UKI CBS - Total Rewards Manager (Compensation and Benefits) - FTC - Dublin

Total Rewards Manager – FTC – Maternity Cover

The Talent Team sits within our Core Business Services (CBS) function, providing crucial support to EY Ireland’s 4,000+ employee strong workforce. The team is involved in every stage on the employment cycle; from attracting talent to supporting them on their career journey.  Our primary focus is to create an extraordinary place for individuals to create their future and have a challenging and rewarding career however long they choose to stay with us.

We do this by collaborating with the business in leveraging our talent, developing a strong engagement culture, challenging ourselves to achieve delivery excellence and focusing on innovation. This role will help you leverage the experiences, learnings, skills and relationships that will shape your career and be inspired by great leaders so you can lead and inspire others throughout your career journey.

The opportunity

EY has an ambitious business growth plan to achieve over the next number of years and its People Proposition is central to that delivery.  As part of a global organisation we leverage both global and local capability and opportunity to best meet our business priorities and demands.

If you’re curious by nature, like finding solutions, enjoy analysing data to find key issues and building strong relationships right across the business, then this is the role for you.  Being confident with data and understanding more than the basics of excel will be essential to make the most of this role. 

This role will also work in partnership with the HR Business Partner Team and the wider talent / HR teams in addition to stakeholders from our Service Lines.

Your key responsibilities

In support of Total Rewards, Wellbeing and Recognition strategic objectives, the Total Rewards Manager will:

• Contributes to the design and development the Reward strategy which encompasses best practice reward initiatives for compensation, benefits and wellbeing programs, ensuring EY’s reward structures remain market competitive and relevant through identification of internal/external trends.
• Implement policies, processes, practices and tools, working with Talent and the wider business.
• Lead the delivery of our annual salary review, and other internal pay schemes, including benchmarking, developing proposals, ensuring system delivery and implementation of recommendations, preparation of stakeholder review/approval presentations and manager/employee briefing material.
• Lead with and adds insights to data and come up with ideas/solutions to potential and emerging problems.
• Lead the delivery of EU Pay Transparency and Gender Pay Gap requirments for the firm.
• Contribute to designing and lead on implementing specific Reward projects balancing with local market practice and business needs to deliver fit for purpose outcomes.
• Lead out on the annual benefit renewals for the firm, understanding market competitiveness and where changes can be made.
• Analysing external and internal data for benchmarking purposes, providing guidance to senior leadership in relation to Reward decisions
• Remain current on pay and benefits legislation.
• Support the development of internal and external Reward network, through building relationships and managing related service providers.
• Collaborate and support HR colleagues, in particular HR Business Partners and Recruiters, on reward principles, processes and escalations, to ensure our reward principles are being applied consistently and appropriately.
• Focus on Reward outcomes that will have the biggest impact on the business through partnering with stakeholders to ensure the Reward agendas are aligned to achieving our key business strategies.
• Serve as a change agent, bringing in new and innovative ways of working.  Fully utilizes EYs change methodology for implementation of new programs and program changes.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong excel skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Analytical aptitude and a strong interest in reward.
• Evidence of having dealt with busy work load in an organised manner, juggling multiple priorities  and with attention to detail where there are competing project demands on workload and deliverables.
• Ability to maintain confidential information in a professional manner.
• Confidence to provide advice professionally and assertively to senior business leaders, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrable business acumen and ability to think commercially.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Successful achievement of professional qualifications and/or education to third level degree where these can be shown to have played a significant role in career success to date.
• Good practical knowledge of MS office skills in particular excel.
• A strong focus on availing of stretch opportunities to accelerate your own personal learning and mentoring others to do likewise.

What we look for

An experienced, passionate, energetic and resilient individual who can strengthen our Talent team and work in partnership with the business in delivering an exceptional HR service in line with our People strategy and Firm’s business objectives.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive benefits package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs: covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.

Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around.
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:

• Hybrid Working
• Pension/Discounted Health Insurance
• Web Doctor
• Purchase of Additional Annual Leave
• Free Gym Membership
• Travel Pass
• Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Referral Bonuses & Recognition Awards
• Tech MBA paid by EY

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

Career Progression

• When you join EY, you will be supported to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one.
• Continuous learning, where you can develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• As you grow and develop here, you’ll discover opportunities to help customise your career journey, so that it’s as unique as you are - success is defined by you, we will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership, we will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture, you will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• We have embraced Hybrid working at EY adding greater flexibility and autonomy to the roles of our employees.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Inclusion & Diversity

We hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging: Inclusion, diversity, and equity are part of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions for our clients.

We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential. You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world. That’s Why, EY.

Apply now.

IMPORTANT: Where Agency assistance is required, our Talent Team will engage directly with suppliers. CVs / Profiles should not be shared directly with Hiring Managers. Unsolicited CVs / Profiles supplied to EY by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.