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.

This is a remote position, you can work from home and be located anywhere in Canada. If you are located in Ottawa, Canada we work a hybrid schedule of 3 days a week in office.

The Senior Financial Analyst serves as a strategic finance partner to Kinaxis’ Professional Services function. This role provides forward‑looking financial insight, analysis, and performance measurement to support informed decision‑making and enable sustainable, profitable growth.

By translating complex financial and operational information into clear, actionable insights, this role helps stakeholders understand the financial implications of services growth initiatives, capacity planning, and profitability‑focused operational decisions.

• Act as a strategic finance partner to the Professional Services leadership team, developing a strong understanding of revenue drivers, capacity planning, and margin dynamics.
• Lead quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting for the Professional Services function, owning integrated revenue and expense models and coordinating inputs across Services leadership, HR, and Corporate FP&A.
• Develop and maintain financial models to assess performance and forecast outcomes, with a focus on headcount planning, utilization, backlog‑to‑revenue conversion, and delivery margin scenarios.
• Evaluate the financial implications of headcount and capacity decisions in a large, global organization, including hiring plans, role mix, regional deployment, and billable versus non‑billable trade‑offs.
• Analyze financial results and operational KPIs, identifying trends, variances, and key drivers to support informed, timely decision‑making.
• Own monthly reporting and quarterly business reviews, delivering clear, decision‑oriented analysis that explains performance versus plan and highlights key risks and opportunities.
• Manage and prioritize a high volume of analytical requests, distilling complex or ambiguous inputs into clear, actionable insights for senior and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Prepare and present financial insights, recommendations, and scenarios in a concise, executive‑ready manner.
• Contribute to the evolution of FP&A processes, tools, and reporting standards, and provide informal leadership through mentoring and collaboration.

• Post‑secondary degree in accounting, business, or related field; CPA designation or MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, finance, or a related analytical role; experience in a global technology company is an asset.
• Experience partnering with stakeholders across the business and building effective working relationships.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to synthesize inputs and develop clear recommendations.
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