Incentive Compensation Analyst — Drive Accurate Payouts

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

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