Commission Analyst — Data & Incentives (On-site, Moscow, ID)

Lightcast; Moscow (ID); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Lightcast is seeking a detail-oriented Commission Analyst to support incentive plans. This entry-level role collaborates with Accounting and Payroll to ensure data accuracy, timely reporting, and reliable calculations.

You will trace numbers to sources, investigate discrepancies, and contribute to process improvements. Ideal candidates have a Finance or Business Analytics background, strong attention to detail, and familiarity with Excel or Google Sheets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Economics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Strong academic, project, internship, or work background in finance, accounting, data analysis, or business analysis. Professional experience is not required.
• Strong attention to detail and a habit of checking work for accuracy and completeness.
• Comfort working with numbers, spreadsheets, and structured data; experience with Excel or Google Sheets is helpful.
• Ability to investigate a data issue, ask focused questions, and explain what you found.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Good organization and follow-through, especially when managing recurring deadlines.
• Interest in learning financial systems, incentive processes, and tools used to manage employee and payroll data.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the systems, data, and documentation used to administer monthly, quarterly, and annual incentive plans
• Collect and validate employee, performance, and payout data, investigating discrepancies and following issues through to resolution
• Support incentive calculations and prepare accurate, well-organized outputs for review and approval
• Partner with Accounting on incentive-related accounts, including reconciliations, accrual support, account coding, and responding to questions about plan results
• Coordinate with Payroll to prepare and submit approved incentive payments accurately and by established deadlines
• Maintain clear records of plan inputs, calculations, approvals, adjustments, and submissions
• Help identify ways to make incentive processes more accurate, consistent, and efficient
• Respond to questions from internal partners and explain data or calculations clearly
• Handle sensitive compensation information with discretion and care

Skills

Data analysis

Finance basics

Business analytics

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Lightcast is seeking a detail-oriented Commission Analyst to support incentive plans. This entry-level role collaborates with Accounting and Payroll to ensure data accuracy, timely reporting, and reliable calculations.

You will trace numbers to sources, investigate discrepancies, and contribute to process improvements. Ideal candidates have a Finance or Business Analytics background, strong attention to detail, and familiarity with Excel or Google Sheets.