Strategic 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

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.