Senior Compensation Operations Analyst - Data & Year-End

Columbia Threadneedle Investments; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is seeking a senior professional to deliver advanced operational execution, validation, controls, reporting and systems readiness across Compensation Operations. You will own documentation, training materials, execution standards, and drive continuous improvement while managing recurring processes with strong accuracy and timeliness.

The role requires extensive experience in Compensation Operations/HR Operations, Workday, UAT testing, and SOX support, with

Qualifications

• Extensive experience within Compensation Operations, HR Operations, Payroll, HR Systems or a similar role.
• Workday experience required.
• Experience with Compensation Systems and data governance.
• UAT/testing experience to validate system changes.
• Audit and SOX support experience.
• BI, dashboard or reporting experience for operating metrics.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced operational execution, validation, controls support, reporting and systems readiness across Compensation Operations.
• Serve as functional capability owner for documentation, training materials and execution standards.
• Independently manage recurring operational processes and ensure quality and timely execution.
• Support Year-End compensation cycles with testing, readiness checks and issue resolution.

Skills

Workday

Compensation Systems

UAT testing

Audit & SOX

BI & Reporting

Workflow optimization

Year-End Compensation

Job description

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is seeking a senior professional to deliver advanced operational execution, validation, controls, reporting and systems readiness across Compensation Operations. You will own documentation, training materials, execution standards, and drive continuous improvement while managing recurring processes with strong accuracy and timeliness.

The role requires extensive experience in Compensation Operations/HR Operations, Workday, UAT testing, and SOX support, with