Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst

As a Financial Analyst, you will be a core member of the FP&A Team and wider finance team. You will play a key role in monthly business reviews, quarterly forecasting, annual planning, financial modeling, and continuously drive cross‑functional business alignment. Our ideal candidate is a highly analytical independent thinker who wants to leverage data‑driven business judgment to advise on critical financial, commercial, and strategic decisions.

Location: Remote role in EMEA or Americas time zones.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate insights into business operations by analyzing unit economics, drivers of variance, and other KPIs.
• Support quarterly and annual financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and monthly budget reviews.
• Provide analysis of commercial initiatives with strategic or financial impact on the business.
• Create objective analyses and processes for a fast‑growing tech company to scale efficiently and make data‑driven decisions.
• Support multi‑functional change projects designed to enhance systems, processes, and data accuracy.
• Partner with and communicate business progress to key stakeholders against financial and strategic targets.

Valued skills and experience

• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
• Drive and a track record of going above and beyond expectations.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical abilities.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• 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.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Passion, thoughtfulness, and self‑motivation.
• Result‑oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments.
• Ability to travel twice a year for company events up to two weeks long.
• Previous experience in an analytically focused finance or business role.

Additional skills that you might also bring

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, or related field.
• Experience with Business Intelligence reporting, CRM and ERP systems.
• Experience with budgeting and planning software, or data visualization tools.

What we offer you

Compensation is shaped by geographical location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and performance‑driven bonuses or commissions. We provide benefits that reflect our values, with a focus on fairness worldwide.

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly in‑person team sprints.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2, 000 per year.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform.
• 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, Io
T and the cloud, we are changing the world daily. We recruit globally and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence – to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Canonical has been a remote‑first company since its inception in 2004.

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.

Job details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Finance and Sales, Software Development