Compensation Accountant

Description We are seeking an experienced professional to join our Finance team within the Production Compensation team. Core responsibilities of the role include calculation, review, analytics, and forecasting of commission based compensation for sales team across institutional and intermediary business lines. The Production Compensation team works very closely with other members of Finance team including Payroll and Client Billing, as well as Human Capital, Business Support and Technology.

Review and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual compensation processes

Review and distribute compensation statements to client coverage channels

Perform monthly compensation trend analysis for distribution to senior management

Perform root-cause analysis of payout variances to be explained to client coverage support, when applicable

Work closely with business partners, technology and HCM to ensure correct compensation payouts

Assist with ad-hoc management reporting or project-related requests and analysis

Participate in forecasting, reporting, general ledger entries/reconciliations and IT testing

Compile procedural documentation and create a source document for business rules and procedures

Requirements

Undergraduate degree with concentration in Accounting or Finance

4+ years of accounting, financial reporting & analysis business experience required

Prior commission based compensation experience required

Asset Management/Investment Advisory industry expertise preferred

Advanced technical skills; extremely proficient in Microsoft Excel (including building analytical models) and PowerPoint required

Knowledge of SAP a plus

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