Commissions Analyst: Payments & Data Analytics

AmeriLife; Clearwater (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Medical, dental, and vision

Retirement savings

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

AmeriLife is undergoing a significant transformation of its commissions operations to better serve stakeholders nationwide. The Commissions Analyst will handle end-to-end processes including carrier statement intake, data validation, file maintenance, and reconciliation.

The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to interpret complex commission structures, hierarchy relationships, and payment rules across multiple carrier partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, Operations, or related field preferred; equivalent related experience accepted.
• 2+ years of experience in commissions, financial operations, insurance operations, carrier statement processing, reconciliation, contracting support, or other analytical operations environment preferred.
• Advanced Excel knowledge required, including validating large data sets, reconciliations, variances, and building reports to support payment accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end commission processing lifecycle, including carrier statement receipt, data validation, commission file preparation, calculation review, payment support, correction processing, and post-payment reconciliation.
• Calculate, validate, and forecast agent, affiliate, and marketer commission expense for weekly and recurring payment cycles across multiple insurance carrier partners.
• Review commission data inputs, hierarchy relationships, payment levels, rate tables, carrier files, and calculation outputs to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies needing correction or escalation.
• Research, analyze, and resolve agent, affiliate, marketer, and carrier commission inquiries, disputes, reconciliation concerns, and exception items within service level expectations.
• Coordinate with Contracting, Finance, carriers, affiliates, marketers, and internal operations partners to resolve commission nonpayment, payment variance, hierarchy alignment, contract alignment, and compensation-related issues.
• Process and validate commission adjustments, chargebacks, corrections, balance reporting, and other payment-related updates in accordance with established procedures and approval controls.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Interpret commission structures

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/Accounting/Data Analytics

Tools

CRM platforms

Commission systems

Carrier portals

Job description

AmeriLife is undergoing a significant transformation of its commissions operations to better serve stakeholders nationwide. The Commissions Analyst will handle end-to-end processes including carrier statement intake, data validation, file maintenance, and reconciliation.

The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to interpret complex commission structures, hierarchy relationships, and payment rules across multiple carrier partners.