The Trade Desk
Finance / FinServ
CommissionsAnalyst
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“Commissions Analyst at The Trade Desk. Skills: incentive compensation, sales commissions, Excel, Anaplan. develop a deep understanding of current compensation practices and philosophy. assuming administrative responsibility for the Sales compensation plans”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure Commission and Bonus payments are accurate and in compliance; ensure that all data required for all plan participants are accurate; ensure sales reps are accurately credited for sales transactions; ensure that systems are properly configured when adjustments are made to current commissions plans or new commissions plans are implemented; validate for accuracy
Industry & Context.
Research and Resolve any commission payout disputes
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2-4 years of incentive compensation experience desired, BSA in Business, Finance or Accounting, Advanced Excel Skills, Anaplan Skills
What You'll Do.
develop a deep understanding of current compensation practices and philosophy
assuming administrative responsibility for the Sales compensation plans
ensure reporting and payments related to commissions are completed in a timely manner and with appropriate documentation
serve as the key contact to explain components of commissions to team members who escalate questions
Thoroughly understand commission and bonus plans to ensure Commission and Bonus payments are accurate and in compliance
Support the overall sales commissions process
which includes but is not limited to working with Sales teams in configuring plans in commissions system
rolling out commission plan documents
maintaining the commissions system to ensure that all data required (i. e. commission rates
crediting rules) for all plan participants are accurate
Responsible for monthly commission
bonus accruals and other month end close tasks
Interface with sales management
sales operations and billing teams to review and analyze revenue data to ensure sales reps are accurately credited for sales transactions
Support audit deliverables related to commissions payouts and provide assistance related to SOX compliance testing of sales commissions processes
Participate as required
in developing and delivering training materials on commission policies
processes and systems to sales teams
Actively participate in User Acceptance Testing activities associated with new or modified system implementations to ensure that systems are properly configured when adjustments are made to current commissions plans or new commissions plans are implemented
Research and Resolve any commission payout disputes and process any payout adjustment requests
recalculate commissions
validate for accuracy
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
working with Sales teams in configuring plans; Interface with sales management, sales operations and billing teams; delivering training materials on commission policies, processes and systems to sales teams
Communication Scope
explain components of commissions to team members
Full Job Description
The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 employees across more than 30 offices. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet — from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps, news, and more. Advertising powers the content people love. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide. The world’s brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly. The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges — from processing massive datasets in real time to building systems that operate reliably on a global scale. When you work here, your impact is worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another. If you’re driven to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to meet you. What we do: Reporting to the Director, Global Incentive Compensation will first develop a deep understanding of current compensation practices and philosophy behind the Company’s various compensation plans, followed by assuming administrative responsibility for the Sales compensation plans. It will be the responsibility of the Commissions Analyst to ensure reporting and payments related to commissions are completed in a timely manner and with appropriate documentation. This may also require the Commissions Analyst to serve as the key contact to explain components of commissions to team members who escalate questions. To be successful in the role, the person must be completely unemotional and objective in all matters related to compensation and must exercise absolute discretion due to the confidential nature of the data being managed. What you'll do: Thoroughly understand commission and bonus plans to ensure Commission and Bonus payments are accurate and in compliance. Support the ove
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