Adaptive Planning Consultant

Kainos; Derry/Londonderry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Adaptive Planning Consultant, where your expertise will help clients transform their business planning processes. You will lead implementations, collaborate with teams, and mentor junior members, all while contributing to a diverse and inclusive culture. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on clients' success by delivering tailored solutions and fostering strong relationships. If you're passionate about financial planning and consulting, this is an exciting opportunity to grow your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Health and wellness programs

Qualifications

• Experience in budgeting, planning, and management reporting.
• Ability to design complex financial planning models.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementations of Workday Adaptive Planning for clients.
• Guide clients through design sessions and configuration decisions.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial Planning

Advanced Excel Skills

Project Management

Consulting Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting or Business

Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACA/ACCA)

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

EPM Systems

Job description

When you join Kainos, you get to think beyond limitations to make an immediate and positive impact – like transforming digital services for millions of citizens or helping Fortune 500 companies get live and thrive on Workday.

You’ll be part of a people-first culture that is growing around the world. We’re a creative, committed, and diverse group of individuals who succeed as a team. At Kainos your ideas are heard and valued and you’ll leave a legacy that you can feel proud of.Join us and discover how our people write our story.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS:

As an Adaptive Planning Consultant, you’ll work in a team or independently helping our clients transform their business planning needs (budgeting, revenue, personnel, KPIs, quotas/capacity, territories, reporting & analytics) with the Workday Adaptive Planning Business Planning Cloud. You will work as part of a delivery team responsible for implementations for customers of all size, across multiple industries. You will be a specialist within your field, providing mentoring and oversight to more junior team members.

You will be responsible for:

• Providing expertise on the Workday Adaptive Planning solution – you will be expected to maintain proficiency and certification in the Workday Adaptive Planning solution suite
• Leading implementations for our clients – you will lead all phases of Workday Adaptive Planning implementation projects, including:
o Working with clients to understand their current planning process, and take a consultative approach to move legacy models into Workday Adaptive Planning
o Leveraging your expertise to recommend the best solution based on the client’s requirements, budget, and timeframe, with the flexibility to adapt the scope as additional needs are identified
o Guiding clients through facilitated design sessions and configuration decisions based on best practices and an understanding of each client’s unique business requirements at all stages of the project
o Developing and configuring accurate forecasting and planning models in Workday Adaptive Planning to meet clients’ business needs
o Planning and conducting training sessions for users
o Documenting the planning models and reporting delivered to clients
o Ensuring rapid time to value through delivering engagements on time and budget
• Supporting our clients to ensure success – you will communicate regularly, concisely, and clearly with clients to set proper expectations to ensure client success. You will also provide general customer service and assistance and serve as the go-to resource on all project related inquiries.
• Collaborating internally – you will be sharing your learnings and problems solved with your colleagues.
• Supporting business development activity – you will support the sales process including the production of estimates for the delivery of work.
• Putting people first & developing others – you’ll manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development

MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS:

• Comprehensive financial and/or management accounting experience, particularly budgeting, planning and management reporting
• Experience of designing and building complex financial planning models, with advanced Excel skills
• Ability to conceptualise a client’s business model and translate it into a working model in the software
• Strong communicator, able to communicate with customers and colleagues with impact, credibility and empathy, including in a remote working situation. Sound ability to formally present to senior Client audiences
• Broad business and technology understanding and a good awareness of industry trends within Financials and Enterprise Resource Planning
• We all work in teams here in Kainos – a proven ability of leading and working effectively within teams and alongside customers whilst helping to foster an inclusive culture
• A good understanding of project methodologies, how to manage to them and an appreciation of why and how they contribute to successful projects
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and make sensible decisions under pressure taking a balanced view of Customer demands and project commercials
• Strong consulting skills e.g. presenting, leading workshops, demonstrating, and explaining complex functionality or solutions to customers
• We are passionate about developing people – a demonstrated ability in managing, coaching and developing members of your team and wider community.
• Able to implement improvements in tools and/or processes to help the practice
• Able, if required, to travel to customer sites in the same region (minimal out of region travel may also be required)

DESIRABLE:

• Experience implementing at least one Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) system (e.g., Workday Adaptive Planning, Host Analytics, Anaplan, Oracle Hyperion)
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting or Business
• Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACA/ACCA) or a Part Qualified Accountant with strong industry experience

So what are you waiting for? Let’s write the next incredible chapter of our story together.

Embracing our differences

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.