Incentive Compensation FP&A Analyst

ARS; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ARS-Rescue Rooter is seeking an FP&A Analyst - Incentive Compensation to support the administration, financial management, and analysis of the company’s commission and incentive programs. The analyst will partner with Finance, HR, Payroll, Sales, and Operations to ensure accurate payouts and aligned plan terms.

The role requires strong Excel and financial modeling skills, 2+ years in FP&A or related fields, and the ability to manage complex data across multiple systems while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, analytics, or a related quantitative field.
• 2+ years of experience in FP&A, compensation analytics, financial analysis, sales operations, payroll analytics, or a related field.
• Strong Excel and financial-modeling skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with careful attention to detail and accuracy.
• Working knowledge of accounting principles, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Ability to reconcile and validate information across multiple systems and large datasets.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain compensation calculations and financial analysis clearly.
• Ability to manage recurring deadlines, confidential information, and multiple priorities with limited supervision.
• Collaborative approach and ability to work effectively across Finance, HR, Payroll, Sales, and Operations.
• Experience with incentive compensation platforms, Power BI, SQL, Microsoft Fabric, or JD Edwards is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile incentive calculations to source data, plan terms, and financial results.
• Maintain employee eligibility, plan assignments, goals, rates, thresholds, and other compensation-plan parameters.
• Analyze the performance and cost of existing commission and incentive plans, including attainment trends, payout distributions, and return on incentive investment.
• Partner with Compensation, HR, Payroll, Sales, Operations, and Finance to model proposed plan changes, quantify their financial, operational, and employee impact before and after implementation.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, accruals, and variance analysis for incentive compensation expense.
• Develop and maintain reports and dashboards that provide visibility into plan performance, payout trends, and financial exposure.
• Establish and perform controls designed to identify data and calculation errorsMaintain plan documentation, calculation methodologies, approval records, and other materials necessary to support a clear audit trail.
• Support the annual incentive-plan design, implementation testing, and communication process.
• Identify opportunities to automate calculations, improve data quality, strengthen controls, and streamline incentive compensation processes.
• Participate in broader FP&A analysis and system-improvement initiatives as needed.

Skills

Excel

Financial modeling

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Variance analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Power BI

SQL

JD Edwards

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, analytics, or related field

Tools

Power BI

SQL

JD Edwards

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

ARS-Rescue Rooter is seeking an FP&A Analyst - Incentive Compensation to support the administration, financial management, and analysis of the company’s commission and incentive programs. The analyst will partner with Finance, HR, Payroll, Sales, and Operations to ensure accurate payouts and aligned plan terms.

The role requires strong Excel and financial modeling skills, 2+ years in FP&A or related fields, and the ability to manage complex data across multiple systems while maintaining