Sr. Financial Analyst - Commercial Compensation

DuBois Chemicals•Sharonville, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

DuBois Chemicals is seeking an experienced, collaborative Senior Financial Analyst to administer and improve the company’s sales incentive and bonus programs. The role oversees commission and bonus calculations, compensation accruals, payroll submissions, quota and target administration, reporting, and related financial analysis. The analyst works with FP&A, Commercial leadership, Human Resources, Payroll, Accounting, and technology teams to ensure compensation plans are accurately implemented, administered, controlled, and communicated. Success requires strong analytical capabilities, attention to detail, sound judgment, process discipline, and the ability to explain complex compensation calculations clearly. This position is based at DuBois Chemicals’ headquarters in Sharonville, Ohio. The company does not sponsor employment-based visas for this position; applicants must be authorized to work in the United States full-time without current or future visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, or a related field.
Three or more years of experience in financial analysis, sales compensation, commercial finance, payroll analytics, or a related discipline.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with large or complex datasets.
Experience developing or administering commissions, bonuses, quotas, targets, or other variable compensation programs.
Strong financial modeling, reconciliation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
High degree of accuracy, attention to detail, and control awareness.
Ability to interpret compensation plan provisions and translate them into accurate calculations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet payroll and financial close deadlines.
Ability to exercise sound judgment and appropriately handle confidential information.
Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience in manufacturing, distribution, a multi-entity organization, or an acquisition-oriented organization.
Experience with incentive compensation software or comparable commission management platforms.
Experience with Power BI, Alteryx, Power Query, SQL, or similar analytics tools.
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365, payroll platforms, or other enterprise systems.
Experience supporting compensation plan design, quota setting, process automation, or acquired-company integration.
Demonstrated ability to use Microsoft Copilot and other approved AI tools to improve productivity, automate manual processes, strengthen analysis, and develop scalable finance workflows while validating outputs and protecting confidential information.
CPA, CMA, Certified Sales Compensation Professional, financial leadership program experience, or another relevant credential.

Responsibilities

Administer monthly, quarterly, and annual sales commission and bonus programs in accordance with approved plan documents and established deadlines.
Calculate, validate, and submit incentive compensation payments to Payroll and Accounts Payable.
Prepare compensation accruals, reconciliations, variance explanations, and true-ups for Accounting.
Maintain accurate participant assignments, commission rates, quotas, targets, hurdles, guarantees, account ownership, and approved exceptions.
Partner with Finance, Commercial leadership, and Human Resources on compensation plan design, quota setting, payout modeling, and implementation.
Develop financial models and analyses to evaluate plan costs, payout trends, attainment, performance thresholds, and financial exposure.
Perform data validation, payment reconciliations, employee-status reviews, period-over-period comparisons, and other compensation controls.
Investigate and resolve compensation inquiries, calculation discrepancies, and upstream data issues.
Maintain complete and auditable support for compensation calculations, adjustments, approvals, and payments.
Develop commission statements, dashboards, and reports that improve transparency for participants, managers, and leadership.
Administer and help standardize acquired-company, legacy, independent-contractor, and other specialized compensation programs.
Identify opportunities to automate calculations, improve data quality, strengthen controls, and reduce manual processes.
Maintain procedures, control documentation, and cross-training materials for critical compensation processes.
Protect confidential employee, payroll, compensation, and commercial information.