Senior Compensation Modeling Analyst (Boise, ID)
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Job Summary
The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands phosphate mining fertilizer manufacturing farming ranching and cattle production and other enterprises related to agriculture.
Summary
The Senior Compensation Modeling Analyst serves as the financial subjectmatter expert for compensation planning incentive modeling and workforce cost analysis across AgriBusiness operations. This role partners closely with Finance Human Resources Total Rewards Payroll and business leadership to ensure approved compensation programs are financially viable operationally executable and aligned with performance outcomes.
This is not a traditional FP&A role. The position requires handson ownership of complex compensation and incentive models including sales commissions and performancebased pay programs. The incumbent translates approved compensation plan designs into scalable auditable financial models that support forecasting accruals governance and payout execution.
The role does not own compensation plan design but serves as the finance owner responsible for feasibility assessment modeling testing and execution support.
Key Responsibilities
Compensation Planning & Incentive Modeling
- Lead financial modeling support for annual and offcycle compensation planning cycles including merit bonus sales commissions and short and longterm incentive programs.
- Build maintain and enhance logicbased compensation and incentive models incorporating thresholds accelerators caps tiers eligibility rules prorations and payout curves.
- Translate approved compensation plan documentation into detailed auditable financial models that support forecasting accruals and payout calculations.
- Evaluate the financial impact and feasibility of compensation plan changes workforce scenarios organizational shifts and incentive structures.
- Partner with HR and Total Rewards to ensure approved compensation programs align with financial targets performance intent and market competitiveness.
Financial Modeling & Decision Support
- Develop advanced workforce and compensation cost models supporting multiyear forecasts incentive payout scenarios and accrual planning.
- Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis to assess performance variability headcount changes and plan parameter adjustments.
- Interpret complex analytical outputs and translate them into clear financial insights and recommendations for senior leadership.
Systems Tools & Model Governance
- Build enhance and govern compensation and workforce planning models within enterprise planning and modeling platforms (e.g. Anaplan TM1 SAP SAC or comparable tools).
- Ensure model integrity through disciplined governance practices including documentation validation testing and version control.
- Improve model scalability and efficiency through automation standardized calculations and structured data architecture.
- Partner with Finance Systems HRIS and Payroll to ensure data consistency and accurate downstream execution.
Plan Management Governance & Controls
- Manage compensation plan calendars schedules approvals and participant acknowledgements.
- Support compensation plan governance through testing reconciliation validation and control documentation.
- Partner with HR and Payroll to support accurate incentive payouts accruals and financial reporting.
- Provide financial modeling and governance support for commissionbased sales incentive compensation plans including payout calculations forecasting and financial impact assessment.
Business Partnership & Communication
- Serve as a trusted finance partner to AgriBusiness leaders providing proactive insight into labor compensation and incentive cost drivers.
- Communicate complex financial and compensation concepts clearly to nonfinance stakeholders.
- Support adhoc analysis executive presentations and planning initiatives as needed.
Typical Education
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics Business Analytics or a related field required.
- MBA or Masters degree in Finance Analytics or a related discipline preferred
Relevant Experience
- 8 years of progressive experience in financial analysis or compensation finance with direct ownership of compensation or incentive modeling.
- Demonstrated experience building and managing complex incentive commission or workforce cost models (not solely reviewing or summarizing outputs).
- Handson experience translating compensation plan mechanics into formuladriven auditable financial models.
- Direct involvement in incentive payout calculations forecasting or accruals.
- Strong technical modeling experience in enterprise planning or modeling tools (e.g. Anaplan TM1 SAP SAC).
- Experience supporting compensation programs inagribusiness manufacturing supply chain or other operationally complex environments.
- Exposure to sales incentive compensation or other variable pay programs.
Other Information
- Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills with a strong understanding of compensation and workforce cost drivers.
- Handson experience with enterprise planning and modeling tools such as TM1 Anaplan SAP SAC or similar platforms.
- Strong technical competencies in model architecture calculations data structures validation troubleshooting and documentation.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex timelines with a high degree of accuracy.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to influence decisions through datadriven insights.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain complex financial concepts to diverse audiences.
- Standard office environment.
- Occasional travel may be required to support business partners or planning activities
Job Requisition ID:25664
Travel Required:Less than 10%
Location(s):Simplot Headquarters - Boise
Country:United States
The J.R. Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion national origin ancestry age sex gender gender identity gender expression genetic information physical or mental disability medical condition sexual orientation military or veteran status marital status or any other protected status.#LI-JM1
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About Company
Learn about the J.R. Simplot Company, including our purpose and core values. A leader in global agriculture, we pioneer sustainable innovations to protect resources and feed a growing population.
