Senior Business Partnering Analyst (Boise, ID)

Summary

The Senior Business Partnering Analyst Compensation Planning & Modeling serves as a strategic finance partner to AgriBusiness leadership Operations and Human Resources with a primary focus on compensation planning incentive plan financial modeling and evaluation. This role provides advanced analytical support for short and longterm compensation programs assesses financial and operational impacts and ensures compensation plans are financially sustainable aligned with business strategy and executed with appropriate governance.

The role requires deep expertise in compensation modeling plan administration forecasting and advanced financial systems. The incumbent builds maintains and enhances complex compensation models to evaluate and support approved compensation plan designs; supports annual and offcycle compensation events; manages compensation schedules and acknowledgements; and provides decision support through scenario and sensitivity modeling. This role does not own compensation plan design but serves as the financial subjectmatter expert responsible for feasibility assessment modeling and execution support of approved plans.

Key Responsibilities

Compensation Planning & Analysis

• Lead financial analysis and modeling support for annual and offcycle compensation planning cycles including commissions merit incentive bonus and longterm compensation programs.
• Build maintain and enhance detailed compensation and incentive models supporting performancebased pay across AgriBusiness operations based on approved plan designs.
• Evaluate the financial feasibility and impact of proposed compensation plan design changes workforce scenarios organizational changes and incentive structures.
• Partner with HR Total Rewards and business leaders to ensure approved compensation programs are aligned with financial targets performance outcomes and market competitiveness.

Financial Modeling & Decision Support

• Develop advanced financial models to assess workforce costs incentive payouts accruals and multiyear compensation forecasts.
• Perform scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to support executive decisionmaking forecasting and business planning.
• Interpret complex data and translate analytical outputs into clear financial insights narratives and recommendations for senior leadership.

Systems Tools & Technical Expertise

• Build enhance and maintain compensation and workforce planning models that translate approved plan structures into financial forecasts and scenarios.
• Ensure data integrity model governance auditability and consistency across financial systems and planning processes.
• Improve model efficiency and scalability through automation standardized calculations and disciplined documentation practices.

Plan Management Governance & Controls

• Manage compensation plan calendars schedules approvals and participant acknowledgements.
• Support compensation plan governance through documentation testing validation and control processes.
• Partner with HR and Payroll to ensure accurate plan execution incentive payouts accruals and financial reporting.
• Provide financial modeling analysis and governance support for commissionbased sales incentive compensation plans including payout calculations forecasting accruals and financial impact assessment.

Business Partnership & Communication

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to AgriBusiness leaders providing proactive insight into labor compensation and incentive costs.
• Communicate complex financial technical and compensation concepts clearly to nonfinance stakeholders.
• Support adhoc analysis executive presentations and planning initiatives as required.

Typical Education

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics Business Analytics or a related field required.
• Masters degree (MBA or MS in Finance or Analytics) preferred.

Relevant Experience

• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in financial analysis business partnering or compensation finance with a strong emphasis on compensation planning and modeling.
• Demonstrated experience building and managing complex compensation or incentive models in large matrixed organizations.
• Experience supporting annual compensation cycles incentive plans and workforce cost forecasting.
• Prior experience in agribusiness manufacturing supply chain or other operationally complex environments preferred.

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