Senior Workday Adaptive Planning Delivery Lead

Kainos; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Kainos is seeking a Senior Adaptive Planning Consultant/Manager to lead the delivery of Workday Adaptive Planning projects across industries. You will mentor a consulting team, manage client engagements, and ensure successful on-time and on-budget implementations.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in accounting/finance, hands-on EPM deployment experience, and strong leadership, communication, and Excel modeling skills. This role sits in our Adaptive Planning Professional Services group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting or Business required.
• 10+ years of accounting/financial management experience preferred.
• 2–4 years of experience implementing an Enterprise Performance Management system (e.g., Adaptive Planning, Host Analytics, Anaplan, Oracle Hyperion) preferred.
• Advanced or expert proficiency in Excel for complex financial planning models.
• Experience as a people manager and strong communication skills.
• Aptitude for learning new technologies and great analytical/problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Previous consulting experience is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of Adaptive Planning implementation projects across client organizations.
• Manage and mentor the Consulting team; set and review goals; provide feedback.
• Collaborate with clients to understand requirements and design adaptive planning solutions.
• Develop and configure forecasting and planning models in Adaptive Planning.
• Plan and conduct user training and document models and reporting.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget and communicate with stakeholders.

Skills

Budgeting & planning

People management

Excel modeling

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Project management

Consulting experience

Financial reporting

Learning agility

Stakeholder management

Education

Finance or Accounting degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Kainos is seeking a Senior Adaptive Planning Consultant/Manager to lead the delivery of Workday Adaptive Planning projects across industries. You will mentor a consulting team, manage client engagements, and ensure successful on-time and on-budget implementations.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in accounting/finance, hands-on EPM deployment experience, and strong leadership, communication, and Excel modeling skills. This role sits in our Adaptive Planning Professional Services group.