Compensation & Retirement Analyst

Metropolitan Jewish Health System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Jewish Health System in New York is seeking a Compensation & Retirement Analyst to support annual compensation cycles, merit, bonuses, and retirement plan administration.

You will collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance and external vendors to ensure data accuracy, regulatory compliance, and a positive employee experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, business, finance, or related field.
• 3–5 years of compensation experience.
• Experience with retirement benefits administration preferred.
• Knowledge of compensation principles and retirement plans.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Proficiency with HRIS, payroll, and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Assist with annual compensation cycles, including merit increases, bonus programs, and equity processes.
• Prepare and support recommendations for hiring offers, salary adjustments, promotions, and off-cycle compensation requests.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local pay regulations and internal compensation policies.
• Partner with HR, Payroll, Finance, and external plan vendors to manage daily compensation operations.
• Maintain compensation data accuracy across HRIS, payroll, and vendor platforms.
• Research market data sources and participate in industry surveys.
• Analyze and compare current and new compensation plans to ensure competitiveness.
• Support retirement plan requirements, including nondiscrimination testing and required filings.
• Serve as a key contact for employees regarding retirement plans; guidance on eligibility, contributions, distributions.
• Assist with daily, weekly, and monthly retirement operations and audits.
• Stay abreast of retirement plan laws and best practices.
• Administer MJHS Pension (401(a)) and Retirement Savings Plan (403(b)); prepare forms for plan administrator.
• Maintain compliance with ERISA provisions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multitasking

Discretion

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Finance

Tools

HRIS

Payroll platforms

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our Corporate team may not provide direct care, but we still touch people's lives in a very real and substantial way. The services we provide contribute greatly to the overall patient and member experience, supporting our reputation for excellence.

The Compensation & Retirement Analyst supports the administration and governance of MJHS's compensation and retirement programs. This role assists with annual compensation cycles, provides analytical and operational support for pay decisions, and ensures compliance with legal, regulatory, and internal pay requirements.

In addition, the Analyst plays a key role in the daily administration of retirement programs, partnering with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure data accuracy, audit readiness, and a highquality employee experience. Serving as a trusted resource to employees, this role provides guidance on retirement benefits and plan features.

• Assists with annual compensation cycles, including merit increases, bonus programs, and equity processes.
• Prepares and supports recommendations for hiring offers, salary adjustments, promotions, and off cycle compensation requests.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local pay regulations and internal compensation policies.
• Partners with HR stakeholders, Payroll, Finance, and external plan vendors to manage daily compensation operations.
• Maintains compensation data accuracy across HRIS, payroll, and vendor platforms.
  Maintains knowledge of economic conditions, labor market and other factors related to ensuring the organization provides competitive and sustainable compensation scales.
• Supports maintenance and updating compensation models, salary structures, and pay ranges.
• Research market data sources
• Participates in industry and regional surveys
• Analyzes, and compares current and new compensation plans or programs offered by demographically comparable organizations and makes recommendations to ensure plan competitiveness.
• Supports plan audits and maintains accountability for retirement plan compliance activities.
• Assists with annual retirement plan requirements, including nondiscrimination testing and required filings.
• Serve as a key point of contact for employees regarding retirement plans, offering guidance on eligibility, contributions, distributions, and overall retirement readiness.
• Partners with HR stakeholders, Payroll, Finance, and external plan vendors to manage daily, weekly and monthly retirement operations, audits and other deliverables.
• Keeps abreast of retirement plan legal requirements.
• Administers employee retirement programs including MJHS Pension (401(a)) and Retirement Savings Plan (403(b)) by verifying information and preparing forms for approval for the plan administrator.
• Serves as a key point of contact for employees regarding retirement plans, offering guidance on eligibility, contributions, distributions, and overall plan provisions.
• Monitors administrative documents and reports to ensure the organization's compliance with plan requirements including compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act).
• Maintains knowledge of trends, development and best practices related to programs and areas of responsibility.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in compensation required. 1-2 years Retirement benefits administration experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of compensation principles, retirement plans, and related regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting merit, bonus, and pay administration cycles.
• Familiarity with retirement compliance activities, audits, and nondiscrimination testing are preferred.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of professionalism and discretion when handling confidential employee data.
• Proficiency with HRIS systems, payroll platforms, and Microsoft Office applications.