s) to position Global Blue within the market for salary and benefits

**Financial Reporting**
- Gathers data to support the Group C&BP to produce the annual compensation report
- Ensures that local payroll teams in the group calculate social charges correctly following vesting of shares
- Provides the Group C&BP financial reports following annual bonus review; quarterly reports for the calculation of share-based payments fair value calculation
- Supports in preparing Comp & Ben reports & carries out analysis & audits as required by the business

**GB Incentive Plans**
- Administers the company share scheme & maintains existing database of data
- Develops a solid understanding of the employee ownership platform
- Acts as the gatekeeper for tax and legal compliance with our share plan rules
- Responsible for ensuring documentation is prepared and shared with all shareholders

**Group Governance (SOX and Audit)**
- Be the first line of support for queries on all group level matters related to financial regulations, the impact on payroll and all elements of compensation
- Ensures compliance with SOX best practice for components such as Payroll (central provider and local provider), annual pension calculation and provision, annual pay review etc
- Executes projects surrounding SOX compliance & ensures that all necessary SOX related policies are in place as needed

**Global mobility**
- Supports the Group C&BP for devising and implementing a global mobility policy for Global Blue
- Supports the Group C&BP in managing any inter company moves from country to country by supporting the individual with advice or providing them with the correct specialists (e.g., tax)

**Key competencies**
- Strong knowledge of compensation processes, especially for executive compensation and equity plan for global listed company is a must
- Experience of managing and running payroll
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance or related field
- Experience within a compensation and benefits role with an international remit
- Detail oriented, and able to present data in a manner which is clear and easy to understand, and analyse data with solution-based outcomes to drive business decisions
- Organised and systematic, with a proactive approach to problem solving

**Preferable skills and competencies**
- Experience balancing ever-changing work demands in a challenging environment with numerous stakeholders to satisfy
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Word and Excel, Power Point and Workday as a plus
- Is accurate and detailed conscious and has a collaborative approach to work
- Fluent communication written and oral in English
- Has a solid knowledge of payroll and benefits - ideally international, however knowledge of UK and Europe are sufficient
- Knowledge of auditing systems and ensuring quality data is recorded and cleansed on a regular basis

Work Location: One location