People Advisory Services - Mobility - Compensation - Staff

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Location: New York

 

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 working across capabilities, sectors and geographies and have the opportunity to take your career in the direction you want.

 

The opportunity

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 Staff, 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.

 

Your key 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 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.

 

Skills and attributes for success

• Successful delivery of global compensation projects - demonstrate technical excellence and business driven approach to solving complex challenges
• Contribute to client satisfaction by providing timely and effective responses to client needs and concerns
• Take a practical approach to solving issues and gaining client agreement

 

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor’s degree in related field; MBA, MST, MAcc or JD/LLM preferred
• 1+ 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
• Understanding of automated tax-processing systems and tax laws
• 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

 

Ideally, you’ll also have

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

 

What we look for

Professionals with the drive to take on new responsibilities with the confidence to speak up with their own creative thoughts on a wide range of areas is what we seek. If you’re keen to play a pivotal role within a highly focused mobility team, this role is for you.

 

  What we offer   We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $43,500 to $88,600. The salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $52,100 to $100,800. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors inc