Compensation Analyst

Our Story

About You:

You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team’s common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career.

If this sounds like you, well, then you will love the culture at Avison Young!

About Us:

Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.

Real estate can have an enormous positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.

We care about each other and we have each other’s backs. This makes AY a great place to be a client, and a great place to work. We support the whole person and their complete wellness – economic, mental and physical – because what’s best for our business comes from our people bringing their whole selves to work.

Overview

As a Compensation Analyst you will have an opportunity to work with senior level professionals from this high-profile team within our global organization. You will work with the UK HR team to implement their best practices within our North America Organization for about 2500 employees

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director of HR, North America, this role will:

• Analyze compensation packages depending on the responsibilities of each position 
• Research and review different compensation data to stay competitive with other companies 
• Recommend and administer base salary, incentive compensation, and recognition programs for designated internal client groups 
• Implement salary ranges and pay grades to align with the UK structure
• Develop compensation structures to maximize employee retention
• Evaluate new and existing positions using competitive market data 
• Preform audits to ensure accuracy of employee and benefit database 
• Communicate with management and HR regarding analysis reports and benefit policies
• Monitor and report on budget of salary and incentives 
• Work with Finance to prepare data for compensation planning cycles
• Ensure Avison Young’s compensation complies with laws and regulations 
• Identify process and policy improvements 
• Create a visualization of data to present for review 
• Other duties as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• HRIS, Salary Data Software or equivalent experience.
• Advanced level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: using VLOOKUP and/or creating a pivot table).
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills.
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with both teammates and stakeholders
• Team player and adaptable to fast-paced and quickly changing environments and work priorities
• Highly motivated, energetic individual with the ability to be self-directed and work with minimal supervision
• Dedication to maintaining strict confidentiality with respect to highly sensitive information.
• Compensation certification is preferred

Our Equal Opportunity Commitment

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world.  We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity. 

The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

For those requiring assistance with disabilities, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially. 

Avison Young is committed to employing the best talent with the most fair and equitable recruitment practices. Apply with us TODAY!