Total Rewards Analyst
Position Summary
The Total Rewards Analyst supports compensation, benefits, and HR analytics programs by providing data-driven insights, market analysis, and operational support. This role partners with HR, Finance, and business leaders to ensure competitive rewards programs, compliance, accurate reporting, and a positive employee experience.
Key Responsibilities
Compensation & Benefits
- Conduct market pricing, salary benchmarking, and compensation analysis.
- Support job evaluations, salary structures, pay equity reviews, and annual compensation planning.
- Analyze benefits utilization, costs, enrollment trends, and program effectiveness.
- Assist with benefit renewals, open enrollment, vendor management, and employee communications.
- Provide compensation guidance for hiring, promotions, transfers, and retention initiatives.
Analytics & Reporting
- Develop reports, dashboards, and analyses related to compensation, benefits, and workforce trends.
- Maintain HR data integrity and perform audits to ensure accuracy and consistency.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes through automation, reporting tools, and HR technology.
- Support workforce planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic decision-making.
Compliance & Governance
- Ensure compliance with compensation and benefits regulations and company policies.
- Support audits, reporting requirements, and documentation processes.
- Maintain confidentiality of employee and compensation data.
Business Partnership
- Partner with HR, Finance, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders to provide actionable insights and recommendations.
- Support special projects including pay equity, organizational changes, HR technology implementations, and workforce planning initiatives.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, Business, Economics, Analytics, or related field.
- 3-5 years of experience in Total Rewards, Compensation, Benefits, HR Analytics, or a related discipline.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience with HRIS, compensation, or benefits administration systems.
- Ability to communicate data and recommendations to diverse stakeholders.
Preferred
- Experience with enterprise HR platforms and reporting tools (e.g., HRIS, Power BI).
- Background in compensation planning, pay equity analysis, benefits administration, or workforce analytics.
- Professional certifications such as CCP, CBP, CEBS, SHRM, PHR, or SPHR.
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