Candidates with leadership experience in high-growth tech environments and a strong background in financial modeling will find this remote-first, global leadership role challenging and rewarding.
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Original posting from Canonical (Ubuntu) via Greenhouse
We are hiring for the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, to lead the global FP&A Teams and be a leader within the wider finance team. You will play a key part leading our monthly business reviews and forecasting, annual planning, and continuously drive cross-functional business alignment, as well as develop the long term roadmap for the FP&A team. Our ideal candidate is a highly analytical independent thinker, who has a proven record of leading a team to use data analysis to advise on critical financial, commercial and strategic decisions.
Our business opportunity is significant; we can deliver both infrastructure and business applications to the enterprise market. As companies refresh their data centers, our goal is to be the platform for cloud and apps. As they re-architect their business applications to embrace open source, our goal is to deliver the majority of their databases, analytics, messaging, publishing, identity, security, workflow... everything that is open source. We are committed to do that at the most efficient price points possible to drive down the total cost of IT, but this is nevertheless a significant global market, and our ambition is to be counted among the most valued software suppliers to the Global 10,000.
Location: This is a remote role in AMER or EMEA time zones, with the option to be based in our London office.
The role entails
Develop executive reporting dashboards and documents including Board reporting, monthly financial results and other management presentations
Analyse & Report monthly results, leading indicators and KPIs to support monthly forecasting and annual plan attainment
Provide commercial analysis, develop growth targets, and evaluate strategic initiatives
Work with product managers to produce, aggregate, and distribute both market insights and competitive intelligence
Manage financial models, including budgeting, forecasting, and long range planning
Drive improvements in data analysis, and determine the appropriate processes, methodologies, and modeling techniques to deliver insights.
Partner with Accounting and Investor Relations to support month end close, flux review processes, and financial reporting
Drive multi-functional change projects designed to enhance systems, processes, and data accuracy
Play a key role in preparation of critical public financial documents to support an IPO process, including supporting the production of investor materials and public filings
Guide the annual FP&A activity calendar to provide decision support to the executive team
Mentor colleagues within the FP&A team, as well as peer teams
Control costs via methodical reviews of department spend, procurement strategies, and business wide process efficiency
What we are looking for in you
An exceptional academic track record
Experience and a deeply rooted passion to lead successful team members, and aid in their career growth
Have operated in a high growth, multi currency/geography technology business with a mixed go-to-market motion
Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
Highest ethical standards, integrity, authenticity, credibility, and character
Curiosity and willingness to work on a wide range of projects
Proficiency in spreadsheets, financial modeling, and BI tools
Understanding of core accounting principles
Professional written and spoken English
Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
Passionate, thoughtful, and self-motivated
Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet and exceed commitments
International travel 2-4 times a year for company events up to two weeks long
Nice-to-have skills
MBA or equivalent combination of professional certifications and experience
Previous experience as a subject matter expert in Financial Planning & Analysis
Experience with Business Intelligence reporting, CRM and ERP systems
What we offer colleagues
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We assess performance and revisit compensation twice annually to ensure we recognize outstanding colleagues. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Bi-annual compensation review
Company recognition rewards
40 days annual leave per annum, including public holidays and our All Company holiday periods
Maternity and paternity leave
Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues, with Priority Pass for lounge access
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. We are founder-led, profitable, and growing.
Powered by worldwide distributed collaboration since our inception in 2004, we believe tech and business leadership can emerge anywhere. We have no central headquarters. Most of us work from home, but we are exceptionally disciplined about this. We have very high expectations of all colleagues, and are champions of excellence. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.