Financial Analyst, Commissions - CoStar Group - Richmond, VA
About The Position
CoStar Group is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. The company is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives. This role is for a Financial Analyst who will join the Sales Finance team in Richmond, Virginia. The Financial Analyst will be responsible for assisting the accurate and timely calculation and payment of sales commissions for CoStar’s over 1,300 salespeople, as well as other Financial Planning and Analysis responsibilities. In addition to the monthly calculation of Commission payments, the Analyst will be responsible for increasing the communication, efficiency, and transparency of our commission plans to our sales force.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited, not-for-profit, in-person college/university
- A track record of commitment to prior employers
- 2+ years of related work experience in corporate finance, accounting, or sales finance/operations
- Strong Excel Skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with executive level professionals within and outside of the Finance Department
- Ability to identify and help improve current processes to make workflow more efficient
- Strong attention to detail
Nice To Haves
- Power query or PowerBI knowledge
- Experience in commissions, sales finance/operations, contracts, or revenue accounting
- Evidence of strong academic performance in college
Responsibilities
- Analysis of sales commission on month to month/year to year and other ad hoc reporting.
- Working with the Financial Planning and Analysis team and Sales Leadership on monthly reporting and forecasting of company-wide commission expense.
- Assisting in the design and creation of yearly commission plans as well as any new commission plans that arise throughout the year.
- Partnering with sales leadership and other internal groups (finance and HR) to assist in incentive plan and tracking analyses; performing quality control to maintain high levels of quality, accuracy, and process consistency.
- Maintaining comprehensive commission plan documentation.
- Maintaining sales force communications to foster a greater understanding of the Commission Plans.
- Creating ad hoc reports/analysis for business unit heads and executive management.
Benefits
- Generous compensation and performance-based incentives
- Internal training
- Tuition reimbursement
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
- Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
- Virtual and in-person mental health counseling services for individuals and family
- Commuter and parking benefits
- 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid time off
- On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent)
- Access to CoStar Employee Resource Groups
- Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
