Rakuten Americas' 20 businesses span e-commerce, digital content, communications and data analytics, bringing the joy of discovery to millions of members around the world. We’ve brought together a unique set of internet services that are changing the way retailers and marketers do business. With businesses such as Rakuten Advertising, Rakuten Rewards and Rakuten Kobo, we can offer marketers the platform and data intelligence to reach consumers at the moment they want to make a purchase. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, our North American businesses provide a customer-centric ecosystem that challenges limits and empowers people, markets and society through innovation. Forbes has recognized Rakuten as one of the world's “Most Innovative Companies” for the past six years. Our team enjoys all the benefits of the tech industry with a family atmosphere that respects different views and nurtures careers. We have the vision and global opportunities to make amazing things happen. In Japanese, Rakuten means “optimism.” It means we believe in the future. It’s an understanding that, with the right mindset, we can make the future better by what we do today. So we challenge ourselves to evolve, innovate and experiment, to create a better, happier future for everyone. Rakuten Advertising provides advertising technology and consumer insights to the world’s leading brands and retailers. Working with agencies and brands around the world, Rakuten Advertising unites technology, client strategy and consumer insights to deliver advertising experiences that drive increased brand awareness and marketing performance. With access to Rakuten’s diverse media properties and audiences, combined with an award-winning performance network and proprietary consumer research, Rakuten Advertising creates the right conditions to reach new customers and sustain long-lasting loyalty. The Consolidated Appropriations Act’s Transparency in Coverage Rules require group health plans to disclose on a public website information regarding in-network provider rates and historical out-of-network allowed amounts and billed charges for covered items and services in two separate machine-readable files (MRFs). The MRFs for Rakuten’s Aetna benefit plan are provided in the link below. Aetna Transparency in Coverage: Machine-Readable Files | Rakuten Job Description: SUMMARY: The Commissions Analyst will be responsible for all US and International commissions calculations and planning activities. As part of the FP&A team for Rakuten Advertising, this position will complete monthly analysis, calculations, and reporting in order to deliver timely and accurate commissions payments. The Commissions Analyst will play a critical part in the commissions annual planning cycle and all Sales incentives programs. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Partner with cross functional teams including Sales, Rev Ops and Accounting Calculate commissions for multiple business units and groups according to compensation plans Maintain and apply internal policies, ensuring commission and bonus calculations are done accurately Maintain records for audit and verification purposes Collaborate with Payroll on meeting reporting and payroll deadlines Communicate any commission changes/corrections to Sales teams in a timely manner Answer and resolve commission questions and issues from business units Build and maintain compensation calculation models and support Sales leadership in annual compensation planning Develop new processes and procedures to enhance efficiencies and reduce risk of error Perform periodic analyses, reconciliations and compliance activities in order to meet SOX compliance needs Conduct Ad hoc reporting as needed QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related discipline Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, index/match, macros, etc.) Prior experience with Salesforce a plus 3 years of relevant work experience Attention to detail and ability to work with and reconcile large data sets Ability to communicate effectively and work cross-functionally The salary range for this role performed in New York City is $72k - $94k. Compensation will ultimately depend on job-related factors including skills and experience RAKUTEN SHUGI PRINCIPLES Five Principles for Success Rakuten Group has an unswerving commitment to building an egalitarian society by empowering individuals and companies to be successful in business and in life. The Five Principles for Success are designed to keep each of us on track, to ensure we make continuous progress toward our ultimate goals. Always Improve, Always Advance There are only two kinds of people in the world: Best Effort people are satisfied with the status quo; when they fail, they console themselves by saying "I did my best." Get Things Done people are absolutely committed to reaching their goals. With enough determination and effort—by being a Get Things Done person—you can achieve anything. Passionately Professional Rakuten is an organization composed of true professionals. Real professionals in any field—whether in sports, the arts, science, business or anything else—only reach the top because they have the self-discipline to develop and improve themselves continuously. Only by consistently working many times harder than our competitors can we consistently win. Hypothesize → Practice → Validate → Shikumika Success in business depends on making and executing concrete specific action plans. Maximize Customer Satisfaction Rakuten is first and foremost a service company. We're proud to serve our customers and we ceaselessly seek to improve their experience. Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! The internet makes the window of opportunity for every small business. Accomplish in one month what it takes other companies a year to do, because we can only win by being many times faster than our competitors. #LI-CW1