Compensation Analyst

Why Work for Park Lawn?

Service

• At every level, our dedicated team members display a strong work ethic and commitment to our core values, respect for the family, the profession, and the individual.
• Work with leading experts in the funeral and cemetery profession.

Benefits

• Financial assistance programs encouraging employees through education and development in industry related subjects.
• Robust Health and Welfare Plans, and savings account options, designed to support your personal needs, enhance well-being and help navigate life’s challenges.
• Rich 401k and Roth Retirement Plan options available for both Full Time and Part Time employees along with a Company Match.
• Variety of Vacation, Personal Days and Sick Days based on your role emphasizing the importance of physical and emotional replenishment for our team.
• Employee Discounts on services, merchandise, and property to help our team members in their time of need.

Culture

• We value honesty, courage, integrity, ethical behavior and the development of personal growth.
• We are rooted in the communities to provide a personal touch to every family we serve.
• We believe in the value of funeral and cemetery service, drawing on decades of experience to create the best experience for our families.

Summary/Objective

This role supports the organization’s total rewards strategy by conducting data-driven analyses, designing competitive compensation structures, and administering sales and variable pay programs across our funeral home and cemetery operations in North America. This role ensures market competitiveness, internal equity, regulatory compliance, and alignment of compensation programs with organizational goals in a service-oriented, multi-location environment.

Essential Functions

• Conducts benchmarking analyses using industry salary surveys, market data, and internal metrics to maintain competitive and equitable pay structures.
• Maintains and updates job classifications, salary grades, and compensation plans for a diverse workforce including operations, sales, corporate support and executives.
• Develops and maintains compensation forecasting tools, and financial models to support financial forecasting and workforce planning.
• Designs, analyzes, and administers sales incentive plans for preneed and at-need sales counselors, for both inside and outside sales roles.
• Monitors performance of variable compensation programs, ensuring accurate payouts, goal attainment tracking, and alignment with revenue and service objectives.
• Partners with Sales Leadership to optimize incentive structures that drive both compliance and targeted performance.
• Performs complex data analytics to provide insights on pay trends, turnover, labor costs, and compensation effectiveness.
• Prepares compensation reports and presentations for HR leadership, Finance, and executive stakeholders.
• Ensures compensation programs comply with applicable regulatory requirements, established compensation or incentive plan rules, and funeral/cemetery industry-specific practices.
• Collaborates with HR, Finance, Sales, and Operations to support compensation structures, assess labor cost impacts, and work with the HR lead on integration‑related compensation solutions for acquisitions.
• Recommends enhancements to compensation processes, tools, and governance to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Determine when external compensation-design expertise is needed and lead the full RFP, vendor selection, and project management process.
• Performs projects and other duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Financial Modeling.
• Project Management.
• Ethical Conduct.
• Communication Proficiency.
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility.
• Customer Service Orientation.
• Time Management.

Required Education, Experience, Certifications and Licensure

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required.
• 3–5 years of compensation analysis experience.
• Demonstrable experience with financial analysis and modeling required.
• A solid understanding of finance and generally accepted accounting principles required.

Preferred Education, Experience, Certifications and Licensure

• Experience in multi-location, service, or regulated industries preferred.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Strong Excel financial modeling and PowerPoint skills and a high degree of proficiency with Outlook and Word.
• Very strong attention to detail, keen analytical mindset, strong organizational skills, and ability to synthesize and clearly communicate complicated analyses.
• Ability to quickly pivot between projects and tasks while managing required deadlines in an environment that requires a high sense of urgency.
• Capable of working independently, but also a reliable team player.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills (oral and written), and ability to interact across all levels of the organization.
• Highly motivated self-starter with a desire to work in a fast-paced, growth-oriented organization.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• The duties associated with this position are generally performed in an indoor office setting.
• Equipment used to perform the essential function of this position includes, but is not limited to computer, fax, copier, merchant terminal, multi-line phone system, personal or company owned vehicle.
• Employees in this role are regularly required to climb, sit, stand, bend, kneel, and frequently lift to 25 pounds.
• This position may also require reaching, pushing, and pulling.
• This position may also be exposed to chemicals and/ or bloodborne pathogens. Exposure risk is considered: Low
• Overtime is sometimes necessary or required.

Travel

• This position requires 10 percent out of area and overnight travel

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.