Sales Compensation Analyst II

Job Description

Welcome to AMN Healthcare — Where Talent Meets Purpose

Ever wondered what it takes to build one of the largest and most respected healthcare staffing and total talent solutions companies? It takes trailblazers, innovators, and exceptional people like you.

At AMN Healthcare, we don’t just offer jobs — we build careers that make a difference.

Why AMN Healthcare? Because Excellence Is Our Standard:

• Named to Becker’s Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare — three years running.
• Consistently ranked among SIA’s Largest Staffing Firms in America.
• Honored with Modern Healthcare’s Innovators Award for driving change through innovation.
• Proud holder of The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Staffing Companies since 2006.

Job Summary

Analyst II, Sales Compensation is a critical member of the Sales Compensation team responsible for administering a large-scale sales incentive and commission program that directly impacts payroll processing across the organization. This role owns complex commission calculations, audits compensation data, validates payouts, and supports the accurate and timely processing of monthly, quarterly, and annual incentive payments. The position operates in a highly manual environment and requires advanced Excel skills to manage large datasets, perform reconciliations, identify discrepancies, and ensure compensation accuracy. The Analyst II serves as a key partner to Sales, Finance, Payroll, and Leadership teams while driving continuous process improvements and maintaining data integrity.

Job Responsibilities

• Administer and process monthly commissions, sales incentives, quarterly bonuses, and other variable compensation programs for a large sales organization.
• Perform detailed audits, reconciliations, and validations of compensation data prior to payroll submission to ensure accurate and timely payouts.
• Utilize advanced Excel functions, formulas, pivot tables, lookups, and manual reporting processes to calculate, reconcile, and analyze commission results.
• Prepare monthly commission accruals and partner with Accounting and Payroll teams to support compensation-related financial reporting.
• Research and resolve commission disputes, payout discrepancies, and data quality issues while maintaining a strong attention to detail.
• Analyze large volumes of sales and compensation data to identify errors, trends, and opportunities for process improvements.
• Collaborate with Sales Leadership, Finance, Payroll, and Operations teams to support compensation plan execution and business objectives.
• Recommend and implement process enhancements that improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of sales compensation programs.

Key Skills

• Advanced Excel expertise including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, Index Match, nested formulas, data validation, and large dataset manipulation.
• Experience managing complex sales compensation, commission, and incentive calculations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify discrepancies and root causes.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Experience working with confidential compensation and payroll-related information.

Qualifications

Education & Years of Experience

• Bachelor's Degree plus 2-5 years of relevant experience OR High School Diploma/GED plus 6-9 years of relevant experience.

Additional Experience

• Required experience administering sales commissions, incentive compensation, or payroll-related compensation programs.
• Experience supporting large-scale sales organizations with complex compensation plans and payout structures.
• Experience performing manual commission calculations, reconciliations, and compensation audits in Excel.
• Experience partnering with Payroll, Finance, Accounting, and Sales stakeholders.
• Experience with commission management software such as Xactly, Varicent, CaptivateIQ, Spiff, or similar platforms preferred.
• Systems implementation, process automation, or compensation process improvement experience is a plus.
• Proven ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive compensation data
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively use technology, automation, and AI-enabled tools to improve productivity, support decision-making, and enhance business outcomes while adhering to company policies and responsible AI practices.

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in an office/home office environment.
• Team Members must have the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.

AMN Healthcare will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.

Our Core Values

● Respect ● Passion ● Continuous Improvement ● Trust ● Customer Focus ● Innovation

At AMN we embrace the ways we are similar and different; respecting all voices and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our collective success. We acknowledge our shared responsibility to foster a welcoming environment where everyone feels recognized and valued. We cast a wide net to recruit and retain competitive talent and build healthcare workforces supportive of the communities we serve. We believe in the power of compassion and collaboration to build healthy communities where access to quality care is available to all. Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

At AMN we recognize that in-person connections have value and promote collaboration. You will be expected to come into an AMN Healthcare office at a frequency dependent on the work arrangement for your role.

Pay Rate

Final pay rate is dependent on experience, training, education, and location.