Sales Commission & Compensation Analyst

LHH; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH is partnering with a growing organization to hire a Compensation Analyst. This role focuses on data-driven compensation processes, resolving payout discrepancies, and improving systems behind sales compensation.

You will calculate commissions, maintain records, analyze results, and build dashboards to track outcomes while supporting inquiries and ensuring data accuracy across teams.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in a relevant role.
• Experience supporting commission or incentive compensation programs.
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, and lookups.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to investigate discrepancies and work with multiple data sources.
• Experience with incentive compensation software is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Calculate and process sales commissions.
• Maintain compensation records and resolve discrepancies.
• Analyze sales results, quotas, and incentive plan performance.
• Build and maintain dashboards that track compensation outcomes.
• Respond to employee questions regarding commission calculations and plan details.
• Audit compensation data and system outputs for accuracy.
• Partner with Sales, Finance, and other internal teams to maintain reliable data flow.
• Identify opportunities to improve commission processes, reporting, and systems.
• Support compensation modeling and scenario analysis during annual planning.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

Incentive compensation software

Job description

LHH is partnering with a growing organization to hire a Compensation Analyst. This role focuses on data-driven compensation processes, resolving payout discrepancies, and improving systems behind sales compensation.

You will calculate commissions, maintain records, analyze results, and build dashboards to track outcomes while supporting inquiries and ensuring data accuracy across teams.