Sr. Sales & Incentive Comp Analyst
JOB SUMMARY
The Sr Sales & Incentive Comp Analyst is responsible for providing complex reporting and analysis over all commissions and incentives that will assist Compensation, Sales Operations, and Sales Leadership in making key decisions for sales growth and performance. This position requires in-depth commission reporting experience and the ability to create complex ad hoc or developed analysis/key metrics needed to support the Administration teams. This includes playing a key role in assessment and validation of system defects and enhancements that are implemented per the commission plan administration requirements. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience. The candidate will ultimately ensure processing and timelines are met for all reporting deliverables to Finance, Accounting, and Business Planning for the Reporting team.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for creating and distributing various financial reporting/analysis to sales leaders, finance, and HR related to commissions and incentives for internal employees or vendors on a recurring or ad-hoc basis
- Support all stakeholders through proper trending of key metrics to analyze commission expense variances, incentive program spend, dispute attributes, etc.
- Function as the primary contact on commission and incentive reporting inquiries and deliverables
- Administer and update reports/dashboards that reflect dispute and inquiry volume, identifying trends and patterns to present to Admin and Sales Ops leadership
- Manage commission accrual generation and submission process with partners in Business Planning and Accounting to record expense for the respective fiscal period
- Assess and validate system defects and enhancements that are implemented per the provided requirements, as well as for modifications and change requests
- Analyze business unit dynamics and plan components and metrics to evaluate trends and develop actionable insights and recommendations to management, via understanding of the compensation plan/model and the information available for analysis
- Measure commission operations data and incentive spend to provide insight and recommend solutions to decision-makers for process and planning efficiencies
- Create reports, charts, graphs and data visualizations to aid in the understanding and delivery of the business/sales team trends and success
- Fulfill ad hoc reporting requests, as needed, in support of business initiatives
- Perform other analysis and special projects as requested
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
- Ability to gather, organize, and analyze large amounts of information with attention to detail
- Ability to summarize and visualize data for executive level reports
- Ability to interpret and effectively communicate results and present to various members of management
- Ability to prioritize and organize effectively
- Ability to develop alternative solutions by troubleshooting or using problem solving skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Proficiency in Tableau
- Highly skilled in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and SharePoint
- Proactive, multi-tasked oriented and capable of working in changing environment
Education
Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance, Business Administration or related fields
Related Work Experience
5+ years Data analysis experience
5+ years Expense or financial analysis experience
3+ years Sales Performance Management application experience preferred
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of telecommunications products and services
Knowledge of financial accounting principles and procedures, and software
Knowledge of SAP / SAP Callidus
WORKING CONDITIONS
Office environment
Some travel may be required
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