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Overview

The Sales Commission Analyst will be responsible for driving all aspects related to Nielsen's Sales Incentive Plans (SIP). This person will work cross-collaboratively to ensure that commission payments are processed in a timely and accurate manner.

Job Responsibilities

Conducts the commission plan administration activities including plans setup, management of monthly and quarterly commission payment cycles, and ensuring timely distribution of reports and processing of commission payments.

Tracks and reports on key metrics to determine efficiency of commission plans and understand opportunities for improving commission plans alignment to business objectives.

Partners with IT, commissions vendor, Finance and sales to drive improvements in commission processing.

Drives process adoption, discipline and governance, in compliance with company policies and the established commission plans.

Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of commission plans, including but not limited to targets, commission rates, bonuses, commission multipliers, SPIFFs, Product Kickers.

Communicates regularly and effectively with the field to provide a comprehensive understanding of how their commission plans work.

Research queries and understand data flows to explain variances in commission pay and/or target attainment.

Run daily audits to make sure payment accuracy.

Qualifications

3-5+ years of relevant experience in a Sales Commission Analyst or similar role

Excellent verbal and written communication

Possesses a strong customer service mindset

Experience working with and extracting data from sales CRMs, such as Salesforce

Experience working with HR data and analytics systems such as SAP SuccessFactors

Advanced knowledge with Google Sheets and Excel

Nielsen: Enabling your best to power a better media future. Our comprehensive benefits package (including health & wellness plans for full-time employees, 401(k) retirement coupled with a Nielsen match, a generous paid time off policy, and if eligible, a discretionary incentive/bonus) is designed to be inclusive for all employees and families, and we take pride in ensuring that employees are rewarded holistically for the role they are doing and their performance.

A reasonable estimate of salary range for a new employee to be offered this role would be between $50,000 - $80,000, which would be adjusted based on each employee's geographic location. The position of each employee within a compensation range at Nielsen is dependent on several individual circumstances, such as experience, training, certifications and other business requirements/needs.

Nielsen is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.

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