Total Rewards Analyst

Founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people's lives with our high quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all - a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment.

As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values we pride ourselves to be listed among the World's Most Ethical Companies since 16 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do - acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.

The role:

The Total Rewards Analyst provides administrative and project support to one or more functional areas of the Human Capital Development (HCD) Total Rewards team, including Compensation, Benefits and HRIS. The role requires strong analytical skills, the ability to communicate effectively, and an understanding of human resources regulations and practices.

At Kao, we offer an amazing benefits that are available to you on your first day of employment (healthcare, 401(k) plus company match, etc.), 32 total days off (vacation+ holidays + sick) and a reasonable salary range of $65,000 - $85,000.

What you will do:

Compensation

• Assist in implementation and administration of base pay and variable pay incentive programs

• Assist with annual compensation Merit and Short-Term Incentive (STI) review processes

• Assist with general compensation audits

• Conduct job evaluations and market analysis

• Participate in compensation surveys, ensure survey matches are maintained for all job profiles and analyze market data to support the development and maintenance of pay ranges and ad hoc compensation decisions

Benefits

• Administer benefits enrollment and termination processes, including conducting New Hire Orientation sessions.

• Assist in all aspects of the Workday employee experience including, enrollment process, reporting and Qualified Life events to ensure programs are configured accurately.

• Collaborate with external partners to develop Open Enrollment communications material, employee education materials, conduct training sessions on benefits and system configuration.

• Liaise with benefits vendors, service providers and recordkeepers to ensure accurate data exchange (integrations & audits) between data systems, payroll, and external administrator systems.

• Coordinating various aspects related to providing and maintaining transit cards.

HRIS

• Support designated HCM functional areas in Workday, such as Core HR, Benefits and Advanced Compensation.

• Assist with HR system testing for Workday releases under benefits, payroll, and compensation, including testing of integrations, security, and annual events.

• Configure, test, validate and implement Business Process changes in Workday.

• Maintain master data values in Workday (ex: Job Profile, Job Family, Job Group, Roles, Custom Organization Types, Positions, Locations).

• Support people analytics efforts.

All Functional Areas

• Provide consultation to HR Business Partners and HR COEs in areas of Total Rewards.

• Help develop the annual Total Rewards budget; track all expenses against the established budget and work with Finance partners to investigate variances.

• Review and process all Total Rewards vendor invoices.

• Participate in the development of compensation and benefits communications, including training, open enrollment presentations, compensation statements, policy documents, and other materials.

• Assist in conducting routine compliance reporting (i.e. ACA, Pay Equity, EEO-1, H&W 5500s, 401K audits and non-discrimination testing, etc.)

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, human resources management, or a related field.

• At least 2-3 years working in an HR position; understanding of compensation and benefits, as well as experience with job analysis, market research, and data analysis preferred.

• Working knowledge of HCM software, Workday is strongly preferred.

• Expert in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel & PowerPoint), including strong analytical skills (pivot tables, lookups, advanced formulas) and keen interest in analytical, data-driven problem solving.

• Familiarity with relevant federal and state employment law and regulations (e.g. FMLA, COBRA, HIPAA, ADA, ACA).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Excellent communication skills: ability to explain complex technical concepts concisely and engage with different levels of audiences (cross-functional HCD colleagues, employees, managers, senior leadership, external partners).

• Ability to prioritize workload and provide timely follow-up and resolution.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects.

How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 18 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website (https://www.kao.com/americas/en/).

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Job Title Total Rewards Analyst

Category Human Resources (Hcd)

Location Cincinnati

Posted On May 19, 2024

Job Type Regular