At a Glance
- Tasks: Transform complex data into actionable insights that impact compensation decisions.
- Company: Join a global leader in information and analytics, making a difference in healthcare.
- Benefits: Flexible working hours, wellbeing initiatives, study assistance, and sabbaticals.
- Other info: Collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement and career growth.
- Why this job: Be part of a team that enhances data quality and drives automation for better outcomes.
- Qualifications: Experience with large datasets, advanced Excel skills, and knowledge of SQL or Python.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Are you motivated by turning complex data into trusted, decision‑ready insights that directly impact how people are rewarded for their work? Do you enjoy improving data processes and automation to make systems more accurate, scalable, and reliable?
About our Team
Our team supports the accuracy and integrity of sales and compensation data across the organisation. We work closely with Sales Operations, Finance, and technology partners to ensure data is reliable, well controlled, and ready for critical reporting and payout cycles. The team focuses on continuous improvement, strengthening data quality, increasing automation, and reducing risk through clear processes, collaboration, and shared accountability.
About the Role
This role focuses on building, validating, and maintaining high‑quality participant‑level data that underpins sales compensation outcomes. You will work across sales, finance, and technology partners to ensure data is accurate, auditable, and ready for payout cycles. The role plays a key part in improving automation, reducing manual effort, and strengthening stakeholder confidence in compensation data.
Responsibilities
- Ingest and consolidate large datasets from Sales Operations, Finance, and CRM systems
- Map transactions and performance metrics to sales participants
- Own data quality controls, reconciliation processes, and audit trails
- Ensure accurate attribution of revenue, quotas, credits, overlays, and splits
- Prepare validated datasets to support compensation payout cycles
- Investigate and resolve data discrepancies and support audits
- Build reporting to track data accuracy, readiness, trends, and risks
- Review end‑to‑end processes to identify inefficiencies and implement automation and standardisation
Requirements
- Strong experience working with large, complex datasets
- Advanced Excel skills for analysis, reconciliation, and validation
- Experience in analytics, sales compensation, or related data operations
- Ability to perform root‑cause analysis and solve data quality issues
- Clear communication skills to work with technical and non‑technical stakeholders
- Experience preparing data for financial or compensation processes
- Knowledge of SQL or Python
- Familiarity with compensation platforms, CRM systems, and data visualisation tools
Work in a Way That Works for You
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long‑term goals.
Working Pattern
Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
About the Business
A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.
Benefits
We know your well‑being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. To access benefits specific to your location, please click here.
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At Elsevier, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that values the well-being and professional growth of our employees. Our Data Analyst role offers a dynamic work environment where you can leverage your analytical skills to make a meaningful impact on healthcare outcomes while enjoying flexible working hours, comprehensive benefits, and numerous opportunities for personal and career development. Join us in a culture that promotes collaboration, innovation, and a commitment to improving lives through data-driven insights.
