The ideal candidate brings a solid technical foundation, exceptional analytical abilities, and a proven understanding of financial and compensation systems. At least 5 years of experience in finance, data analysis, or sales compensation is essential for success in our fast-paced environment.
Job Responsibilities:
- Translate customer business requirements into technical designs and product configurations.
- Analyze sales performance and incentive compensation data to identify trends and insights that drive business decisions.
- Implement, maintain, and enhance financial models to support sales compensation structures and forecast financial impact.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and teams as well as external customers to ensure accurate incentive compensation calculations and reporting.
- Design and generate reports and dashboards to track key performance metrics and support leadership in strategic decision-making.
- Validate data integrity and troubleshoot discrepancies by leveraging SQL, Excel, and other data analysis tools.
- Assist in developing, testing, and implementing system enhancements related to compensation processes and financial reporting.
- Provide recommendations for improving incentive structures based on data-driven analysis.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations related to sales compensation and financial reporting.
- Contribute to the team’s continual improvement process
- Up to 10% travel will be required
Required Skills/Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in finance, data analysis, or sales / incentive compensation roles.
- Strong analytical skills with a deep understanding of financial principles and data interpretation.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUP, macros) and experience with SQL for querying databases.
- Experience with business intelligence and reporting tools such as MicroStrategy, Power BI, or similar platforms.
- Understanding of sales compensation models and their financial impact.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Excellent customer facing skills, ability to set own task lists and time lines.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Data Science, or a related field.
Valuable skills:
- Nice to have technical skills: XML, SQL, HTML.
- Experience with sales compensation management tools
- Experience implementing and automating enterprise applications and BI tools.
- Knowledge of ETL and data transformation techniques.
- Familiarity with programming languages such as SQL, PL/SQL, Shell Scripting, Python or R for advanced data analysis.