Senior Financial Analyst

## About Kinaxis Are you looking to join an innovative, market-leading company where you can truly elevate your career? At Kinaxis we are serious about culture, we are serious about technology, we are serious about customers, and we are serious about not taking ourselves too seriously. If you are looking to be part of an incredible growth story, then we might just be the place for you! In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, 6 global office and a best-in-class HQ in Ottawa, Canada. As winners of several Top Employer awards globally, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today. Kinaxis is a global leader in modern supply chain orchestration, powering complex global supply chains, and supporting the people who manage them. Our powerful, AI infused platform provides full transparency and visibility across end-to-end supply chains, enabling our customers to make faster, better decisions. We are trusted by renowned global brands to provide the agility and predictability needed to navigate today’s volatility and disruption. With more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries, we are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers. ## Location Hybrid if based in Toronto or Ottawa. Remote for other locations in Canada About the team The Senior Financial Analyst, as a proficient professional, will provide ongoing business support, financial analysis, and performance measurement to key stakeholders within the business units they support to meet our objective of maintaining continuous profitable growth. The SFA will focus mainly on supporting a team or number of teams within Kinaxis as a trusted advisor and partner. They will leverage their passion and expertise with data to provide trusted insight and will clearly articulate those insights to drive complex and strategic investment and business decisions, and to aid business leaders in their decision making. ## Vacancy Status This is an existing job vacancy What you will do - Perform data extraction and analysis to develop, prepare and present financial data, results and recommendations that are timely, accurate, reliable, and relevant for effective business decision making - Lead quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting processes for functional groups by collaborating with key stakeholders and collecting and consolidating data from relevant areas, leveraging expertise and knowledge of the business - Deeply understand the goals of the groups you are supporting and be a trusted and dedicated partner; Support their evolving business needs through financial analysis by understanding and modeling key drivers and metrics. - Help drive standardized operational reporting based on the lines of business; present complex financial forecasting & modeling to make strategic decisions. - Act as a mentor and sounding board to more junior employees on the team; share insight and experiences that contribute to the team’s success - Develop actionable management reporting and dashboards that clearly communicate actual performance vs. budget and key metrics. - Recommend and implement process improvements that contribute to the evolution of our support model, including self-serve reporting. - Work closely with the HR Business Partner team to provide consistent communication of objectives and adjustments to the forecast - Be curious about KPI trends and proactively explore the “why” behind the trend. Primary Skills and Qualifications - Post secondary degree in accounting, business, or related field, with a CPA designation or an MBA preferred. - 5+ years post-designation experience, preferably with a global company in the technology sector with a background in FP&A being an asset - Proven experience being a trusted partner to key stakeholders across the business, and buildin…