Commissions Analyst

Our Company Explore how you can contribute  over 50 years, Ameri Life has been a leader in the development, marketing and distribution of annuity, life and health insurance solutions for those planning for and living in retirement. Associates get satisfaction from knowing they provide agents, marketers and carrier partners the support needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving industry.

Ameri Life is in the midst of an exciting and significant transformation of its operational infrastructure to better serve the evolving needs of its stakeholders across the country. As such, we’re looking for a Commissions Analyst to help us continue pushing our ambitious roadmap forward. The Commissions Analyst is a key contributor to the accuracy, timeliness, and control discipline of Ameri Life’s commission operations.

This role supports the end-to-end commission process, including carrier statement intake, commission file maintenance, calculation validation, exception research, payment support, adjustments, chargebacks, reconciliation, reporting, and inquiry resolution. The Commissions Analyst must bring strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, ownership, and the ability to interpret commission structures, hierarchy relationships, carrier requirements, affiliate arrangements, and payment rules. The Commissions team is responsible for ensuring commissions payable to supported affiliates, marketers, and agents are processed accurately, timely, consistently, and in alignment with carrier and affiliate contractual arrangements, internal controls, and operational standards.

Support the end-to-end commission processing lifecycle, including carrier statement receipt, data validation, commission file preparation, calculation review, payment support, correction processing, and post-payment reconciliation Calculate, validate, and forecast agent, affiliate, and marketer commission expense for weekly and recurring payment cycles across multiple insurance carrier partners Review commission data inputs, hierarchy relationships, payment levels, rate tables, carrier files, and calculation outputs to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies requiring correction or escalation Research, analyze, and resolve agent, affiliate, marketer, and carrier commission inquiries, disputes, reconciliation concerns, and exception items within service level expectations Coordinate with Contracting, Finance, carriers, affiliates, marketers, and internal operations partners to resolve commission nonpayment, payment variance, hierarchy alignment, contract alignment, and compensation-related issues Process and validate commission adjustments, chargebacks, corrections, balance reporting, and other payment-related updates in accordance with established procedures and approval controls Ensure agent, agency, affiliate, marketer, and carrier payment levels are accurate in commission systems by cross-referencing control sheets, contracts, hierarchy documentation, carrier materials, and supporting operational records Download, maintain, reformat, and load third-party and carrier commission files;

identify missing, incomplete, or inconsistent file data and take appropriate follow-up action Build, maintain, and analyze Excel-based reports using commission processing system data to support payment validation, exception management, productivity tracking, reconciliation, and operational reporting Identify recurring commission issues, root causes, process gaps, and data quality concerns; document findings and recommend improvements to reduce future exceptions and inquiry volume Support commission system updates, rate load testing, new carrier setup, file activation, and process changes…