People Advisory Services - Mobility - Compensation - Senior Manager

EY•Stamford, CT

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

The opportunity Managing global workforces is increasingly complex. People Advisory Services (PAS) builds and improves organizational and individual performance, delivering a highly complex and challenging mission, especially in an ever-changing working environment. As a member of PAS, you’ll be part of a team with a wide variety of experiences and a supportive environment. When you join us, you will gain unique experiences and valuable knowledge by working across capabilities, sectors and geographies and have the opportunity to take your career in the direction you want. Our PAS Mobility practice provides services to manage the cost and risks involved in HR plans, programs and systems related to a global workforce. We advise the part of business strategy related to people. As a Compensation Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to work with global clients to address their most complex people challenges and ultimately improve and drive sustainable business results.

Requirements

Successful delivery of global compensation projects - demonstrate technical excellence and business driven approach to solving complex challenges
Demonstrate technical excellence in the process automation and AI solution design and development
Generate revenue by identifying follow-on engagement opportunities and developing lasting relationships with clients; identify potential risks and opportunities to improve processes and acquire new business; contribute to pursuit activities by preparing proposals and delivering presentations
Lead project work streams from planning to implementation - manage project resources and budgets effectively while overseeing multiple engagements simultaneously
Influence clients and stakeholders to gain support for major change initiatives and/or decisions
Manage, coach, and develop junior resources and peers, focusing on technical and client service skills to develop careers
A bachelor’s degree in related field; MBA, MST, MAcc or JD/LLM preferred
8+ years’ experience in expatriate or payroll services: Big 4, global management consultancy firm, niche consultancy or in-house role with exposure to large-scale projects
SPHR, GPHR or CPP certification or progress toward certification
Understanding of automated tax-processing systems and tax laws
Understand technical solutions for workflow automation and AI solution development
Excellent communication and negotiation skills, able to confidently influence colleagues and clients at all levels
Willingness to travel as needed, and working in a balanced hybrid environment

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of foreign assignment matters (payroll, accounts payable, relocation, tax, and compensation and benefits)
Knowledge of international compensation calculations (hypothetical tax, allowances and lump sum payments, payroll-related advances, home country housing deductions, etc.)
Understanding of world affairs, geography and economic issues
Understand workflow automation and machine learning.
Language skills or international living/working experience

Responsibilities

With the Compensation team, you’ll join a talented group of professionals that provide global compensation advisory and compliance.
Focusing on large-scale projects, you’ll work with clients and the compensation team to design and implement technology solutions both internally and externally.
You will also work with tax preparers to coordinate tax authorization lists and answer questions (earnings, remittance of foreign taxes, tax equalization and settlement payments).
You’ll provide year-end compensation summaries, submit totalization letters, perform quality reviews on compensation, complete tax-bridging, assure accurate processing and delivery of hypothetical tax, allowance and lump sum payments, payroll-related advances, and home country housing deductions and research discrepancies.
You will be expected to have excellent communication skills, integrate into and lead new teams, and manage end-to-end global projects.
Directly engaging our clients is vital, be ready to question and negotiate to provide results.