Job Description
A Sales Compensation Analyst responsible for administering and managing sales incentive programs, ensuring accurate commission payments, and supporting process improvements within a high-growth technology company.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer sales variable payments such as commissions, draws, MBOs, and SPIFFs according to company policies.
- Ensure accurate and timely distribution of sales compensation plan documents to employees.
- Address inquiries, adjustments, and corrections related to commissions promptly and professionally.
- Validate accruals and payments, providing insights on fluctuations and variances.
- Maintain and document processes for monthly and quarterly sales commission close, accounting, and audits.
- Support setup and changes for sales plan participants, including new hires and terminations, ensuring SOX compliance.
- Perform User Acceptance Testing for sales compensation system updates and changes.
- Identify and contribute to process improvements to scale sales compensation operations.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Sales Compensation role at a high-growth technology company or a company with 500 or more employees, with experience in a role that involves commission-based compensation.
- Bachelor Degree required, preferably in Finance, Economics, or a related field.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced skills in MS Excel and/or Google Sheets.
- Experience in automated sales commissions systems, including setup and operation, such as Xactly, SAP, Anaplan, Oracle EIM, or similar platforms.
- Demonstrated success in a collaborative, fast-paced environment with proven attention to detail.
- Good business acumen and awareness of business trends.
- High degree of motivation, responsibility, and flexibility.
- Ability to understand and apply commission plans consistently, ensuring compliance with policies.
- Ability to address commissions inquiries, adjustments, and corrections in a timely manner, providing a positive employee experience.
- Experience in validating accrual and payment results for sales segments and providing insights on business drivers of commission result variances.
- Ability to document and maintain business processes for monthly and quarterly close, commission accounting tasks, and audits.
- Experience supporting commission plan participant setup, including new hires, terminations, and in-year or year-over-year changes, with relevant audit controls for SOX compliance.
- Ability to perform User Acceptance Testing for new or modified configurations in sales incentive administration tools.
- Experience identifying and contributing to process improvements to scale sales compensation operations with company growth.
Benefits & Perks
Competitive total compensation package
Employee-led remote and flexible working
Health benefits
Flexible working model including remote, hybrid, and in-office options
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