Human Capital Management - Executive Compensation - Analyst - Birmingham

RESPONSIBILITIES

The successful individual will be involved in the following activities:

Preparation / review of regulatory submissions

Determination of Material Risk Taker population

Preparation / review of public remuneration disclosures

Drafting responses to regulatory queries

Preparation of materials for remuneration committee meetings

Involvement in ad hoc projects as required to respond to changes in remuneration rules

Involvement in director’s emoluments reporting

Other annual executive remuneration processes

Coordinate with colleagues in the Firmwide Compensation team - together with other departments such as Equity Compensation, Benefits, Recruiting, Controllers, Legal and Tax

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

To be successful in performing and developing within this role, you will need to demonstrate exposure and experience in the majority of the following areas:

Circa 1-3 years’ reward, compensation or tax experience, ideally within a Financial or Professional Services environment

Awareness of Executive Compensation practices and European remuneration regulations would be an advantage

Good communication and relationship management skills - ability to understand and articulate complex issues

Excellent analytical skills - an ability to review current processes and/or data, detect and correct errors, take responsibility for data quality

Project management - prioritize workload and meet deadlines

Ability to understand and consider requirements of Firmwide functions, divisions and regions

Client service focus, notable responsiveness and a "can-do" attitude

Good judgment - knowing when to escalate an issue combined with a willingness to be flexible

Strong Excel skills required

Thorough attention to detail

CORE COMPETENCIES

Functional Expertise - keeps up to date with emerging business, economic, and market trends

Technical Skills - demonstrates strong technical skills required for the role, pays attention to detail, takes initiative to broaden knowledge and demonstrates appropriate financial/analytical skills

Drive and Motivation - successfully handles multiple tasks, takes initiative to improve own performance, works intensely towards extremely challenging goals and persists in the face of obstacles or setbacks

Client and Business Focus - effectively handles difficult requests, builds trusting, long-term relationships with clients, helps the client to identify/define needs and manages client/business expectations

Teamwork – gives evidence of being a strong team player, collaborates with others within and across teams, encourages other team members to participate and contribute and acknowledges others' contributions

Communication Skills - communicates what is relevant and important in a clear and concise manner and shares information/new ideas with others

Judgement and Problem solving - thinks ahead, anticipates questions, plans for contingencies, finds alternative solutions and identifies clear objectives. Sees the big picture and effectively analyses complex issues