Senior Business Analyst - Incentive Compensation

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Job Description

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At Travel + Leisure Co., every day is an adventure where drive meets opportunity. Wherever you want to take your career, let’s get there together.
 

We are seeking a Sr. Business Analyst - Incentive Compensation to join our team!
The Senior Business Analyst - Incentive Compensation is responsible for managing the end-to-end incentive compensation process, ensuring the accurate interpretation of pay plans, integrity of underlying data, and timely delivery of compensation calculations, reporting, and stakeholder support.

The role serves as a key analytical partner to Sales, Marketing, Payroll, and operational teams, providing performance insights, pay plan modelling, and process improvement recommendations.

How You’ll Shine

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of weekly, monthly, and annual incentive and bonus calculations across multiple business units and countries within the Asia Pacific region
• Interpret approved pay plans and translate plan components and business requirements into accurate and repeatable calculation models
• Maintain and enhance calculation models to ensure accuracy, consistency, and scalability
• Review and validate incentive calculation outputs prior to submission to Payroll
• Perform detailed reconciliations and investigate compensation enquiries, providing clear explanations and resolving issues in a timely manner
• Ensure incentive calculations are completed accurately and within established deadlines
• Extract data from multiple source systems to support incentive compensation calculations
• Monitor data quality and identify issues impacting incentive outcomes
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to resolve data discrepancies and improve data integrity
• Contribute analytical expertise to the design, evaluation, and refinement of incentive plans, assessing financial impacts and operational feasibility of proposed changes
• Manage and support month-end reporting requirements, including accrual calculations, reconciliations, journal preparation, and variance analysis
• Develop and maintain documentation relating to pay plans, calculation methodologies, business rules, and operating procedures
• Support automation initiatives and system enhancements to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy
• Produce regular and ad hoc reporting, analysis, and performance insights, providing actionable recommendations to support decision-making across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and operational teams
• Communicate complex calculation methodologies and compensation outcomes clearly and confidently to stakeholders at all levels
• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism when dealing with remuneration and employee performance information

What You Will Bring

• Tertiary qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Business, Commerce, Economics, Mathematics, or a related discipline
• 5+ years' experience in Incentive Compensation, Business Analysis, FP&A, Management Accounting, Commercial Finance, or a similar analytical role
• Advanced Excel and analytical modelling skills, with proven experience interpreting pay plans and translating complex plan mechanics into accurate, scalable, and repeatable calculation models
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify trends, anomalies, and improvement opportunities
• High level of attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex calculations to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet strict deadlines
• Proven ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Finance, Payroll, and operational teams
• Proficiency in working with large and complex datasets across multiple systems, with a strong focus on data integrity, validation, and reconciliation

• Experience with Business Intelligence and reporting platforms such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar tools

At Travel + Leisure Co., our values are the HEART of everything we do:

Hospitality – We treat everyone like family.
Engagement – We deliver on our promises.
Accountability – We own our impact.
Respect – We consider others in every interaction.
Teamwork – We succeed together.

You'll join a collaborative global team where your expertise will directly influence how we leverage technology to create better experiences for our people and support business growth across the region.

Where Memories Start with You

Hospitality is at the heart of all we do at Travel + Leisure Co. Here, you’ll find an inclusive environment where we deliver excellence and take time to have fun, celebrate together, and support one another. We're always looking ahead to what’s next and how we can strengthen our business, its neighboring communities, and the customer experience. Join our global team and build a career where memories start with you.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applications will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to [email protected], including the title and location of the position for which you are applying.