Finance professionals with compensation expertise and advanced Excel skills will find this strategic role in a global investment firm with a focus on process improvement and cross-departmental coordination.
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Original posting from Viking Global Investors via Greenhouse
Founded in 1999, Viking Global Investors (“Viking”) is a global investment firm with a long-term, fundamental, research-intensive approach to investing. Viking manages more than $56 billion of capital across public and private investments. Viking has offices in Stamford, New York, Hong Kong, London, and San Francisco, and is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information, please visit vikingglobal.com.
JOB FUNCTION
Viking is looking for a Finance and Compensation Professional to join the compensation team, which sits within Finance and reports to the Chief Financial Officer. The role is instrumental in the design and execution of the Firm’s evolving compensation processes, and will report to the Director of Compensation and Financial Reporting.
The Finance and Compensation Professional will partner closely with their manager to design and operate strategic, cross-departmental workflows, propose and refine compensation frameworks, and develop a deep understanding of the market context for compensation firm-wide. The team is also responsible for making and checking complex, critical, and often time-sensitive calculations, and for partnering closely with Human Resources, Accounting and Tax, department managers, and service providers. This hands-on role offers a mix of data modeling and analysis, workflow and project ownership, and reporting and coordination for a variety of stakeholders and decision-makers. The compensation team handles extremely sensitive information, so it is critical that the new team member be able to display discretion and judgment.
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
Thoughtful planning and precise execution of compensation workflows
Complex calculation management, including identifying and implementing efficiencies
Supporting the administration of the Firm’s carry programs, including participant-level calculations, allocations, and reporting
Preparation of high-quality analyses and materials for managers and key decision-makers
Accurate and timely administration of multi-jurisdictional payroll, including liaising with service providers and Human Resources
Producing and optimizing payroll and compensation-related reporting for departmental stakeholders, including Tax Compliance, Corporate Accounting, and Human Resources
Playing a key role in administering the Firm’s 401(k) plan
Partnering with Recruiting on offer processes, surveys, and other research and workflows
Evaluating third-party advisors and compensation technology, and helping implement automation and process improvements
QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will have:
Bachelor’s degree
5 or more years of experience in accounting, finance, an analytical human resources role, management consulting (i.e., strategy and compensation), or a similar analytical role; one to three years of experience in a compensation role preferred
Ability to design, run, and report on quantitative analyses
Advanced Excel proficiency and a drive to obtain maximum leverage from systems
Carry programs: experience with carry programs or other long-term incentive plans is a plus
Compensation technology: experience with Anaplan or a comparable compensation planning and modeling platform is a plus
Payroll systems: Workday Payroll expertise, including hands-on experience running multi-jurisdictional payroll cycles and building payroll reporting, is strongly preferred
AI fluency: experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude) to accelerate analysis, modeling, or reporting workflows, paired with sound judgment about checking and verifying output, is a plus
Ability to prioritize and work in an environment with competing demands
Excellent attention to detail
Strong written and verbal communication skills
The ideal candidate possesses the following traits:
Discretion and accountability: handles highly sensitive compensation information appropriately, and takes ownership of individual responsibilities and work product
High bar for quality: exceptionally precise, with a low tolerance for error in critical and time-sensitive calculations
Focus on efficiency: looks to improve how the work gets done rather than simply execute it
Planning and organization: skilled at planning, organizing, and prioritizing a workload across competing demands and deadlines
Customer service orientation: responsive, clear, and credible with stakeholders across the Firm and with external service providers
Viking is an equal opportunity employer. Questions about your candidacy and requests for reasonable accommodation in the recruitment process should be directed to recruiting@vikingglobal.com.
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