FP&A Analyst – Incentive Compensation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Reconcile incentive calculations with source data, plan terms, and financial outcomes.

• Oversee employee eligibility, plan assignments, goals, rates, thresholds, and various compensation-plan parameters.

• Evaluate the performance and cost-effectiveness of current commission and incentive plans, focusing on attainment trends, payout distributions, and return on incentive investment.

• Collaborate with Compensation, HR, Payroll, Sales, Operations, and Finance to model proposed plan modifications and assess their financial, operational, and employee implications.

• Assist with forecasting, budgeting, accruals, and variance analysis related to incentive compensation expenses.

• Create and maintain reports and dashboards that provide insights into plan performance, payout trends, and financial exposure.

• Implement and conduct controls aimed at identifying data and calculation discrepancies.

• Keep plan documentation, calculation methodologies, approval records, and audit-trail materials updated.

• Facilitate the annual design, implementation, testing, and communication of incentive plans.

• Discover opportunities to automate calculations, enhance data quality, reinforce controls, and streamline incentive compensation processes.

• Engage in broader FP&A analysis and system improvement initiatives as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, analytics, or a related quantitative discipline.

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in FP&A, compensation analytics, financial analysis, sales operations, payroll analytics, or a similar field.

• Proficiency in Excel and financial modeling.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.

• Familiarity with accounting principles, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

• Capability to reconcile and verify information across multiple systems and extensive datasets.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate compensation calculations and financial analyses effectively.

• Competence in managing recurring deadlines, confidential information, and multiple priorities with minimal supervision.

• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work efficiently across Finance, HR, Payroll, Sales, and Operations.

• Experience with incentive compensation platforms, Power BI, SQL, Microsoft Fabric, or JD Edwards is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance options.

• Generous retirement savings plans.

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.

• Flexible working hours and remote work options.

• Employee recognition programs and incentives.