Compensation & Payroll Analytics Analyst

Confidential Company; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 40,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in Kuwait City is seeking an experienced compensation and HR analytics professional to design and optimise pay structures and incentive schemes that align with business strategy. You will partner with HR, Finance and Operations to benchmark salaries, manage payroll inputs, and deliver cost analyses, dashboards, and financial simulations that support budgeting and decision making.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in compensation or payroll analysis, strong Excel skills, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in compensation, payroll, or financial analysis.
• Strong proficiency in Excel ( Pivot Tables, Lookups, formulas) and data modelling.
• Experience with HRIS or payroll systems; SAP SuccessFactors is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain salary structures, bands, and grading frameworks across categories and levels.
• Conduct salary benchmarking and market comparisons for equitable compensation.
• Analyse salary costs, increments, allowances, and other components; prepare reports and recommendations.
• Design, implement, and monitor incentive schemes and performance-based compensation.
• Support end-to-end payroll processing and reconcile payroll data with HR records.
• Prepare monthly HR reports and dashboards; assist budgeting and cost analysis.

Skills

Numerical Aptitude

Analytical mindset

Advanced Excel

Data Modelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Payroll Systems

Job description

Confidential Company in Kuwait City is seeking an experienced compensation and HR analytics professional to design and optimise pay structures and incentive schemes that align with business strategy. You will partner with HR, Finance and Operations to benchmark salaries, manage payroll inputs, and deliver cost analyses, dashboards, and financial simulations that support budgeting and decision making.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in compensation or payroll analysis, strong Excel skills, and