Sales Compensation Analyst

Ritchie Bros.; Westchester (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

PTO 15 days

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

Job summary

RB Global is seeking a Sales Compensation Analyst to support recurring commission calculations, data validation, and payout preparation for assigned sales populations. The role collaborates with the Sales Compensation team to ensure accurate plan governance and timely reporting.

You will maintain compensation data, assist with system updates, and help drive process improvements while staying mindful of high-volume cycles and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• 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 while escalating complex issues.
• Maintain and validate compensation data inputs, files, reports, dashboards, and administrative records to support accurate plan operations and payout cycles.
• 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, or 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

Skills

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, HR, Analytics, Accounting, or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

About Us

RB Global (NYSE: RBA)(TSX: RBA) is a leading, omnichannel marketplace that provides value-added insights, services and transaction solutions for buyers and sellers of commercial assets and vehicles worldwide. Through its auction sites in 13 countries and digital platform, RB Global serves customers in more than 170 countries across a variety of asset classes, including automotive, commercial transportation, construction, government surplus, lifting and material handling, energy, mining and agriculture. The company’s marketplace brands include Ritchie Bros., the world’s largest auctioneer of commercial assets and vehicles offering online bidding, and IAA, a leading global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers. RB Global’s portfolio of brands also includes Rouse Services, which provides a complete end-to-end asset management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking system; SmartEquip, an innovative technology platform that supports customers’ management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both OEMs and dealers; Xcira, a leader in live simulcast auction technologies; and Veritread, an online marketplace for heavy haul transport. RB Global full-time employees are offered medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurances. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan and RB Global will match 100% for the first 4% contributed. Employees will also receive 15 days of PTO each year.

Job 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, or 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