Financial Analyst Job Details | Sonepar

Echo Electric, part of the Sonepar group, is a leading electrical distributor committed to a sustainable future. They are seeking a Financial Analyst to manage sales compensation programs and support financial planning and analysis activities, ensuring accurate commission calculations and providing insights for strategic decision-making.

• Own and manage the end-to-end commission administration process, including data validation, commission calculations, review, approval support, and payout file preparation
• Ensure commission payments are accurate, timely, compliant, and audit ready
• Interpret and operationalize commission and incentive compensation plans, including quotas, tiers, accelerators, bonuses, and special incentive programs
• Serve as a primary contact for commission-related inquiries and dispute resolution
• Analyze sales compensation performance and evaluate compensation expense against business results
• Develop models and scenario analyses to support compensation plan evaluation and design
• Maintain compliance with company compensation programs, wage and hour requirements, internal policies, and applicable regulatory requirements
• Identify process improvement opportunities to increase accuracy, efficiency, and scalability
• Support annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-range planning processes
• Analyze revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, commission expense, and profitability trends
• Perform variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior-period results and communicate key performance drivers
• Build and maintain financial models that support strategic and operational decision-making
• Provide business leaders with actionable financial insights, recommendations, and risk assessments
• Conduct scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to support business initiatives and resource planning
• Prepare recurring financial reporting packages for leadership review
• Support Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs) by providing meaningful analysis and commentary on business performance
• Identify risks, opportunities, and recommend corrective actions
• Track and analyze key business metrics, including revenue growth, margin performance, cost of sales, sales attainment versus commission payouts, forecast accuracy, and business unit performance indicators
• Partner with Sales Leadership on compensation performance, commission analytics, and sales productivity
• Partner with the FP&A team on forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and business performance analysis
• Partner with Accounting on commission accruals, reconciliations, and financial reporting
• Partner with Human Resources on compensation governance, policy alignment, and program administration
• Partner with Operations Leadership on business planning and operational performance analysis
• Provide financial guidance and recommendations that support sound business decisions and continuous improvement
• Develop, document, and maintain effective internal controls surrounding commission administration and reporting
• Lead automation initiatives to improve financial and commission-related processes
• Enhance reporting capabilities using advanced Excel, BI tools, and financial systems
• Ensure data integrity across ERP, CRM, commission management, and reporting platforms
• Support internal and external audit requests as needed

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Financial Analysis, FP&A, Sales Compensation, Corporate Finance, or related discipline
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modeling, large data analysis, advanced formulas, and data validation techniques
• Strong reconciliation, reporting, and analytical capabilities
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and make recommendations based on financial analysis
• Demonstrated accountability and ownership of critical processes
• Effective communication and business partnership skills
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet established deadlines in a dynamic business environment
• Continuous improvement and process optimization mindset
• Experience supporting both commission administration and financial planning processes preferred
• Experience with financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and business reporting strongly preferred
• Experience with CRM systems, Salesforce preferred, commission administration systems, and ERP platforms
• Experience with budgeting and forecasting systems such as Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, Oracle, SAP, or similar tools preferred
• Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, or other analytics tools is desirable

• Healthcare plans
• Dental & vision
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) retirement savings with company match
• Professional and personal development programs
• Opportunity to become a shareholder
• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability
• Employer-paid life insurance for spouse and dependents
• Robust wellness program
• Gym reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Echo Electric distributes electrical and industrial products and offers digital tools for ordering and project management. It was founded in 1932, and is headquartered in Springfield, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://echoelectric.com.