Lead Financial Analyst – Sales Compensation (Hybrid, NY)

Broadridge • Town of Hunter, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Broadridge, we've built a culture where the highest goal is to empower others to accomplish more. If you’re passionate about developing your career, while helping others along the way, come join the Broadridge team. We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Financial Analyst to join the Global Sales Compensation team serving as a key business partner to Broadridge’s HR, Sales Operations and Sales Leadership Team. The Global Sales Compensation team is responsible for the processing and forecasting of variable compensation for the Global Sales teams at Broadridge. This role will play an integral part of an exciting opportunity to optimize sales compensation plans and provide expense forecast for Broadridge senior leadership. This hybrid FP&A/FinOps role is a great way to be introduced to Financial Operations and FP&A. Success requires the candidate to be a team player, inquisitive, pro-active, and highly motivated. This role is an excellent opportunity to learn and grow professionally alongside a diverse group of professionals with extensive experience. This role will report to the Finance Director of Global Sales Compensation and will be a trusted business partner to stakeholders in GSMS, ICS and GTO segments. The hybrid FP&A/FinOps role is a great opportunity to build both financial operations and FP&A experience. Financial Operation responsibilities include but are not limited to maintaining commission database, reviewing and interpret commission plans, prepare, reconcile and submit monthly commission payments. FP&A responsibilities include the preparation of monthly forecasts, annual operating plan and annual multi-year strategic plan as well as partnering FP&A teams across the organization. Work directly with Sales Leadership, HR Sales Comp and Sales Ops to provide analytics to determine if we are efficiently paying our sales force. The ideal candidate will have either Accounting, FinOps or FP&A experience. Must have strong Excel, writing, communication and presentation skills and the ability to work under pressure and under strict deadlines. Knowledge of Varicent MyCommissions system a plus. Must be able to travel to various Broadridge locations including, Edgewood, Newark, New York City and potentially, on rare occasions, to other parts of the US and possibly India. You will be responsible for: Preparation of monthly sales compensation forecasts, annual operating plan, and annual multi-year strategic plan. Drive sales commissions analytics across the suite of business offerings including partnering with GSMS and Product leadership, segment FP&A and pricing teams. Partner with business leaders to drive financial results, guide business decisions and articulate a clear narrative. Understanding and interpreting the commission plans and client contracts to properly calculate commissions. Demonstrate an understanding of database functionality to support the maintenance of our MyCommissions System. This includes documenting system requirements; providing recommendations for system design and enhancements; testing new logic implementation; and troubleshooting errors. Analyzing and interpreting systemic commission payments and meeting payroll deadlines. Reviewing and interpreting commission policy and commission plans. Working with consultants to expand the functionality of the MyCommissions System.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance
• 3-5 years Finance experience
• Advanced Excel modeling skills
• Strong Writing, Communication and Presentation skills
• The ability to work under pressure and under strict deadlines
• Ability to travel to various Broadridge locations including Edgewood, Newark, Lake Success and, on rare occasions, to other parts of the US and possibly India.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Varicent MyCommissions
• Oracle, Oracle Analytics, TM1, PowerBI or other financial applications a plus

Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly sales compensation forecasts, annual operating plan, and annual multi-year strategic plan.
• Drive sales commissions analytics across the suite of business offerings including partnering with GSMS and Product leadership, segment FP&A and pricing teams.
• Partner with business leaders to drive financial results, guide business decisions and articulate a clear narrative.
• Understanding and interpreting the commission plans and client contracts to properly calculate commissions.
• Demonstrate an understanding of database functionality to support the maintenance of our MyCommissions System. This includes documenting system requirements; providing recommendations for system design and enhancements; testing new logic implementation; and troubleshooting errors.
• Analyzing and interpreting systemic commission payments and meeting payroll deadlines.
• Reviewing and interpreting commission policy and commission plans.
• Working with consultants to expand the functionality of the MyCommissions System.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level