Sr. Financial Analyst - Commercial Compensation

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they are doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. At this time, the Company does not sponsor employment-based visas for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. This position is based at our Sharonville, Ohio headquarters. POSITION SUMMARY: DuBois Chemicals is seeking an experienced and collaborative Senior Financial Analyst, Commercial Compensation to administer and improve the company’s sales incentive and bonus programs. This position is responsible for commission and bonus calculations, compensation accruals, payroll submissions, quota and target administration, reporting, and related financial analysis. The analyst will partner with FP&A, Commercial leadership, Human Resources, Payroll, Accounting, and technology teams to ensure compensation plans are accurately implemented, administered, controlled, and communicated. The successful candidate will combine strong analytical capabilities with attention to detail, sound judgment, process discipline, and the ability to clearly explain complex compensation calculations. KEY 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. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 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 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. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience in manufacturing, distribution, multi-entity, or 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. EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics or related field #INDCORP DuBois provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, service in the military, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and/or local law and/or regulation.