Financial Planning - Philadelphia, PA, United States - Canonical - Jobs

Description

Job Description Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets.

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.

The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few office based roles.

We are hiring a Financial Planning & Analysis Lead to play a key part leading our monthly business reviews, quarterly forecasting, annual planning, and drive cross-functional business alignment.

Our ideal candidate is a highly analytical independent thinker and mentor, who has a proven record of leadership and the intrinsic motivation to use data to advise on critical financial, commercial and strategic decisions.

As a global software company delivering the entire open source portfolio, our business is much more complex than an equivalently sized regional or national company in other industries.

That complexity is warranted because of the scale of the opportunity we have to become a significant part of the Global 2000 software supply chain for infrastructure and applications.

We also choose to work in a truly distributed, truly global fashion, which requires us to work in many currencies and again requires additional sophistication in our financial planning, modelling and analysis.

We are investing in FP&A to give ourselves a competitive advantage and insights that will shape strategy and operations in multiple teams.

Location:

Our finance team is based in EMEA and Americas time zones, this position is home based anywhere between UTC/GMT+2 and GMT-6.

Develop dashboards and reports including Board materials, monthly financial results and other management presentations
Provide commercial analysis, develop growth targets, and evaluate strategic initiatives
Work with product managers to produce, aggregate, and distribute market insights and competitive intelligence
Manage financial models, including budget, forecast and long range plans
Support month end close, flux review processes, and financial reports
Design and drive initiatives to enhance systems, processes, and data accuracy
Support the IPO process, including the production of investor materials and public filings
Develop and mentor colleagues within the FP&A team, as well as peer teams
Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
Have operated in a high growth, multi currency/geography technology business with a mixed go-to-market motion
Curiosity and willingness to work on a wide range of projects
Proficiency in spreadsheets and financial modeling
Understanding of core accounting principles
Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
Appreciative of diversity, polite and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organisation
Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long
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 revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
Annual holiday leave
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
About Canonical Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source.

As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software.

Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004.

Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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