You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.
Job Description:
Are you enthusiastic about driving performance incentives? Join us as an Incentive Compensation Associate, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring accurate and timely delivery of incentives to our key business partners. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will be part of the Distribution Compensation Services (DCS) team, who is responsible for the Sales Incentive Performance (SIP) compensation for the SLFD leadership group. Embrace a friendly and supportive work environment, where your dedication to excellence will never go unnoticed.
What will you do?
Provide accurate and timely delivery of monthly and quarterly performance incentive measures, including calculating and reporting of sales incentive compensation plans through Excel and Varicent (Sales Performance Management tool)
Perform ongoing data integrity inspections and external reconciliations to confirm the validity and credibility of data within Varicent
Respond in a timely manner to support inquiries that arrive through the Incentive Compensation Inbox and Varicent
Elicit approvals from senior management for sales incentive compensation results
Manage, prioritize, and negotiate timelines for various ad-hoc requests as required, including requests for data, change requests and reporting of compensation results
What do you need to succeed?
Strong experience using Excel (formulas, Pivot tables, and XLOOKUP) is required
Conflict resolution and a commitment to high-quality client service
Analytical mindset and investigative abilities to help identify formula gaps or variances
Energetic, enthusiastic and can interact professionally with people at all levels across the company
Strong time management skills to consistently meet deadlines
What will be nice to have?
Prior experience in bookkeeping or accounting, an asset
Experience with a Sales Performance Management tool such as Varicent is an asset
Experience working with large sets of data is an asset
Reasons why should you join us under the sun
We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2023 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work? Canada!
We’re committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment. Our goal is to make sure all our employees have the chance to live up to their full potential
Time off giving you the flexibility to focus on the moments that matter. 15 days' vacation per year
As a hybrid organization, you and your leader use business and Client needs to choose where you work, at home or in the office
Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
Opportunities to own your career development with programs to continuously learn, build skills, grow through coaching and more
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The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.
Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.
Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.
We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you! Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.
We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.
We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Salary Range:
49,000/49 000 - 77,000/77 000Job Category:
FinancePosting End Date:
12/03/2026