Commission Analyst

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Seismic, a rapidly growing Forbes Cloud 100 company, is the global leader in enablement, helping make sales teams better by becoming more productive and engaging with buyers in a compelling way. Seismic’s platform provides continuous guidance to improve behavior, content, and skills to win more deals and deliver better experiences. Nearly 2,000 organizations including IBM and American Express have made Seismic their enablement platform of choice. Seismic integrates with business-critical platforms including Microsoft, Salesforce, Google and Adobe. Seismic is headquartered in San Diego, with offices across North America, Europe, Australia and China.

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Are you a Commissions expert looking for an exciting new challenge? Do you have a strategic mindset for ensuring details are correct, commissions released properly and have an eye for details? If so, we have the opportunity for you! We are looking for a Commissions Analyst who will be a key member of the Finance team working very closely with Sales and Revenue Operations.

Who you are:

• Enjoy working with data, ensuring the accuracy of data collected and reconciling discrepancies
• Appreciate timeliness of commission payments
• Detail oriented and thorough when reviewing exception details i.e. sales credit vs actual revenue
• Displays a sense of humor and humility during those challenging times
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Enjoy working as part of a team
  
  

What you will be doing:

• Upload compensation details into Xactly Incent
• Research and respond to questions and issues raised by the sales compensation plan participants
• Interface with Sales Operations to configure sales compensation components for annual and new hire plans in the Xactly Incent system
• Work with sales leadership and sales/revenue operations to resolve any compensation related issues
• Assist in managing monthly and quarterly commissions calculations, and sales incentives
• Reconcile monthly sales activity to results generated in the Xactly Incent system
• Support Senior Commissions Analyst in validating the accuracy of monthly and quarterly commission payments
• Partner with Revenue Operations team to ensure data accuracy and timely processing of commission statements and payouts.
• Work with accounting in the preparation of commission-related journal entries including amortization schedules in accordance with ASC 606 guidelines, and other personnel related entries
• Provide headcount related commentary, including, but not limited to compensation, for month end fluxes in preparation of financial review meetings
• Provide ad hoc compensation reporting and analyses as needed
  
  

What you bring to the team:

• Bachelor's degree required
• 2 - 4 years of experience with sales compensation, preferably, in a global tech SaaS company
• Advanced knowledge of Excel required
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a proven ability to build strong relationships across all levels of an organization
• Analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with a high attention to detail
• Ability to handle confidential information with a high level of discretion
• Experience with journal entries in Netsuite is a plus
  
  

What we have for you:

• Take time to rest and recharge with generous time off, paid company holidays and end of year company shutdown.
• Medical, dental, vision, employer-paid life insurance and disability benefits
• Access to Health Savings Account (HSA) with $1,000 Single/$2,000 annual employer contribution
• Access to free paid telemedicine and wellness offers through medical plan
• Fertility and family planning benefits with financial assistance for adoption and surrogacy
• Paid parental leave and family caregiver leaves
• Annual professional development reimbursement
• Mental health support with 12 free counseling sessions for you and your family members
• 401k with annual employer contribution
• Equity program and performance-based bonuses
• Bring Your Own Device technology stipend
• Seismic Cares Program with charitable donation matching
• Communities of Belonging (employee resource/affinity groups)
  
  

We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Seismic’s annual base salary range for this position will vary based on applicant’s location, experience, job level, skills, and abilities as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The range listed below is the minimum to the maximum of our target hiring range.

This position is also eligible to participate in Seismic’s incentive plans in addition to base salary. The actual incentive amount will vary and will be subject to the terms and conditions set in the applicable incentive plan.

Seismic's salary range for this position

$53,200—$91,800 USD

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the application or recruiting process, please contact us at talent@seismic.com.

Headquartered in San Diego and with employees across the globe, Seismic is the global leader in sales enablement, backed by firms such as Permira, Ameriprise Financial, EDBI, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and T. Rowe Price. Seismic also recently expanded its team and product portfolio with the acquisition of Percolate, Grapevine6, and Lessonly. Our board of directors is composed of several industry luminaries including John Thompson, former Chairman of the Board for Microsoft.

Seismic is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, or any other classification which is protected by applicable law.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.