Compensation & Benefits Manager

We are looking for a Compensation & Benefits Manager to manage personnel cost planning and analysis across our group of companies.

In this role, you will plan and forecast payroll costs and headcount, track spending against the budget, analyse cost changes, and help the business make informed hiring and compensation decisions.

You will work closely with Finance, HR, and Payroll to keep personnel costs under control and ensure that financial plans reflect the company's needs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain the annual budget and rolling forecasts for payroll costs and headcount across departments and companies
• Update forecasts based on hiring plans, salary changes, promotions, employee departures, and other workforce changes
• Compare actual personnel costs with the budget, identify differences, and explain the reasons behind them
• Calculate bonus pools, estimate bonus costs, and model different payout scenarios. Support long-term incentive (LTI) calculations where needed
• Track key people-cost metrics, such as cost per hire and total cost per employee, and analyse how they change over time
• Prepare monthly personnel cost reports and updated forecasts for the Corporate FP&A Lead and Finance Business Partners
• Compare the costs of different ways of engaging specialists, including direct employees, EOR, and B2B contractors

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in Compensation & Benefits, FP&A, People Cost Analyst or a similar role
• Payroll-cost and headcount (FTE) budgeting and rolling forecasting
• Plan/actual variance analysis with decomposition by driver (headcount, rate, mix, timing) and clear narrative explanation
• Bonus/long-term incentive modelling: pools, accruals, vesting, payout scenarios
• Understanding of the structure of employer personnel costs across employment models - in-house employees, EOR providers, B2B contractors - and of gross-to-net logic
• People-cost metrics: cost per hire, fully-loaded cost per FTE, attrition and ramp-up impact
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills
• Basic management accounting: how personnel costs are recognised and allocated in the management P&L
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn data into clear conclusions and recommendations
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with Finance, HR, Payroll, and business teams

Nice to Have

• Experience in fintech / brokerage or another fast-scaling international group
• Experience planning personnel costs across multiple jurisdictions and with EOR providers

We offer

• 20 paid vacation days per year
• 10 paid sick leave days per year
• Public holidays as per the company's approved Public holiday list
• Medical insurance
• Opportunity to work remotely
• Professional education budget
• Language learning budget
• Wellness budget (gym membership, sports gear and related expenses)

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