Incentive Compensation Analyst

OverviewWhat We Do:We calm the confusion of IT by guiding the connection between people and technology. If a customer is looking for a better way to manage their warehouse inventory, equip their workforce, or secure their data, we make it happen. All it takes is finding the right combination of tech hardware, software, cloud solutions, and support services. That’s what we do. We’re the IT Department’s IT Department.Who We Are:Our team is made stronger by a multitude of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. It’s what makes Connection unique—what drives us to innovate and create technology solutions that stand apart from the crowd. We’d love for you to be a part of that fabric, to share your ideas and experiences with a team that thrives on fresh thinking, creativity, and helping others.Why You Should Join Us:You’ll find supportive teammates and a rewarding career at Connection—plus great benefits. We take pride in supporting employees with a total rewards package that provides financial, emotional, and physical resources for you and your family. Our compensation, 401k plans, medical insurance, and other benefits are progressive and competitive. We value the importance of our employees’ emotional well-being. To support employees, we provide free therapy visits, mental health coaching and tools, and meditation resources. You’ll also enjoy a generous paid time off package that includes not only vacation and sick time, but also Wellness and Volunteer Time Off days. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.Because of the possibility for fraudulent job postings on many popular job boards, please be advised that Connection will never offer a position of employment without a complete interview process, communication with a live person, and a signed offer letter.ResponsibilitiesSets up and manages incentive compensation process for all Connection corporate roles including the calculation and payment of bi-weekly, monthly and quarterly commission and bonuses and/or vendor or internal SPIF programs. Updates reports per plan needs.Responds to exception requests based on interpretation of all related factors.Performs operational analysis of all results and the impacts in order to communicate to those affected as needed.Interacts with departmental managers to provide support around incentive compensation.Analyze/Publish Monthly/Quarterly metrics around compensation payouts and performance.Maintains organizational structure in all related compensation applications, with additional ad hoc compensation reporting/analysis based on business needs.Provides any other duties as needed related to incentive compensation for Sales, Product Management, Supply Chain, Marketing or the Technical Services Group.Includes special projects and requests as needed by upper management.RequirementsIntermediate Microsoft Office skills including the creation of PowerPoint presentations, the creation of Word documents with mid-level formatting and the creation and manipulation of Excel spreadsheets with the ability to sort, subtotal and perform functions such as vlookups and comparative IF statements.Attention to detail in composing, keying, and proofing professional business materials.Customer oriented with ability to listen to and anticipate needs of the customer.Strong analysis skills with proven ability to evaluate incentive compensation plans.Strong understanding and working knowledge of the company’s various disparate data sources.Adaptable with ability to switch tasks based on shifting priorities.Analytical with ability to draw conclusions from data, systematic and rational.Articulate with ability to express oneself clearly and professionally in written and oral communication.Excellent verbal communication skills with ability to present professional demonstrations.Conceptual with ability to conceive mentally, formulate ideas, use imagination to achieve results.Decisive with ability to make a prompt determination and substantiate decision if challenged.Inquisitive information seeker with ability to ask probing questions to uncover root causes of problems.Interpersonal skills with ability to work well with all levels of the organization.Organized state of mind with ability to document activities, anticipate problems, plan schedules and monitor performance according to priorities and deadlines.Bachelor's Degree in Business/Accounting with 2-4 years' experience preferred.SummaryIndustry: Information Technology and ServicesJob Family: Finance / AccountingLevel: Full Time