Finance Data Analyst

Company Description IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with over 5000 employees worldwide. We offer award-winning enterprise software solutions powered by digital innovation, and a single cloud-based platform that helps businesses excel when it matters most - at the Moment of Service™. At IFS, we value flexibility, innovation, and focus not only on customer engagement but also how we can effect real change and make a global impact. We contribute to solving society's biggest challenges, fostering a better future through agility, collaboration, and trust. We celebrate diversity and acknowledge diverse perspectives. As an international company serving clients globally, we recognize that our success corresponds to the respect we afford these differing viewpoints. By joining us, you will be part of a global, diverse environment, a winning team with a commitment to sustainability, and a company that gets things done enabling you to make a positive global impact. We are seeking original and innovative thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so we can help others make theirs. If you aim to change the status quo, we'll help you make your movement. Join Team Purple. Join IFS. Job Description A Data Compensation Analyst excels in a broad role, ranging from numerical analysis to support for reward programs: someone who can analyze, create, communicate, constructively challenge, and solve problems. This role is perfect for someone looking to make a significant impact on the business. Duties will include, but are not limited to: - Developing and maintaining excel models to manually calculate bonus accruals and payments for variable pay employees worldwide, ensuring a complete audit trail. - Continuously reviewing the integrity of source data and following up on corrective actions with HR, payroll, and finance colleagues. - Issuing month-end accrual values to Finance across multiple legal entities. - Answering ad hoc queries on bonus-related issues globally. - Developing in-depth knowledge of complex plan components and calculations. - Maintaining plan records, including key milestone activities and participation data, as well as the issue and review/maintenance of plan documentation. - Understanding various Bonus plan structures and owning calculations for payments. - Assisting in the preparation of reports and audits. - Providing strategic advice and guidance, including year-end remuneration processes. To succeed in this role, you should enjoy a business-facing advisory role. Strong communication, presentation, influence skills are crucial, along with excellent organizational skills and multitasking ability. You should demonstrate problem-solving skills, a solution-focused and commercial approach, while maintaining high standards of client service. Additionally, openness to learning in a fast-paced and altering environment is required. Qualifications To be considered for this role, you must have: - Advanced level Excel skills with the ability to build complex formulae & create user-friendly data templates. Additional Information Having the following would also be beneficial: - A professional qualification (CIMA or ACCA) with industry expertise from a similar role within a software sales environment. - Exposure to total rewards methodologies i.e. across compensation & benefits. - Prior experience in a global or regional role with knowledge of working in a multicultural environment. - Good understanding of Business Operations and Sales Compensation Plans. - Knowledge of database systems would be highly advantageous.