Financial Planning and Analysis Lead

1 day ago


Al Wakrah, Al Wakrah, Qatar Canonical Full time
About the Role

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is 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. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop dashboards and reports, including Board materials, monthly financial results, and other management presentations.
  • Analyse and 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 market insights and competitive intelligence.
  • Manage financial models, including budget, forecast, and long-range plans.
  • Design processes, methodologies, and models to ensure low variance budget to actual.
  • 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.
Requirements
  • 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.
  • Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation.
  • Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results.
  • Experience and a deeply rooted passion to mentor team members, and aid in peer 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 and financial modeling.
  • Understanding of core accounting principles.
  • The work ethic and confidence to shine alongside motivated colleagues.
  • Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
  • Passionate, thoughtful, and self-motivated.
  • Appreciative of diversity, polite, and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organisation.
  • Thoughtfulness and self-motivation.
  • Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments.
  • Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long.
About Canonical

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is 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.



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