HR Analyst - Compensation

Houston Methodist; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Houston Methodist is seeking an Compensation HR Analyst to support the Compensation team by optimizing data workflows, generating analytical reports, and presenting insights to management.

The role emphasizes data integrity, process improvement, and acting as a super-user for designated HR systems, collaborating with stakeholders to drive efficiency and accuracy in compensation processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in lieu of degree
• Three years of related experience in project management, IT, BI, decision science, or related fields
• Preferred professional certifications: PHR, SPHR, PMP, or CAPM

Responsibilities

• Develops relationships with internal stakeholders and manages expectations.
• Analyses work processes with HR management to improve processes and leverage technology.
• Generates regular reports and contributes to department performance metrics.

Skills

HR data

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Data analysis

Communication

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

At Houston Methodist, the Compensation Human Resources (HR) Analyst is responsible for supporting the Compensation team and its clients through simple to moderately complex workflow processes. This role focuses on enhancing operational efficiency by accurately assessing and addressing the needs of customers, team members, and management. Serving as a super-user and primary point of contact within the designated functional area, the analyst will generate analytical reports, identify data trends, and present recommendations to management based on thorough data analysis.

Additional responsibilities include assisting subject matter experts with maintaining data integrity, conducting system testing as needed, and analyzing data flows to identify opportunities for process improvement.

FLSA STATUS

Exempt

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree or additional four years of experience (in addition to the minimum experience requirements listed below) in lieu of degree

EXPERIENCE

• Three years project management, information technology, business intelligence, decision science or related experience

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Preferred

• PHR - Professional in Human Resources (HRCI) or
• SPHR - Senior Professional in Human Resources (SHRM) or
• PMP - Certified Project Management Professional (PMI) or
• CAPM - Certified Associate In Project Mgmt

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
• Strong understanding of HR processes and data
• Proficient at standard Microsoft products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
• Ability to work with a vast array of information gathered during elicitation and analysis and to cope with rapidly changing information and priorities
• Effective organizational and interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to help negotiate priorities and to resolve conflicts among customers and management
• Strong teamwork skills at all levels
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety and multiplicity of tasks and ensure their timely and accurate completion
• Ability to work independently and take initiative in areas of responsibility

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Utilizes interpersonal skills when working with various customers and peers to accomplish goals. Develops ongoing relationships and interactions with internal stakeholders and applicants; utilizes an in-depth understanding of client need to manage expectations; responds quickly to client needs and concerns.
• Partners with HR management and their customers to analyze work process design and flow, improve processes and leverage the return on technological capabilities. Serves as a super-user point-of-contact and vendor liaison for department, as appropriate.
• Contributes towards improvement of department scores for employee engagement, i.e. peer-to-peer accountability.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides support for HR data and end-user needs including, but not limited to, researching and resolving system end-user functional problems, unexpected results or process flaws, and access to vendor systems. Develops and maintains project documentation which is clear, concise, and unambiguous.
• Generates reports and queries utilizing appropriate reporting tools. Assists in development of standard reports for ongoing customer needs.

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Analyzes data from multiple databases in support of department needs. Helps maintain data integrity in systems by running queries and analyzing data. Maintains compliance documents and generate monthly, quarterly and annual reporting for management.
• Identifies and facilitates resolution of issues that arise during a project. Compares data from different sources to draw conclusions. Assists with tasks identified by management to support system maintenance efforts, as appropriate.
• Manages simple-to moderately-complex project/process improvement under the supervision of management.

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Understands and uses qualitative and quantitative measurement and data collection design principles to assist with organizational human capital needs, FTE management (cost control, position management).
• Utilizes resources with cost effectiveness and value creation in mind. Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks, assisting coworkers as needed.

GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides recommendations for process/customer service improvements, innovative solutions, or major variations from established policy.
• Maintains awareness of current trends on job-specific knowledge by attending training courses and professional organizational meetings and reading job-related professional journals/publications.
• Seeks opportunities to identify self-development needs and takes appropriate action. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an on-going basis.

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

• Uniform: No
• Scrubs: No
• Business professional: Yes
• Other (department approved): No

ON-CALL

Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.

• On Call* No

TRAVEL

Travel specifications may vary by department

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No