SPE-HR Operations

Cognizant; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in Bengaluru is seeking a Sales Compensation Analyst to drive accurate monthly and quarterly commission payouts and support budgeting alignment. The role requires deep data analysis of sales performance, scenario modelling, and collaboration with HR and Finance to ensure plans align with corporate goals.

You will build dashboards, ensure controls, and train sales teams on plan mechanics. You'll act as the main contact for plan inquiries and maintain clear documentation to protect

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
• Experience with incentive compensation systems and processes.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Experience building dashboards and using BI tools for insights.

Responsibilities

• Calculate monthly, quarterly, and annual commission payouts with high accuracy.
• Analyze sales performance data, track key metrics, identify trends, provide actionable insights to sales leadership.
• Collaborate with Human Resources and Finance to align compensation plans with budgets and strategic goals.
• Administer and maintain incentive compensation management software, update quotas and profiles.
• Build dashboards to track attainment and ROI; ensure compliance with financial controls and document plan terms.
• Serve as main contact for plan inquiries; train new sales hires on how variable pay is calculated.

Skills

Commission calculation

Data analysis

Dashboard building

Forecasting scenarios

Financial controls

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Incentive compensation software

Excel

BI/SQL

Job description

Job Summary

Your primary responsibilities will include calculating monthly and quarterly commission payouts with high accuracy. You will analyze sales performance data track key metrics identify trends and provide actionable insights to sales leadership. You will also collaborate closely with Human Resources and Finance teams to ensure all compensation plans align perfectly with company budgets and strategic goals.

Job Summary

Your primary responsibilities will include calculating monthly and quarterly commission payouts with high accuracy. You will analyze sales performance data track key metrics identify trends and provide actionable insights to sales leadership. You will also collaborate closely with Human Resources and Finance teams to ensure all compensation plans align perfectly with company budgets and strategic goals.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of a sales compensation analyst involves the daily administration and calculation of variable pay programs. You are responsible for accurately computing monthly quarterly and annual commission payouts and bonuses for the entire sales force. This requires cross referencing sales credits attainment metrics and closed deals against internal tracking and billing systems to eliminate payout errors. Additionally you must maintain and update incentive compensation management software with new hire profiles territory shifts and updated quotas to ensure the tracking system reflects current organizational structures.

Beyond routine administration this role requires deep analysis and strategic modeling to evaluate overall plan effectiveness. You will analyze performance data to see if current incentive structures drive the desired sales behaviors and run scenario models for proposed plans to forecast total spend and protect company margins. Building dashboards for leadership to track overall sales attainment trends and commission return on investment is also a key task. Furthermore you will ensure strict compliance with financial controls maintain proper documentation for all plan exceptions and draft official compensation plan terms and quota letters.

Finally a sales compensation analyst serves as the main point of contact for the sales team regarding their plan mechanics and commission statements. You will research and resolve commission inquiries and discrepancies quickly to maintain sales force trust and motivation. Conducting training sessions for new sales hires to help them clearly understand how their variable pay is calculated is another essential duty. Through clear communication and accurate math you ensure the sales team remains motivated while keeping the corporate budget secure.