Description
As a Global Sales Compensation Specialist, you will be responsible for supporting the needs of a Global Business Organization through management of commissions system and reporting. You will play an integral role in maintaining calculation rules in the commissions system; supporting system changes during new fiscal year setup and throughout the year; reviewing commission calculations and payments on a monthly basis; answering field/Sales Rep queries for any Sales Compensation related questions; providing reconciliations as needed; ; training new Sales Hires on the commissions system and delivering presentations to Sales Persons when needed and assisting in UATs when required
Responsibilities
- Triage, investigate, resolve issues and close tickets submitted through Helpdesk working with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Finance, and BI teams to ensure timely and accurate reporting of attainment.
- Perform participant audit in Callidus to ensure Participant Data matches Workday accurately.
- Participate in UAT during the year to ensure systems are configured based on Sales Credit rules.
- Perform Attainment/Achievement and Payout audits to ensure Sales Participant is receiving sales attainment as intended based on Sales Crediting Rules, Comp System configuration on bonus calculation is accurate and policies are being applied as per General Terms and Conditions.
- Technical support for internal workflow applications and sales tools (e.g., Salesforce, PLX, etc.) and ad-hoc analytics requests.
- Troubleshoot, escalate and respond to support requests within
- Calculate the attainment at the end of every quarter and submit it to payroll.
Minimum Qualifications
- BA/BS or equivalent degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics or data related field.
- Minimum of 4 years experience in Sales compensation administration, particularly with hands-on experience on comp tools (Anaplan, Callidus/SAP, OIC, Xactly, Salesforce).
- Experience with CRM tools and case management.
- Open to work in 24 * 7 shifts & on call rotation
- Must have experience in Payroll helpdesk or Comp & Benefits department or Finance & Accounting , HR Shared Services with Comp & Benefit background from a Captive unit for instance (Barclays, Amex, TCS, Infosys, Wipro, GE)
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Google Workspace, preferred Google sheets.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to effectively communicate and influence at sales executive level.
- Strong analytical and modeling skills; experience in working with large datasets.
- Ability to self-direct work in a dynamic, fast paced environment.
- Ability to work in a deadline driven environment, work cross functionally with various teams and multi-task.
- Ability to work independently and be resourceful in ambiguous situations
- Experience creating SQL scripts to extract quantitative data.
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $60,800 – $109,910 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship now or at any time in the future.
Qualifications
Technical Skills
SNo
Primary Skill
Proficiency Level *
Rqrd./Dsrd.
1
Speaking English
PL3
Required
2
Customer Service
PL3
Required
* Proficiency Legends
Proficiency Level
Generic Reference
PL1
The associate has basic awareness and comprehension of the skill and is in the process of acquiring this skill through various channels.
PL2
The associate possesses working knowledge of the skill, and can actively and independently apply this skill in engagements and projects.
PL3
The associate has comprehensive, in-depth and specialized knowledge of the skill. She / he has extensively demonstrated successful application of the skill in engagements or projects.
PL4
The associate can function as a subject matter expert for this skill. The associate is capable of analyzing, evaluating and synthesizing solutions using the skill.