- Yext is seeking a strategic and analytical minded commission professional to join the Commissions Finance team.

- The Sr Commission Analyst will be responsible for helping maintain and execute on the Company's 25+ commission and bonus play types which includes processing, reviewing, auditing, and analysis of effectiveness.

- The Commissions Analyst will work closely with GTM Operations, Finance, Revenue, HR, IT, and (Internal/External) Audit teams.

- This individual will report to the Senior Manager of Commissions.

Responsibilities:

- Become an expert on Yext teams, roles, and GTM strategy.

- Work on business process optimization including systems design and integrations.

- Work with GTM Ops, HR, Accounting, and Sr. Manager of Commissions for the timely processing and review of new hires, promotions, and other commissions related updates.

- Manage monthly commission run processes for participant set up and plan assignment and audit controls.

- Support incentive change requests from the Revenue org - evaluate, understand options, and implement changes, working with the IT org to test and execute on these requests.

- Calculate, process, and support commissions and related transactions in line with current compensation plans.

- Assist in preparing and validating calculations for commissions and other incentive earnings.

- Ensure commissions calculations are prepared accurately and on time for payroll and accounting deadlines.

- Responsible for all uploads of manual calculations into the commission system, including preparing supporting documentation, gathering appropriate approvals, and ensuring that the manual calculations were uploaded accurately in Callidus.

- Ensure compliance with internal policies and controls as well as compliance with external laws and regulatory guidance including SOX.

- Assist with internal and external audits by providing support and documentation to auditors.

- Provide regular reporting and insights on the effectiveness of our incentives and overall sales performance to sales, HR and finance executives.

- Reconcile sales team compensation statements to administrative reports.

- Work closely with the sales teams and the ComFin and Sales Ops and HR teams as needed to address inquiries and resolve commissions issues.

- Responsible for tracking and reporting of the commission Jira ticketing.

- Track compensation agreements that have not been distributed, approved, or signed and follow up with the sales team.

- Assist with ad hoc projects as assigned by management.

Minimum Requirements:

- 3+ years of commissions experience, SAAS company preferred or relevant professional experience in sales operations, finance, management consulting or a similar field.

- Experience with major Sales Performance Management systems (Callidus a plus), CRM tools (Salesforce), and Tableau.

- Advanced Excel skills - familiar with vlookups, pivot tables, sumif formulas, and similar functions. (Google Sheets, Excel).

- Experience with commission plans, data driven analysis and modeling.

- Strong execution skills with ability to drive projects to completion with minimal supervision.

- Some exposure or knowledge of ASC 606 and SOX .

- Optimistic and innovative with strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.

- Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively across multiple departments.

- Yext is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse organization that enables all individuals to engage fully.

- We strive to create and maintain an open and accessible working environment.