SIP Analyst

CMC•Irving, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sales Incentive Plan (SIP) Analyst is responsible for accurate calculations, administration, and administrative compliance to the governance of sales incentive compensation programs. This role will also support periodic reviews of the effectiveness of the existing SIP Program in meeting business goals. This role partners closely with Sales, Customer Service, Finance, HR, and IT to ensure incentive plans are executed in alignment with approved plan designs, financial controls, and system configurations within SAP. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, forensic accounting capability, and the development of strong working relationships across diverse functions to support seamless execution. The SIP Analyst will streamline, document, and be able to articulate the end-to-end processes that support any and all deliverables of sales incentive compensation programs. CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

Requirements

2-5 years of combined experience in finance analysis, sales compensation, incentive administration, finance/billing, or customer service roles
Hands-on experience working with SAP along with reporting tools
Strong analytical and quantitative skills with high attention to detail
Experience performing reconciliations, variance analysis, and forensic reviews
Ability to document and clearly articulate complex processes and calculations
Advanced Excel skills (complex formulas, pivot tables, Power Query, macros a plus)
Exposure to incentive plan design and modeling
Forensic problem-solving and root-cause analysis
Process improvement mindset
Clear written and verbal communication of technical concepts
Ability to manage competing deadlines in a cyclical environment
High integrity and discretion with sensitive compensation data
Adept at cross-functional collaboration, ensuring clear communication and coordinated planning

Responsibilities

Manage, maintain as system-of-record, and audit all SIP calculators to ensure the calculators are aligned with each SIP job plan design and calculating correctly
Calculate and administer SIP payouts in accordance with approved plan documents, policies, and governance standards
Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual incentive calculation cycles, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
Validate source data (sales bookings, revenue, margins, adjustments) and reconcile incentive results against financial and payroll outputs
Partner with Payroll to ensure correct and timely payout processing
Utilize systems (e.g., SAP ERP, SAP BI reporting or related modules) to support incentive calculations, reporting, and audit trails
Responsible for annual SIP employee Acknowledgement Letter process, to include creation, tracking, and delivery of letters to all plan participants in a timely manner (prior to new FY)
In additional to annual acknowledgement letters, provide correct Acknowledgement Letters for new SIP participants, SIP job changes, etc. that come up mid-year or otherwise fall outside the standard annual process
Partner with Compensation, Field HR, and sales to ensure new hires and promotions are correctly incorporated into the SIP program
Support annual sales incentive review processes
Support system configuration, data uploads, testing, and validation related to incentive plans
Troubleshoot data and calculation issues, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions, working directly with sales team, customer service, and finance
Perform detailed variance analysis and forensic reviews to investigate payout discrepancies, disputes, or anomalies
Review anomalies in incentive calculations that may need to be reviewed under the “Windfall” provisions and present concerns
Prepare audit-ready documentation supporting incentive calculations and controls related to SOX and other financial controls to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance
Document end-to-end SIP processes, including inputs, calculations, controls, outputs, and dependencies
Identify opportunities to streamline, automate, and standardize incentive administration processes
Develop and maintain process maps, SOPs, and calculation logic documentation