Remote Compensation & Benefits Strategist

JustMarkets; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Sick leave

Public holidays

Medical insurance

Remote work

Education budget

Language learning budget

Wellness budget

Job summary

JustMarkets is seeking a Compensation & Benefits Manager to oversee personnel cost planning and analysis across our group of companies. You will plan and forecast payroll costs and headcount, track spending against the budget, analyze cost changes, and help the business make informed hiring and compensation decisions.

You will work closely with Finance, HR, and Payroll to keep personnel costs under control and ensure that financial plans reflect the company's needs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Compensation & Benefits, FP&A, People Cost Analyst or a similar role.
• Payroll-cost and headcount budgeting and rolling forecasting.
• Plan/actual variance analysis with driver decomposition and narrative explanations.
• Understanding of employer personnel costs across in-house, EOR and B2B contractors and gross-to-net logic.
• People-cost metrics: cost per hire, fully-loaded cost per FTE, attrition and ramp-up impact.
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills.
• Basic management accounting: how personnel costs are recognised and allocated in P&L.
• Strong analytical and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain the annual budget and rolling forecasts for payroll costs and headcount across departments and companies.
• Update forecasts based on hiring plans, salary changes, promotions, departures, and other workforce changes.
• Compare actual personnel costs with the budget and explain variances.
• Calculate bonus pools, estimate bonus costs, and model payout scenarios; support LTI calculations.
• Track key people-cost metrics and analyse changes over time.
• Prepare monthly personnel cost reports and updated forecasts for FP&A leadership and Finance partners.
• Compare costs of different engagement models (employees, EOR, B2B contractors).

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Forecasting experience

Budgeting experience

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

JustMarkets is seeking a Compensation & Benefits Manager to oversee personnel cost planning and analysis across our group of companies. You will plan and forecast payroll costs and headcount, track spending against the budget, analyze cost changes, and help the business make informed hiring and compensation decisions.

You will work closely with Finance, HR, and Payroll to keep personnel costs under control and ensure that financial plans reflect the company's needs.