Sales and Incentive Compensation Analyst
About the role
Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world. This role provides the opportunity to support business performance through operational sales incentive compensation analysis and reporting.
Responsibilities
- Support administration of sales incentive compensation plan calculations and reporting for eligible employees within a designated business unit.
- Assist in monitoring and analyzing sales performance and incentive plan effectiveness, providing operational insights to help improve sales productivity.
- Contribute to the monthly finance close process for field organization headcount, including financial modeling, journal entries, and variance analysis.
- Perform monthly reconciliations for incentive compensation balance sheet reserves and related expense entries.
- Prepare accrual-to-payroll analyses and help identify and resolve discrepancies between financial results and payroll outcomes.
- Coordinate with Finance and HR to ensure accurate and timely processing of incentive payments for assigned areas.
- Maintain standard documentation for incentive compensation calculations and monthly financial activities.
- Assist with management of access requests and reports for incentive compensation statements in data tools as needed.
- Support operational tasks related to incentive compensation audits and compliance verification.
- Participate in ad hoc projects or data reviews as requested by leader.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field. 3-5 years of experience in Finance, Sales Compensation, Business Operations, Data Analytics or equivalent.
Skills
Foundational understanding of incentive compensation concepts and principles. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and basic reporting tools; familiarity with Tableau, Dataiku, or similar software is a plus.