Incentive Compensation Analyst

Alphasense; United States; On-site; USD 74,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaSense is seeking an Incentive Compensation Analyst to help drive accuracy and efficiency in our sales variable compensation. The role involves administering commission plans across revenue teams, calculating payouts quarterly, and ensuring compliance with policies.

You will partner with Accounting, FP&A, Payroll, and Sales operations to support accruals, sign-offs, and process improvements. The ideal candidate has 1–2 years of experience in variable compensation, strong Excel skills, and

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of variable compensation experience, including commission planning and administration.
• Very strong Microsoft Excel skills and passion for new technologies.
• Experience with QuotaPath or similar compensation tool preferred.
• Experience with CRM/HRIS systems like Salesforce and Workday is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• An understanding of commission accounting concepts (accruals, payments, P&L impact, etc.).
• A team player with a positive, “can do” attitude.
• Ability to work independently and multi-task in a dynamic setting while maintaining accuracy and delivering against deadlines.
• Motivated to work cross-functionally in a role which supports multiple business partners.
• BS/BA in accounting, finance, economics, or other quantitative fields preferred.

Responsibilities

• Fully understand and help administer compensation plans for AlphaSense’s revenue organization, including Sales and Customer Success teams.
• Prepare, calculate, and analyze the commissions payout in accordance to the company’s quarterly cadence.
• Distribute and track completeness of compensation plan sign-off from revenue personnel to ensure compliance with company policies.
• Support the Accounting and FP&A teams in timely and accurate preparation of monthly accruals and reconciliations for commissions accounting.
• Act as a point of contact for all commissions related questions and provide thorough and timely answers to the revenue and revenue management teams.
• Document approvals and other support materials for any adjustment that will result in changes to pay and assist in drafting policies and procedures around adjustments.
• Develop, maintain, and update tool necessary for commissions reporting.
• Build documentation to effectively handle all commissions related processes.
• Drive process and systems improvements related to the commissions process and lead UAT for annual compensation plan changes.
• Provide cross-functional support regarding commissions related inquiries and requests.
• Ad Hoc projects and requests, as needed.

Skills

Variable compensation

Excel

QuotaPath experience

Salesforce

Workday

Communication skills

Commission accounting

Team player

Independent work

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS/BA in accounting, finance, economics or quantitative field

Tools

QuotaPath

Salesforce

Workday

Job description

About AlphaSense:

The world’s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients’ own research content.

The acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 advances our shared mission to empower professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven market intelligence. Together, AlphaSense and Tegus will accelerate growth, innovation, and content expansion, with complementary product and content capabilities that enable users to unearth even more comprehensive insights from thousands of content sets. Our platform is trusted by over 6,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. Founded in 2011, AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with more than 2,000 employees across the globe and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. Come join us!

About the Role:

AlphaSense is looking for a highly motivated Incentive Compensation Analyst to help drive accuracy and efficiency in our incentive compensation process. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Incentive Compensation, this role will be working cross-functionally with the Rev Org, Rev Ops, FP&A, Accounting, Payroll, Legal, and People teams and will be responsible for commissions and bonus operations including variable compensations calculations, reporting, and analysis. The ideal candidate would be a self-starter who brings with them 2+ years of Sales variable compensation experience.

Who You Are:

• 1-2 years of variable compensation experience, including commission planning and administration
• Very strong Microsoft Excel skills and passion for new technologies
• Experience with QuotaPath or similar compensation tool preferred
• Experience with CRM/HRIS systems like Salesforce and Workday is preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An understanding of commission accounting concepts (accruals, payments, P&L impact, etc.)
• A team player with a positive, “can do” attitude
• Ability to work independently and multi-task in a dynamic setting while maintaining accuracy and delivering against deadlines
• Motivated to work cross-functionally in a role which supports multiple business partners
• BS/BA in accounting, finance, economics, or other quantitative fields preferred

What You’ll Do:

• Fully understand and help administer compensation plans for AlphaSense’s revenue organization, including Sales and Customer Success teams
• Prepare, calculate, and analyze the commissions payout in accordance to the company’s quarterly cadence
• Distribute and track completeness of compensation plan sign-off from revenue personnel to ensure compliance with company policies
• Support the Accounting and FP&A teams in timely and accurate preparation of monthly accruals and reconciliations for commissions accounting
• Act as a point of contact for all commissions related questions and provide thorough and timely answers to the revenue and revenue management teams
• Document approvals and other support materials for any adjustment that will result in changes to pay and assist in drafting policies and procedures around adjustments
• Develop, maintain, and update tool necessary for commissions reporting
• Build documentation to effectively handle all commissions related processes
• Drive process and systems improvements related to the commissions process and lead UAT for annual compensation plan changes
• Provide cross-functional support regarding commissions related inquiries and requests
• Ad Hoc projects and requests, as needed

For base compensation, we set standard ranges for all roles based on function and level benchmarked against similar stage growth companies and internal comparables. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience/expertise and may vary from the amounts listed below.

You may also be offered a performance-based bonus, equity, and a generous benefits program.

Base Compensation Range

$74,000 — $102,000 USD

AlphaSense is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling AlphaSense’s commitment to equal employment opportunity. AlphaSense does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any other non‑merit factor. This policy applies to every aspect of employment at AlphaSense, including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, and termination.

In addition, it is the policy of AlphaSense to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works.