Sales Commission Analyst
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Commission Analyst 2 to join the Global Sales Compensation team. This role is responsible for supporting the administration validation and continuous improvement of sales compensation programs across multiple geographies and sales organizations. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical capabilities a solid understanding of incentive compensation processes and experience working with commission systems and large datasets. The role requires close collaboration with Sales Operations Finance Payroll HR Revenue Operations and IT teams to ensure accurate timely and compliant commission payments while driving operational excellence and automation.
- Validate commission calculations earnings quotas credits and attainment results to ensure payment accuracy.
- Support monthly quarterly and annual commission processing activities including commission data validation and payout audits.
- Investigate and resolve compensation inquiries disputes and escalations within established service-level agreements.
- Partner with Payroll teams to ensure timely and accurate commission payments.
- Review and validate manual adjustments exceptions and off-cycle payments.
- Analyze sales and commission data to identify trends anomalies and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and maintain compensation reports dashboards and recurring operational metrics.
- Perform data reconciliations across multiple source systems to ensure data integrity.
- Support administration and testing of Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) platforms such as SPIFF Anaplan or related compensation tools.
- Participate in system enhancement initiatives UAT activities and production deployments.
- Ensure adherence to compensation policies SOX controls governance requirements and audit standards.
- Collaborate with Sales Operations Revenue Operations Finance HR Payroll and IT stakeholders.
- Support annual plan rollouts territory changes quota updates and organizational changes.
- Identify process improvements and automation opportunities to enhance scalability and efficiency.
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business Economics Mathematics Information Systems or a related field.
- 3-5 years of experience in Sales Compensation Sales Operations Finance Revenue Operations or related analytical roles.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with large datasets.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet demanding deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with SPIFF Anaplan SAP Callidus Xactly or other ICM platforms.
- Knowledge of sales compensation design and administration.
- Experience with Power BI Tableau SQL or similar reporting tools.
- Understanding of SOX compliance and financial governance requirements.
- Experience supporting global sales organizations.
- 99.5% or greater commission payment accuracy.
- Timely resolution of compensation inquiries and escalations.
- Consistent achievement of operational SLAs.
- Successful participation in compensation system implementations and enhancements.
- Delivery of automation and process improvement initiatives.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
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