Sales Compensation Analyst

Hunt; Westchester (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunt is seeking a Sales Compensation Analyst to support ongoing compensation administration, calculations, and reporting. You will validate data, research exceptions, and ensure accurate payout cycles for assigned sales populations.

The role involves maintaining compensation data, assisting with system updates, and supporting Finance/FP&A with periodic estimates for accruals. A background in analytics and Excel is valued for process improvement and stakeholder support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 2-4 years of experience in compensation, finance operations, sales operations, HR operations, analytics, or reporting.
• 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 and data questions; escalate complex issues as needed.
• Maintain and validate compensation data inputs, files, reports, dashboards, and administrative records to support accurate plan operations.
• Assist with system updates, testing, plan administration activities, documentation, and SOPs.
• Support process improvement, data quality cleanup, and team workload during high-volume 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.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel

Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Human Resources, Analytics, Accounting

Job description

Description

The Sales Compensation Analyst supports recurring sales compensation administration, commission calculation support, exception tracking, data validation, and reporting activities. This role helps ensure sales compensation programs are administered accurately and on time in accordance with approved plan rules and governance requirements.

The role supports Sales Compensation Operations by maintaining data inputs, preparing routine calculations and reports, researching exceptions, and partnering with team members to resolve stakeholder questions. More complex exceptions, governance questions, or plan interpretation issues are escalated to the Senior Analyst, Team Lead, or Sales Compensation Manager.

As a Sales Compensation Analyst you will...

• Support recurring commission calculations, data validation, and payout preparation.
• Research and track compensation exceptions and stakeholder inquiries.
• Maintain compensation reports, data files, and administrative documentation.
• Support ICM/system updates, testing, and routine reporting activities.
• Partner with Sales Compensation team members to improve accuracy and process discipline.

We are seeking someone who is passionate about...

• Accurate, timely, and well-documented compensation operations.
• Learning incentive plan administration and compensation data processes.
• Supporting stakeholders with reliable information and follow-through.
• Improving data quality, reporting, and standard work.

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 while escalating complex issues to the Senior Analyst, Team Lead, or Manager.
• Maintain and validate compensation data inputs, files, reports, dashboards, and administrative records to support accurate plan operations and payout cycles. Support Finance/FP&A with periodic estimates of incentive plan expense (commissions, SPIFFs, bonuses) to inform quarterly and annual accrual entries.
• Assist with ICM/system updates, testing, plan administration activities, 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.
• Determine when compensation questions or exceptions are outside routine guidance and require escalation.
• Prioritize assigned tasks based on payout cycle timing, data readiness, and stakeholder urgency.
• Validate completeness and accuracy of routine data inputs and reports before submission or review.
• Identify data inconsistencies, missing inputs, and calculation issues and work with team members to resolve.
• Research routine stakeholder questions and document findings clearly.
• Support testing and validation of system updates, plan changes, and reporting outputs.
• Maintain accuracy while working through multiple time-sensitive compensation cycle deliverables.
• Minimal travel required; occasional travel may be needed for planning sessions, stakeholder meetings, system implementation activities, or leadership reviews.

Qualifications

• 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.