Compensation Analyst - Term

About Kinaxis

Elevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it’s really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we’re serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis.

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, with a brand-new HQ based in Kanata North in Ottawa. As one of Canada’s Top Employers, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.

At Kinaxis, we power the world’s supply chains to help preserve the planet’s resources and enrich the human experience. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries, 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/hybrid position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in Canada. If you are located in Ottawa, you will work a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week at our Ottawa HQ.

Annual cash compensation ranges from $53,250 to $78,100. The final offer within this range will reflect the successful candidate’s skills and experience.

This is an existing job vacancy

The Compensation Analyst, reporting to the Director, Financial Operations, is responsible for managing and administering the bonus and commission plan calculations and reporting for incentive-eligible employees lab orating and working closely with Human Resources and other teams across the organization, including Sales, Sales Operations and Professional Services, the Compensation Analyst will ensure that all commission payments are accurately calculated, reviewed, and reported, and will serve as the primary contact for support related to commission calculations.

• Participate in the annual process of variable compensation plan design.
• Create and distribute monthly/quarterly commission and bonus statements.
• Collaborate with teams across the organization to obtain metrics and calculate the monthly/quarterly commissions and bonus payments.
• Provide information to stakeholders on commissions and bonus related inquiries.
• Create monthly journal entries for commission and bonus related accruals.
• Manage all bonus and commission related month end processes.
• Support quarterly and annual audit requirements.
• Create regular and ad hoc reporting as required.

• Post-secondary education with a focus on Business, Accounting or similar, or demonstrated equivalent experience.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in variable compensation at a high-tech company, publicly traded preferred.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to apply sound judgement in situations that are typically covered by processes, procedures, standards, or precedents.
• Demonstrated ability to think critically when faced with challenges.
• Demonstrated ability prioritizing tasks based on the needs of the business; proactively solicits feedback to ensure alignment.
• A clear, concise, and professional communicator with the ability to present information and demonstrate knowledge.
• Experience working with Compensation Automation Programs, Varicent is an asset.
• Experience working with software platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Net Suite).
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and Power Point
• Agile and resilient in managing multiple tasks under tight timelines.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, ever changing, and high-energy environment.

Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day—when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more.

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