Sales Compensation Analyst

Jobtailor; Westchester (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States is seeking a Compensation Analyst to support recurring commission calculations, payout preparation, and data validation for sales populations. You will respond to routine inquiries, maintain compensation data, and assist with quarterly and annual accrual estimates.

The role emphasizes process improvement, plan administration, and collaboration with Finance/FP&A. Strong Excel and data tools proficiency is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Analytics, or related field; equivalent directly relevant experience may be considered
• 2-4 years of experience in compensation, finance operations, sales operations, HR operations, analytics, reporting, or related field
• Coursework or certification in compensation, finance, analytics, Excel, or data tools is a plus

Responsibilities

• Support recurring commission calculations, payout preparation, exception tracking, data validation, and compensation reporting for assigned sales populations
• Research and respond to routine compensation inquiries, data questions, and exception items; elevate complex issues to the Senior Analyst, Team Lead, or Manager
• Maintain and validate compensation data inputs, files, reports, dashboards, and administrative records
• Support Finance/FP&A with periodic estimates of incentive plan expense for quarterly and annual accrual entries
• Assist with ICM/system updates, testing, plan administration, documentation, and standard operating procedures
• Support process improvement, data quality cleanup, and team workload needs during high-volume compensation cycles
• Apply approved plan rules and standard procedures to routine calculations, reporting, and exception tracking
• Prioritize tasks based on payout cycle timing, data readiness, and stakeholder urgency
• Identify data inconsistencies, missing inputs, or calculation issues and work with team members to resolve
• Support testing and validation of system updates, plan changes, and reporting outputs

Skills

Compensation Calculations

Data Validation

Finance Operations

Analytics

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Analytics

Tools

ICM

Data Tools

Job description

• Support recurring commission calculations, payout preparation, exception tracking, data validation, and compensation reporting for assigned sales populations


• Research and respond to routine compensation inquiries, data questions, and exception items; elevate complex issues to the Senior Analyst, Team Lead, or Manager


• Maintain and validate compensation data inputs, files, reports, dashboards, and administrative records


• Support Finance/FP&A with periodic estimates of incentive plan expense for quarterly and annual accrual entries


• Assist with ICM/system updates, testing, plan administration, documentation, and standard operating procedures


• Support process improvement, data quality cleanup, and team workload needs during high-volume compensation cycles


• Apply approved plan rules and standard procedures to routine calculations, reporting, and exception tracking


• Prioritize tasks based on payout cycle timing, data readiness, and stakeholder urgency


• Identify data inconsistencies, missing inputs, or calculation issues and work with team members to resolve


• Support testing and validation of system updates, plan changes, and reporting outputs

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Human Resources, Analytics, Accounting, or related field; equivalent directly relevant experience may be considered


• 2-4 years of experience in compensation, finance operations, sales operations, HR operations, analytics, reporting, or related field


• Coursework or certification in compensation, finance, analytics, Excel, or data tools is a plus

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in compensation calculations, data validation, and reporting, with a strong focus on process improvement and data quality. Proficient in managing compensation data and supporting finance operations with accurate estimates and reporting.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Compensation Calculations


• Data Validation


• Finance Operations


• Excel


• Reporting

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Compensation Calculations


• Data Validation


• Reporting


• Finance Operations


• Analytics

Soft Skills

• Problem Solving


• Communication


• Prioritization

Certifications & Qualifications

• Certification In Compensation


• Certification In Finance


• Certification In Analytics

Industry Keywords

• Sales Operations


• HR Operations


• Compensation Reporting


• Data Quality Cleanup

Tools & Technologies

• ICM


• Data Tools