Senior Compensation Analyst

Mission Staffing; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mission Staffing, on behalf of a publicly traded fintech client in New York, NY, seeks a Senior Compensation Analyst. The role centers on equity administration, compensation modeling, and end-to-end cycle execution, with hands-on ownership of data, analyses, and executive-ready materials.

You will own full compensation cycles (merit, bonuses, equity), support RSU programs, build models, and analyze large employee and market datasets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of compensation experience in fintech, financial services, or public company.
• Hands-on RSU and equity program experience.
• Proven ability to run compensation cycles independently.

Responsibilities

• Manage full compensation cycles including merit, bonus, and equity.
• Support U.S. public-company equity programs and RSU administration.
• Own end-to-end compensation cycle data uploads, validation, and reporting.
• Build and maintain compensation models and executive analyses.
• Analyze large datasets including job architecture, benchmarking, and budgets.
• Prepare weekly spend projections and variance analyses for exec leadership.
• Conduct audits across salary, bonus, and equity programs.
• Partner with HR and Finance to support compensation planning.

Skills

Excel/Sheets

Data analysis

Equity compensation

Forecasting/modeling

Tools

RSU administration

Pivot tables

Job description

December: 30-40 hours/week, with reduced hours during the final week of the year

January & February: Approximately 40 hours/week

March: Approximately 20 hours/week/as needed

Our client, a publicly traded fintech firm located in New York, NY, is seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Senior Compensation Analyst to join their team. This individual will play a critical role in supporting U.S. compensation programs, with a strong focus on equity administration, compensation modeling, and end-to-end cycle execution. Candidates must have comprehensive experience managing full compensation cycles, including merit, bonuses, and equity. The role requires hands-on ownership of data, analysis, and executive-ready deliverables-not just process advisory support. Candidates must have 5+ years of compensation experience within financial services, fintech, or a publicly traded company.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage full compensation cycles, including merit, bonus, and equity planning/execution.
• Support and administer U.S. public-company equity programs, including Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
• Own the compensation cycle end-to-end, including data uploads, validations, issue resolution, and final reporting.
• Build and maintain compensation models; validate data; and produce executive-level analyses and materials.
• Extract, clean, validate, reconcile, and analyze large employee and market datasets, including job architecture, benchmarking data, performance ratings, headcount, and budgets.
• Prepare weekly tracking reports, spend projections, and variance analyses for senior leadership.
• Conduct final audits and reconciliations across salary, bonus, and equity programs to ensure accuracy and data integrity.
• Partner cross-functionally with HR, Finance, and other stakeholders to support compensation planning and execution.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of compensation experience within financial services, fintech, or a publicly traded company.
• Hands-on experience with U.S. public-company equity programs and RSU administration.
• Comprehensive experience managing full compensation cycles, including merit, bonus, and equity planning/execution.
• Demonstrated ability to run compensation cycles independently and produce executive-ready outputs.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets expertise, including pivot tables, complex formulas, modeling, scenario analysis, and large-scale data manipulation.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.