Tax Senior - Performance & Reward - Compensation - New York - 00HXC

A company's people investment is one of its most significant investments. Ernst &Young's Performance & Reward practice focuses on helping clients better manage the cost and risk of their Human Resource plans, programs and systems. Within Performance & Reward, our compensation professionals help clients design, implement, communicate, and monitor their compensation philosophy and strategy, and the plans and programs that support it, including base salary, annual incentive, long-term incentive (equity and cash), executive level retirement, deferred compensation, perquisite, and fringe benefit plans and arrangements. Compensation professionals assist in providing competitive market data and quantitative and qualitative analyses, as well as assist with the tax, accounting, regulatory, and governance matters relative to compensation and executive benefit programs. We are currently seeking an experienced Compensation Senior to become part of our National Compensation practice and to participate in multiple and challenging executive compensation engagements for a diverse client base. This professional will have the opportunity to gain meaningful exposure to our business and grow as an integral member of our client services team. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to gain exposure to other areas of our Performance & Reward practice, which may include plan operations, retirement plan risk, and 404 and transaction projects. Responsibilities Perform and/or supervise internal and external market competitive analysis for various executive compensation projects, including base salary, annual incentives, and long-term incentives. Assist with the design and implementation of various compensation programs and assess the prevalence of these programs within diverse industries. Assist with analyses of compensation programs in mergers and acquisitions, and analyze salaried jobs within client peer groups. Assist in developing the EY thought leadership culture (i.e., assisting with the development of standard methodologies and sharing best practices).To qualify, candidates must have:a bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, human resources, or a related field (MBA, Master's of Tax, or JD a plus) a minimum of 3 - 5 years of related executive compensation experience, preferably in a professional services environment prior compensation consulting experience strong quantitative and qualitative skills and analytical acumen excellent verbal and written communication skills ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic environment PC proficiency NY-New York