Sales Compensation Analyst: Data & Reporting Specialist

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

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.