Sr Financial Analyst

Rite-Hite; Wisconsin; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rite-Hite in Milwaukee, WI seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to manage variable compensation analytics and governance for sales and service teams. You will build financial models, run scenario analyses, and translate data into actionable insights to optimize incentive plans aligned with business goals.

This hybrid role collaborates with Sales, Service, Finance, HR, IT and Leadership to forecast compensation expense, maintain governance, and deliver dashboards and executive reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in sales compensation, financial analysis, sales operations, business analytics, or related field.
• Strong analytical and modeling skills; proficiency with Excel and data visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Administer monthly, quarterly, and annual incentive compensation calculations for sales, service and administrative employees.
• Validate performance metrics and compensation results prior to payout.
• Develop recurring and ad hoc reports to monitor compensation trends and business performance.
• Collaborate with Sales, Service, Finance, HR, IT and Leadership to forecast compensation expense and model plan changes.
• Document business rules and calculation methodologies.
• Provide dashboards and executive reporting to stakeholders.

Skills

Financial modeling

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Mathematics, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Tableau

Excel

ERP

CRM

Job description

At Rite-Hite, your work makes an impact. As the global leader in loading dock and door equipment, we design and deliver solutions that keep our customers safe, secure, and productive. Here, you’ll find innovation, stability, and the chance to grow your career as part of a team that’s always looking ahead.

Rite-Hite is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for the administration, analysis, governance, and continuous improvement of variable compensation programs supporting the organization's sales and service teams. You will develop financial models, performs scenario and sensitivity analyses, and evaluate the financial impact of compensation strategies to support business planning, incentive plan design, and executive decision-making. By translating complex data into actionable insights, you will help optimize compensation investments while aligning incentive programs with organizational objectives.

Working cross-functionally with Sales, Service, Finance, HR, IT, and Business Leadership, you will partner with stakeholders to forecast compensation expense, model plan changes, validate performance data, ensure accurate and timely incentive calculations, and identify opportunities to improve processes, controls, and reporting. This role combines strategic financial analysis with operational execution to support a high-performing distribution organization.

This position is a hybrid role with 3 days a week out of our Milwaukee, WI Global Headquarters.

Key Responsibilities

Variable Compensation Administration

• Administer monthly, quarterly, and annual incentive compensation calculations for sales, service and administrative employees in the distribution organization.
• Validate performance metrics and compensation results prior to payout.
• Ensure compensation calculations comply with approved plan documents and governance standards.
• Coordinate compensation processing with Payroll and Finance.
• Maintain compensation calendars and meet established processing deadlines.

Data Management & Analysis

• Collect, cleanse, and validate performance data from CRM, ERP, service management, and financial systems.
• Analyze sales, revenue, margin, service, and operational performance against incentive plans.
• Develop recurring and ad hoc reports to monitor compensation trends and business performance.
• Perform variance analyses to identify unexpected payout results or data discrepancies.
• Support forecasting of incentive expense and accruals.

Compensation Plan Support

• Assist in the design, modeling, and implementation of new incentive compensation plans or changes in KPIs
• Perform financial modeling to evaluate proposed plan changes.
• Analyze plan effectiveness and recommend enhancements based on business objectives and participant behavior.
• Document business rules and calculation methodologies.

Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted resource for Sales, Service, HR, and Finance regarding compensation questions.
• Research and resolve compensation disputes and participant inquiries.
• Communicate compensation results and explain calculations to stakeholders.
• Provide visibility to stakeholders through the development of dashboards and executive reporting.

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to automate manual compensation processes In Tableau or other tools
• Improve data quality, reporting accuracy, and calculation efficiency.
• Develop and maintain process documentation and standard operating procedures.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure incentive programs comply with company policies and audit requirements.
• Maintain confidentiality of compensation information.
• Support internal and external audits related to incentive compensation.
• Ensure proper documentation of compensation plans and approvals.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Mathematics, Information Systems, or related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in sales compensation, financial analysis, sales operations, business analytics, or related field.
• Advanced Micros