Compensation And Classification Analyst

City of Aurora•Aurora, CO

About The Position

It is an exciting time to work for the City of Aurora, we're growing and looking for dedicated and collaborative individuals to join our team of talented and valued employees. Excellent organizations have a set of principles, or core values, that are used to implement their mission and vision. Those values represent the touchstone for the organization, guiding the decisions of the individuals and the organization. At the City of Aurora, we demonstrate our excellence by modeling the CORE 4 Values of: Integrity, Respect, Professionalism, and Customer Service, and we welcome all who share these values to apply. OVERVIEW OF JOB The Compensation and Classification Analyst plans, designs, develops, implements and evaluates the city’s compensation and classification programs. This role is responsible for providing leaders with consultation on compensation and classification matters including job offers, job descriptions, classification structures, and incentive programs. The Analyst will support other areas in the department and division as needed including total rewards.

Requirements

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business/public administration, or related field
Experience: 1 year of directly related compensation administration experience
Licenses and Certifications Required: None
Knowledge: Intermediate knowledge of compensation best practices, and principles including job evaluation methods, market benchmarking, and salary survey participation.
Intermediate knowledge of compensation related employment laws such as Equal Pay Act, Federal Labor Standards Act, and Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.
Intermediate knowledge of Human Resources best practices, processes, and procedures
Basic knowledge of Human Resources Information Systems functionality.
Skills: Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
Strong Excel skills for data gathering and analytical purposes including X/V lookups, indexing, nested formulas, pivot charts/tables, and mass data manipulation.
Intermediate computer and related software applications including word processing, email and spreadsheet applications
Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Abilities: Gather, analyze data and make appropriate recommendations
Present in front of medium-to-large groups; to include executive staff
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, managers, and citizens
Handle sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy
Demonstrated consistent, high accuracy of detail, and accurate math calculations and keep detailed records
Set priorities and work with minimal supervision
Interact knowledgeably with staff and the public in person, email and by phone

Nice To Haves

Certified Compensation Professional
PHR or SHRM-CP
Experience with Workday HCM
Experience with Microsoft Office 365 Suite of products including SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Responsibilities

Implements and supports the execution of the compensation and classification programs
Gathers and analyzes appropriate level of data for job evaluations and reclassifications, internal and external market comparisons, department reorganizations, collective bargaining agreements and makes appropriate recommendations
Advises others, makes recommendations, as well as communicates with and guides all levels of staff on all compensation and classification related items
Conducts job evaluations through questionnaires, interviews, market surveys and internal equity
Partners with departments to create or reclassify positions including job description creation, as well as defining minimum qualifications, knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform duties and responsibilities.
Partner with department leadership team to develop, modify, and implement employee advancement step programs.
Identifies, analyze, and recommends solutions for various compensation relation concerns across the organization, monitoring implementation until the issues have been improved or resolved
Identifies and analyzes internal equity, compression, turnover, retention, and recruitment challenges, to provide recommendations for corrective action
Ensures compliance with federal and state laws, including reporting requirements
Provides objective interpretation, guidance and assistance on city policies and procedures to managers, supervisors and employees
Designs, develops, implements, and conducts training for other HR staff and departments on all compensation or classification related policies, procedures and programs
Provides pay recommendations for all new hires, promotions, transfers, reclassifications, acting or detail assignments, and demotions
Work with departments to determine the need and implementation of certification and bonus pay programs
Support year end processes to include annual increases, variable hour conversions, minimum wage adjustments, Council Appointee performance evaluations, Mayor and City Council annual adjustments, and On the Spot and High-Performance Bonuses
Assists with the annual citywide market analysis and adjustments if necessary
Assists with the annual citywide focal-point merit and performance management process
Update and maintain the city’s Pay Table and ensure it is accurately identified in the HRIS system
Respond to and conduct external surveys as needed
Performs other related duties as assigned

Benefits

Competitive total compensation package
Well-Funded General Employees Retirement Plan
On-site fitness center and overall employee well-being programs
Internal educational programs to assist with career advancement
Competitive total compensation package
Rich benefits package with low employee costs
Generous paid-time-off program (Vacation, Sick and Personal leaves)
Retirement pension plan
Rewarding public sector work impacting a large and diverse community
Growing city and employee population
Expansive perk benefits such as free Recreation Center Membership, wellness programs, tuition assistance, career advancement, performance bonus programs, etc.
On-site fitness center and wellness programs
Remote work opportunities