Senior analyst Executive Compensation & Board Advisory

The Role

As a Senior Analyst in the ECBA team, you will work on client assignments relating to the full spectrum of Executive Compensation and Board Advisory topics, taking an active role in the delivery of high-quality analysis, client materials and project outputs.

Your work will include conducting complex quantitative and qualitative analyses, preparing client-ready presentations and reports, supporting the design and review of executive compensation programmes, keeping up to date with market and regulatory developments, and contributing to business development initiatives.

You will work across a variety of projects such as executive and board compensation benchmarking, incentive design, pay-for-performance analysis, remuneration policy reviews, corporate governance assessments and financial analyses across different industries. You will collaborate with diverse project teams and will be expected to independently manage defined workstreams with increasing autonomy, while receiving support and guidance from more senior colleagues. 

Our practice is a diverse team of both young and more senior enthusiastic talents, who work together within a discipline that is receiving increasing attention. Organized as a multinational cluster, we work together as a team of colleagues from Belgium, the Netherlands, the Nordics and Switzerland. As such, our team provides advice regarding — and to — the Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Senior Management population of the largest multinational companies in these regions and beyond, providing you with exposure to large and complex organizations across diverse industries. Additionally, as a global company we work together with colleagues around the world to support international and globally operating clients. 

Within different project teams, you will share responsibility for delivering high-quality services and deliverables to our clients. You will be expected to contribute proactively to project planning, conduct and coordinate analytical work, review outputs for accuracy and quality to ensure accuracy, quality and consistency before delivery to clients, and support the development of more junior colleagues where appropriate.

We are looking for someone who is proactive and a problem-solver, has strong attention to detail and excellent interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will be proactive, highly organized, comfortable working with data and able to communicate complex information in a clear and structured way.

If you’re looking for a rewarding role, where your work will make a valuable difference to our clients, with the opportunity to grow your career with a global market leader, come and have a chat with us to learn more about the role and the company!

Requirements:

• Master’s degree, preferably in Business Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Strategy, Econometrics, or another discipline with a strong quantitative or analytical component;

• Approximately 2 years of relevant professional experience in consulting, executive compensation, rewards, corporate governance, financial analysis, remuneration, HR advisory, or a related professional services environment, combined with a strong interest in executive compensation and board advisory matters. Experience working with compensation, financial and/or market data is an advantage;

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and issues, and develop clear, commercially relevant insights and recommendations;

• Ability to work independently and proactively, taking ownership of defined project workstreams while collaborating effectively with colleagues, clients and other stakeholders;

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality, accurate and client-ready work;

• Good project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage priorities, deadlines and multiple tasks simultaneously;

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex findings in a clear, structured and professional manner;

• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills;

• Fluency in English; proficiency in one or more local languages within our cluster is considered an advantage.

What we need from you:

• CV
• Cover Letter

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