Senior Financial Analyst, Planning and Reporting

Senior Financial Analyst, Planning and Reporting

Closing Date:
August 28, 2026 | Status:
Vacancy

Full time, Permanent | Primary Site:
Waterloo

Our mission at Kids Ability is to empower children and youth to realize their full potential. We are a not-for-profit, equal opportunity employer supporting over 17,000 children and youth to reach their communication, social, physical, and behavioural goals each year. Providing early and exceptional family-centred services in the Waterloo and Guelph-Wellington regions. We believe that by living our values, our impact can be profound, and together, we can build brighter futures.

We’re looking for the right people to join our team; supporting children, youth, and families to realize their potential, while realizing your own. At Kids Ability, we offer:

• Ongoing training and development opportunities, empowering you to enhance your skills
• A supportive, collaborative, and inclusive work environment dedicated to family-centred care
• Organizational commitment to innovation and research; continually evolving our approaches so we may serve with purpose and value
• Initiatives to support your well-being including social events, opportunities to give back to your community and access to Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Comprehensive benefits and optional group RRSP program, short- and long-term disability income protection benefits, and generous vacation package and paid personal leave days

About the Opportunity:

Are you a strategic finance professional who enjoys turning numbers into meaningful insights and influencing organizational decisions? Kids Ability is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, Planning and Reporting to play a strategic role in shaping the organization’s financial future. Reporting to the Vice President, Finance, you will partner with leaders to drive budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and performance analysis. This is an exciting opportunity to combine your strong analytical expertise with relationship building skills to support informed decision making, enhance financial performance, and contribute to Kids Ability’s mission.

• Key responsibilities include:
• Leading the annual operating budget development cycle, developing comprehensive budgets aligned with funder agreements and strategic goals.
• Monitoring operating and capital budgets, preparing financial statements and board reporting packages, and providing variance analysis and insights.
• Supporting compliance with funding agreements and reporting requirements while identifying financial trends and communicating key findings to senior leadership.
• Developing and maintaining financial models, dashboards, and key performance indicators that support short and long-term forecasting and scenario analysis
• Partnering with leaders to strengthen financial literacy and support operational planning.
• Collaborating with finance team members to enhance financial systems, processes, and internal controls.
• Serving as a key contact for senior leadership, external funders, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders.

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About You:

Candidates for this position should have a completed undergraduate degree in business, commerce, accounting, or a related discipline, in addition to:

• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation or working towards required.
• More than five (5) years’ progressive experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and analysis.
• Strong understanding of not-for-profit accounting rules and standards.
• Experience with in the health or social services sectors an asset.
• Proficiency with Power BI & Excel required;
  Sage Intacct, ADP, and Co-Pilot experience are assets.
• Superior analytical and problem-solving capabilities, combined with excellent communication skills to articulate financial insights across internal and external stakeholder groups.

Kids Ability strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the selection process. Should any applicant require accommodation please contact Human Resources in advance for assistance.

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