Overview

Job Location:
Boston

At BBH we value diverse backgrounds, so if your experience looks a little different from what we've outlined and you think you can bring value to the role, we will still welcome your application!

What You Can Expect At BBH:

If you join BBH you will find a collaborative environment that enables you to step outside your role to add value wherever you can. You will have direct access to clients, information and experts across all business areas around the world. BBH will provide you with opportunities to grow your expertise, take on new challenges, and reinvent yourself—without leaving the firm. We encourage a culture of inclusion that values each employee’s unique perspective. We provide a high-quality benefits program emphasizing good health, financial security, and peace of mind. Ultimately we want you to have rewarding work with the flexibility to enjoy personal and family experiences at every career stage. Our BBH Cares program offers volunteer opportunities to give back to your community and help transform the lives of others.

Join us as a Senior Compensation Analyst!

Brown Brothers Harriman is currently recruiting Senior Compensation Analyst to join our HR Compensation team.

The Senior Compensation Analyst role is an independent contributor with knowledge and experience in Firm-wide and Corporate Compensation activities who is responsible for leading Firm-wide compensation analysis, reporting and metrics. We are looking for someone who has strong technical skills (Excel, Access, BBH Compensation planning system) and is comfortable with data, analytics, financially numerate in accounting and reconciling salary and bonus budgets. This role primarily supports firm-wide initiatives under the direction of the Global Head of Compensation while also providing back up support across the compensation team as needed, particularly during year end.

This is an opportunity for someone who is strong technically and financially numerate and wants to learn and grow within the Compensation discipline.

Key responsibilities include:  

BBH Promotion Program

  • Candidate will be the lead manager of the BBH promotion program and will be the primary contact with HR Business Partners.  Candidate will also:
    • Create compensation increase recommendations using pre-determined guidelines
    • Create presentations for Firm Senior Executive Committee
    • Analyze data for trends and prepare graphs and charts detailing findings
    • Lead process enhancement reviews

Compensation Analytics

  • Identifies the need for and creates reports to support compensation initiatives and Senior Executive meetings
  • Assist Head of Compensation in ad hoc analyses pertaining to firm wide initiatives and programs

Year End Compensation Program

  • Responsible for year-end reporting that is used by the Head of Comp for presentations to Senior Executive Committee
  • Assist Head of Comp in the preparation of Senior Executive Committee materials
  • Responsible for accuracy of source data for Year-end compensation system
  • Assist in Year-End process analytics and reporting
  • Maintain web pages for Year-End compensation system and HR Portal compensation pages

Market Pricing System

  • Manage employee and survey upload process to maintain data integrity
  • Lead on the survey submission process
  • Partner with vendor to develop custom reports to meet Compensation Team needs

Project Management

  • Acts as lead and/or active team member on compensation related projects such as People fluent conversion compensation program design and implementation, external bench-marking studies.
  • Participates in broader HR initiatives representing the Compensation function
  • Completes compensation related ad hoc requests

Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience required
  • 3-5+ years of experience in compensation, finance, or in a technical field
  • Advanced knowledge and application of Excel (pivot tables, v-look ups, graphs, macros, scenario modeling)
  • Knowledge of Access Database Tables, Queries, and Reporting
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Ability to get to the root cause of an issue and understand it’s impacts both technically and to a non-Compensation professional
  • Ability to solve routine problems and issues independently, knowing when to leverage SMEs to resolve more complex situations
  • Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting all deadlines
  • Experience actively participating in compensation year end salary and bonus cycles
  • Experience leading Projects- leveraging project management discipline
  • Preferred Tools:  Working knowledge of Workday, People fluent and Pay factors
  • CCP or other HR certification a plus

This role is based in our Boston location and is a hybrid role, with three days per week in office.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state or local law.