Senior Compensation & Incentives Strategist

First Financial Bank

Cincinnati (OH)

On-site

USD 74,000 - 100,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Job summary

First Financial Bank is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to design, administer, and analyze compensation programs. You will partner with HR, Finance, and leaders to ensure market-competitive pay practices and governance across merit, incentives, and long-term programs.

The role requires strong data analysis, Excel proficiency, and knowledge of compensation regulations. You will manage data in Workday and contribute to forecasting, modeling, and reporting for executive-ready insights.

Qualifications

  • Strong knowledge of compensation principles, market pricing, and pay structures.
  • Ability to analyze complex compensation data and present insights clearly.
  • Advanced Excel skills: formulas, pivot tables, lookups, modeling, data validation.
  • Knowledge of employment laws and compensation compliance considerations.
  • Experience with Workday compensation modules preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Support administration and analysis of annual compensation programs, including merit and incentive plans.
  • Conduct market pricing, salary survey submissions, benchmarking, and analyses.
  • Evaluate jobs and provide compensation recommendations for new roles and reorganizations.
  • Partner with HR and leaders to provide guidance and modeling on pay decisions.
  • Prepare analyses, reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership.
  • Assist with incentive plan design, governance, documentation, and tracking.
  • Ensure data integrity and compliance across compensation systems.
  • Maintain compensation data in Workday and other HR, finance, and survey tools.
  • Identify opportunities to improve processes, tools, and reporting.
  • Participate in pay equity analysis, job architecture, and salary structure design projects.

Skills

Compensation principles
Market pricing
Salary structures
Incentive compensation
Job evaluation
Data analysis
Excel proficiency
Communication skills
Regulatory compliance
Workday / HRIS awareness

Education

Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)
SHRM / PHR certification
Advanced degree in HR/Finance (optional)

Tools

Workday compensation
HRIS/Reporting tools
Data modeling / dashboards

Job description

First Financial Bank is seeking a Senior Compensation Analyst to design, administer, and analyze compensation programs. You will partner with HR, Finance, and leaders to ensure market-competitive pay practices and governance across merit, incentives, and long-term programs.

The role requires strong data analysis, Excel proficiency, and knowledge of compensation regulations. You will manage data in Workday and contribute to forecasting, modeling, and reporting for executive-ready insights.

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