Senior Incentive Compensation Analyst

Summary

Join AlphaSense as a Senior Incentive Compensation Analyst and play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of our incentive compensation process. You will collaborate with various teams, including Revenue, Revenue Operations, FP&A, Accounting, Payroll, Legal, and People, to manage commissions and bonuses. This role requires 3+ years of variable compensation experience and strong Excel skills. You will be responsible for calculating and analyzing commissions, distributing compensation plans, supporting accounting and FP&A teams, and acting as a point of contact for commission-related inquiries. The position also involves process improvement, documentation, and ad-hoc projects. AlphaSense offers a competitive base salary, performance-based bonuses, equity, and a generous benefits program.

Requirements

• 3+ years of variable compensation experience, including commission planning and administration
• Relevant finance experience with Sales is also sufficient
• Very strong Microsoft Excel skills and passion for new technologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An understanding of commission accounting concepts (accruals, payments, P&L impact, etc.)
• A team player with a positive, “can do” attitude
• Ability to work independently and multi-task in a dynamic setting while maintaining accuracy and delivering against deadlines
• Motivated to work cross-functionally in a role which supports multiple business partners

Responsibilities

• Fully understand and help administer compensation plans for AlphaSense’s revenue organization, including Sales and Customer Success teams
• Prepare, calculate, and analyze the commissions payout in accordance to the company’s quarterly cadence
• Distribute and track completeness of compensation plan sign-off from revenue personnel to ensure compliance with company policies
• Support the Accounting and FP&A teams in timely and accurate preparation of monthly accruals and reconciliations for commissions accounting
• Act as a point of contact for all commissions related questions and provide thorough and timely answers to the revenue and revenue management teams
• Document approvals and other support materials for any adjustment that will result in changes to pay and assist in drafting policies and procedures around adjustments
• Develop, maintain, and update tool necessary for commissions reporting
• Build documentation to effectively handle all commissions related processes
• Drive process and systems improvements related to the commissions process and lead UAT for annual compensation plan changes
• Provide cross-functional support regarding commissions related inquiries and requests
• Ad Hoc projects and requests, as needed
• Owning and maintaining forecasting and costing model for compensation planning

Preferred Qualifications

• BS/BA in accounting, finance, economics, or other quantitative fields preferred
• Experience with QuotaPath or similar compensation tool preferred
• Experience with CRM/HRIS systems like Salesforce and Workday is preferred

Benefits

• Performance-based bonus
• Equity
• A generous benefits program