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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