Senior Compensation Analyst (Stamford, CT)

Castleton Commodities International (www.cci.com) in Stamford, CT is hiring a Senior Compensation Analyst. This role will have significant exposure to senior leadership and various other leaders and functions within the organization. This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to private partnership equity, and compensation analytics & strategy.

Responsibilities Include:

• Support the evolution of CCI compensation programs including, but not limited to merchant trading incentives, partner equity, bonus target structures, and salary guidance.
• Design and create forecasting models and ad hoc reports that will be used by Senior Management for key incentive design and business decisions.
• Administer compensation/equity plans, working with tax, finance, and legal counsel.
• Act as an interface on the equity partner paradigm to program participants which includes managing inquiries on the equity program, valuations, returns, vesting, distributions, taxes, and other mechanics of the program.
• Manage the market data and benchmarking process to ensure overall program competitiveness.
• Manage distribution and collection of equity awards and ensuring equity data is properly tracked, summarized, and housed in the compensation system.
• Gather and prepare data for valuation of equity units and manage equity plan liability.
• Manage equity redemptions including pre-certification for payments and working with accounting & payroll to ensure accurate processing of payments.
• Oversee third-party web-based compensation and equity management platform.

• Work with senior management and team members in HR and Tax to administer the year-end bonus process, equity partner activity and salary review. Coordinate audits with external accounting firm
• Track and manage deferred bonus payment process including verification of any violations of covenants prior to payments being processed.
• Work with Accounting on comp accruals, forecasting expenses, and reconciliations to the ledger.

Qualifications:

Required

• 4+ years in accounting, finance, or consulting, ideally with compensation exposure in financial services; FP&A backgrounds welcome.
• Excel power user who transforms raw data into decision‑ready insights and ad hoc models (advanced formulas, pivots, data cleansing).
• Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic and high-intensity environment including open-floor plan if applicable to the position, with timely responsiveness and the ability to work beyond normal business hours when required. 
• Skilled communicator and influencer across levels—crafts clear narratives, earns buy‑in, and drives action.
• Precision‑minded with uncompromising attention to detail and data integrity.

Preferred

• Hands‑on experience with HR systems and querying/extracting data.
• Familiarity with McLagan surveys/benchmarks

Employee Programs & Benefits:

• CCI offers competitive benefits and programs to support our employees, their families and local communities. These include:

• Competitive comprehensive medical, dental, retirement and life insurance benefits
• Employee assistance & wellness programs
• Parental and family leave policies
• CCI in the Community: Each office has a Charity Committee and as a part of this program employees are allocated 2 days annually to volunteer at the selected charities.
• Charitable contribution match program
• Tuition assistance & reimbursement
• Quarterly Innovation & Collaboration Awards
• Employee discount program, including access to fitness facilities
• Competitive paid time off
• Continued learning opportunities

Visit  https://www.cci.com/careers/life-at-cci/# to learn more!