Reward Manager

Budapest - Hungary

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities:

Develop manage and maintain compensation and benefits programs (salary structures bonuses incentive plans cafeteria schemes employee perks).

Conduct market research benchmarking and salary analyses to ensure competitiveness and inform pay practices.

Collect analyze and interpret compensation data; provide insights and recommendations to guide strategic decisions.

Prepare reports dashboards and presentations on reward trends and metrics for HR leadership.

Support and train HR teams and business partners on reward-related topics including job evaluations and salary negotiations.

Monitor and improve compensation processes; ensure compliance with legal regulatory and tax requirements.

Oversee and control monthly payroll processes from a governance and validation perspective ensuring accuracy compliance and timely delivery. Review and validate payroll outputs (e.g. salary changes bonuses benefits deductions) and ensure consistency between HR systems payroll and financial reporting.

Lead and deliver reward-related projects including end-to-end ownership of complex initiatives such as EU Pay Transparency implementation ensuring compliance stakeholder alignment and on-time delivery.

Collaborate closely with Finance on budgeting forecasting accruals and cost controlling of compensation benefits and variable pay.

Maintain accurate documentation and audit trails for reward-related processes.

Overseeing the monthly payroll processes ensuring effective and timely delivery of the payroll.

Overseeing and supporting internal and external payroll audits ensuring compliance of the service.

Our requirements:

Bachelor degree in HR Business Administration Economics or similar fields

Min. 5-7 years working experience in HR at least 3 years in Compensation & Benefits in a multinational enviroement

Solid foundation in job evaluation methodologies

Experience with remuneration models bonus schemes pension savings plans and insurance programs

Proven ability to work cross-functionally and manage projects effectively

Advanced Excel knowledge ability to analyze and interpret complex data sets especially in collaboration with Finance and Payroll stakeholders.

High attention to detail strong ethical standards and discretion in handling sensitive data.

Positive open self-confident and energetic personality

Excellent communication and negotiating skills

Fluent Hungarian and English

Advantages:

WorkDay or other ERP program knowledge is an advantage

Leadership experience is an advantage

Knowledge about EU pay-transparency governance

Experience in HR controlling payroll governance or financial reporting related to personnel costs.

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Manager

Key Responsibilities: Develop manage and maintain compensation and benefits programs (salary structures bonuses incentive plans cafeteria schemes employee perks). Conduct market research benchmarking and salary analyses to ensure competitiveness and inform pay practices. Collect analyze and interpre...