Compensation Analyst
Pappas Restaurants
Houston, TX 77040
Description
Compensation Analyst
The Compensation Analyst is responsible for assessing the organization’s pay structure for employees by researching compensation trends. This involves analyzing market trends, conduct pay benchmarking, and ensure compliance with legal regulations.
We are a family-owned and operated company, which means our core values have been passed down from generation to generation. We're constantly focused on innovation, attention to detail, and quality in everything we do.
Your responsibilities as the Compensation Analyst will include:
- Conduct job evaluations, market benchmarking, and analysis for roles to ensure competitive positioning and internal equity.
- Prepare compensation analysis, models, reports, and materials to support compensation planning and decision-making.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather and validate data inputs required for compensation planning, modeling, and reporting.
- Maintain compensation tools, documentation of various compensation programs.
- Research compensation trends, regulatory changes, and market practices to support program development and refinement.
- Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
To thrive as our Compensation Analyst, you must have:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 2-4 years compensation experience, including exposure to base pay, benchmarking, job analysis.
- Advanced level user of Excel (i.e., pivot tables, lookups, advanced formulas, macros).
- Knowledgeable of HRIS and compensation related tools/software.
- Proven time management skills and a strong attention to detail.
- Detail-oriented and organized, strong analytical skills and mathematical aptitude required, and understanding of how an organization function. Essential Physical Job Functions (with or without accommodation)
- Solid understanding of core compensation activities, including job evaluation, market pricing, survey participation, and pay administration practices.
- Strong analytical mindset, with the ability to manage and interpret large data sets and develop accurate models and insights.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, HRIS/compensation systems, and an openness to adopting new digital tools and approaches.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to changing business needs, market dynamics, and innovative reward strategies.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including assisting in preparing draft materials for executive leadership and governance activities.
- Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships across Compensation, HR, Finance, and Legal teams.
- Strong understanding of compensation-related regulatory guidelines in various regions.
- Ability to deal with complex, sensitive and personal issues while maintaining confidentiality.
Additional Info
This job posting contains some general information about what it is like to work at Pappas Restaurants and is not a complete job description. Pappas Team Members perform a number of different tasks every day, and this posting does not list all of the essential functions of the job.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on the Company. Please contact teamresource (at) pappasrestaurants.com for assistance completing any forms or to participate in the application process.
Pappas Restaurants is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person