Senior Compensation Analyst — Pay Equity & Analytics

Baker Construction Enterprises Inc.; Monroe, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Construction Enterprises Inc. is seeking a Compensation Specialist to analyze and administer compensation programs, benchmarks, job evaluations, and incentive plans.

The role partners with HRIS, Finance, and business leaders to support market competitiveness and internal equity, translating data into actionable insights. You will design compensation templates, manage cycles, dashboards, and reporting, and ensure compliance with laws and internal policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Business Administration or related field required and minimum of 3 years’ experience in compensation, total rewards compensation analytics; or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) preferred
• Experience managing compensation cycles within SAP SuccessFactors preferred
• Highly proficient with Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and HRIS; knowledge of relational databases and report-writing tools
• Experience running HCM reports along with Ad hoc capabilities; advanced reporting tools and analytical experience
• Must be agile; and able to respond to multiple and changing demands
• Must be highly confidential
• Must be detail oriented and analytical
• Work may require travel

Responsibilities

• Partners with the HRIS team to support system configuration, integrations and security roles
• Conduct system testing for new releases and enhancements, including impact analysis, regression testing, validation of compensation calculations, data reconciliation, and defect resolution prior to production deployment
• Serves as a subject matter expert for SAP
• Designs, configures, and manages compensation templates for new cycles, ensuring accurate eligibility, budgeting, guidelines, and workflow alignment
• Administers compensation cycles, including plan activation, budget distribution, launch, monitoring, publishing of finalized compensation statements and reconciliation
• Contributes to continuous improvement, automation, and optimization within SAP SuccessFactors Compensation to enhance user experience and process efficiency
• Develops and maintains compensation dashboards, analytics, and reporting
• Analyzes compensation data to identify trends, potential gaps, or inconsistencies and partners with Talent to recommend appropriate adjustments
• Conducts internal equity analyses to evaluate compensation consistency across roles, departments, and employee populations, identifying and addressing potential pay disparities
• Validates compensation calculations and reporting outputs and performs reconciliation to ensure accurate publication to Employee Central
• Translates complex compensation data into clear, actionable insights for HR and leadership audiences
• Partners with external consulting firms and survey providers to analyze market data, support pay band recommendations and validate compensation structures
• Performs pay equity reviews to help ensure compensation practices align with applicable equal pay and anti-discrimination laws, including Equal Pay Act Title VII
• Documents compensation analyses, methodologies, and decisions to support audit readiness and regulatory compliance
• Develops and maintains accurate job descriptions in partnership with business leaders and HR ensuring accurate documentation of job duties, required qualifications, and organizational alignment
• Evaluates new and revised roles to assess appropriate job leveling and alignment with established compensation structures
• Participates in compensation benchmarking and market analysis to support competitive and equitable pay practices
• Partners with outside compensation company to support job leveling and pay band placement based on market data, internal equity considerations, and compensation guidelines
• Partners with Talent Acquisition and HR to ensure new roles and job postings align with established pay ranges and internal equity guidelines
• Documents standard processes and procedures and creates and deploys user documentation and guides; helps train users on the compensation module
• Attends HR department staff meetings and participates in developing HR goals, objectives, and systems
• Participates in development of department budget and goals including planning and forecasting

Skills

Strong customer service skills

Detail oriented

Analytical

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Business Administration or related field

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

HCM reporting

Relational databases

Ad hoc reporting tools

Job description

Baker Construction Enterprises Inc. is seeking a Compensation Specialist to analyze and administer compensation programs, benchmarks, job evaluations, and incentive plans.

The role partners with HRIS, Finance, and business leaders to support market competitiveness and internal equity, translating data into actionable insights. You will design compensation templates, manage cycles, dashboards, and reporting, and ensure compliance with laws and internal policies.