Sr Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis (Incentive Compensation)

Core & Main; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in resource management is seeking a Sr Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis to manage the strategy and execution of incentive compensation programs. This role includes overseeing plan design, ensuring compliance, and driving automation improvements. The ideal candidate has 8–10+ years of experience in incentive compensation, strong analytical skills, and advanced proficiency in Excel. Join us to lead a high-performing team and contribute to business outcomes in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of progressive experience in incentive compensation or related fields, including people leadership.
• Experience with HR systems and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage the strategy and governance of incentive compensation programs.
• Oversee plan design, calculation accuracy, and compliance.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Tools

Xactly

Workday

OneStream

Power BI

Job description

Sr Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis (Incentive Compensation)

Manage the strategy, governance, and execution of incentive compensation programs. Oversee plan design support, calculation accuracy, education and compliance while driving automation and continuous improvement. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and manage a high-performing team.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee strategy and execution of incentive compensation programs; provide recommendations to leadership.
• Drive ongoing evaluation of plan effectiveness, ensuring plan design aligns to business strategy and drives desired outcomes.
• Oversee plan‑approval workflows, including escalations for non‑standard plans, pro‑forma modeling, and routing to leadership where required.
• Own the incentive lifecycle: eligibility, pro forma analysis, approvals/workflows, plan creation, calculation, quality checks, and payout; ensure on‑time, accurate payments under tight deadlines.
• Oversee monthly close week and year-end processes, including plan calculations, reporting, forecasting, journal entry accuracy, reconciliations and audit readiness.
• Lead ad hoc analysis and reporting to support business decisions and deliver transparency to leaders.
• Act as the enterprise subject‑matter expert and escalation point for incentive plan questions; provide training for leaders and participants. Be able to deliver insights and explain plan components as well as results on company financials.
• Lead change management for plan launches and system/process changes (enablement, comms, and measurement).
• Champion automation and process optimization to improve efficiency and reduce risk.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high performing team; set goals, manage capacity, and create growth opportunities while fostering a high‑standards, service‑oriented culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 8–10+ years of progressive experience in incentive compensation or related fields, including people leadership.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with IC platforms (Xactly), HR systems (Workday), Financial reporting (OneStream), and Power BI.
• Strong analytical, project management, and communication skills. Excellent attention to detail.

Core & Main is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment at Core & Main is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Core & Main does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship, or any other basis protected by law.