Sales Compensation Analyst - FinTech Finance

Candescent; Melville (NY); On-site; USD 92,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Candescent is seeking a highly analytical Sales Commission Analyst to join our Finance team in Melville, NY. You will administer, calculate, validate, and report on sales compensation programs, partnering with Finance, Sales, HR, and Revenue Operations to ensure accuracy and timely payments.

The ideal candidate has a strong accounting/finance background, excels at working with large datasets, and drives process improvements while maintaining internal controls across the commission process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• 3-5+ years of experience in accounting, sales compensation, financial analysis, commission administration, payroll, or a related finance function.
• Strong understanding of financial reconciliations, accruals, and reporting concepts.
• Advanced Excel skills including PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Power Query, and complex formulas.
• Experience working with ERP, payroll, CRM, or commission systems.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Calculate monthly, quarterly, and annual sales commissions in accordance with approved compensation plans.
• Validate commission results through detailed audits, reconciliations, and exception reporting.
• Maintain accurate records of commission calculations, adjustments, and supporting documentation.
• Partner with Payroll to ensure timely and accurate payment processing.
• Research and resolve commission inquiries from sales representatives and leadership.
• Prepare commission accruals and support month-end and quarter-end close activities.
• Reconcile commission expense accounts and related balance sheet accounts.
• Develop recurring reports, dashboards, and metrics for Sales and Executive Leadership.
• Analyze compensation trends and identify opportunities to improve program effectiveness.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting of commission expense.
• Maintain strong internal controls over sales compensation processes.
• Document commission methodologies, business rules, and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and audit requirements.
• Identify opportunities to automate calculations, improve reporting, and streamline processes.
• Support implementation and enhancement of commission management tools and workflows.
• Collaborate with Sales, Revenue Operations, Accounting, FP&A, HR, and Payroll teams.
• Review new compensation plans and assess operational impact.
• Support annual plan updates and compensation model changes.
• Provide data-driven insights to leadership regarding incentive effectiveness and sales performance.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

Analytical thinking

Communication

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

ERP systems

Job description

Candescent is seeking a highly analytical Sales Commission Analyst to join our Finance team in Melville, NY. You will administer, calculate, validate, and report on sales compensation programs, partnering with Finance, Sales, HR, and Revenue Operations to ensure accuracy and timely payments.

The ideal candidate has a strong accounting/finance background, excels at working with large datasets, and drives process improvements while maintaining internal controls across the commission process.