Compensation Assistant Manager

Job details

Location: Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Glasgow, Leeds, Leeds Broadgate, Liverpool, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Plymouth, Reading, Sheffield, South Coast - Southampton, Watford

Capability: KPMG Business Services

Experience Level: Associate/Assistant Manager

Type: Full Time

Service Line: People - HR

Contract type: Permanent

Job description

Business Area

Our People services span a range of areas – HR, Talent, Inclusion, Diversity & Social Equality, Employment Law Advisory, People Operations, UK Learning, Career Development and Recruitment.

A career here means working with diverse teams in an exciting and challenging environment. You could be supporting our Audit; Tax & Law; Consulting; Deal Advisory; Technology & Engineering or KPMG Business Services, providing a range of people services.

That's likely to include recruiting, engaging and developing extraordinary talent, and setting the standards for inclusivity right across the firm. In short, this is an opportunity to extend your knowledge, develop new skills and build a truly rewarding and meaningful career across HR and Learning.

Key Responsibilities

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  Support the UK Compensation team in the coordination and delivery of the annual salary and bonus review process across the UK businesses in line with firm-wide guidance and compensation strategy.
• Provide expert compensation advice to client groups with complex queries on subjects such as reward strategy/policy, benchmarking, bonus plans etc.
• Provide in-depth analytical support for compensation initiatives and projects. This will include the analysis of data for the purposes of financial pay modelling and benchmarking.
• Source and maintain all market benchmarking data. Responsible for internal data collection and input into external salary, bonus and benefits surveys and ensuring that all KPMG’s inputs are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Understand and analyse survey output and being able to identify trends and interpret this to internal stakeholders. Responsible for project managing work stream(s) within the salary and bonus review, organising resources and ensuring that project teams deliver on time.
• Manage non-standard compensation activities and processes.
• Work closely with HR colleagues to ensure that knowledge is shared and HR colleagues are able to support compensation activities with their clients in accordance with firm-wide strategy.

Required skills and qualifications

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  Excellent numerical and analytical skills with advanced Excel skills.
• Proven track record of accuracy, attention to detail, managing large data sets.
• Experience with full cycle of salary and bonus review.
• Great communicator and influencer of audiences at all levels in the organisation.
• Proven ability to deliver high quality reports/presentation and analysis.
• Be a self-starter with the ability to work within ambiguity and able to execute according to project plans with a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to plan and prioritise own workload within a very busy team and successfully achieve project-related tasks with relatively little supervision.

Why work for KPMG?

Flexible Working

in your role, you’ll work flexibly at our offices and home. Our people have always worked flexibly – so this way of working isn't new for us. We’re creating a tech-driven business to empower and equip our people to be outstanding in delivery, no matter where they work – through inspiring collaboration spaces and new technologies.

Inclusion

KPMG is proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer. We're always looking to attract the very best people from the widest possible talent pool and recognise that we need Inclusion, Diversity and Social Equality to be successful. We remove barriers that can prevent our people from reaching their full potential, and fostering a fully inclusive environment which maximises collaboration and empowers everyone at KPMG to bring their whole selves to work.

Reward and Benefits

By joining us, you can look forward to a competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits, which can be found through the following link: Reward and recognition (kpmgcareers.co.uk)

Culture

We’re an ambitious, values-led global firm, full of fantastic people. We want to make a lasting impact on the world – transforming businesses, developing trust and confidence in markets, and building stronger, fairer communities. Please meet our aspiring employees who will give you further insight into the culture at KPMG People profiles (kpmgcareers.co.uk)

Why KPMG Business Services at KPMG?

Every day our firm performs better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. The difference we make shines through to our people and our clients. We’re KPMG Business Services (KBS). We’re a cross-functional team, bringing together experts across a wide range of critical activities which help to grow, run and protect our business. From HR and Learning, Finance, Procurement, Facilities and Operations, through to Risk and Legal, Corporate Affairs, and Market Development, our approach is focused on driving the improved performance of the firm. We work shoulder to shoulder with our client-facing teams and we focus on delivering our services in ways which help to drive efficiency, improve quality and enhance our firm’s brand and reputation.

Read about KPMG Business Services