Financial Analyst

Role Overview

Financial Analyst at Canonical

As a Financial Analyst, you will be a core member of the FP&A and wider finance teams. You will play a key part in monthly business reviews, quarterly forecasting, annual planning, financial modeling, and continuous cross‑functional business alignment. The ideal candidate is a highly analytical, independent thinker who uses data to advise on critical financial, commercial and strategic decisions.

This is a remote role based in EMEA or Americas time zones.

• Generate insights into business operations by analysing unit economics, drivers of variance, and key KPIs.
• Support quarterly and annual financial planning, forecasting, reporting and monthly budgeting.
• Analyse commercial initiatives that have a strategic or financial impact on the business.
• Create objective analyses and processes that enable 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.

• Exceptional academic track record (high school and university).
• Drive and a record of exceeding expectations.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical abilities.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Curiosity and willingness to work on a wide range of projects.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets and financial modelling.
• Understanding of core accounting principles.
• Professional written and spoken English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility and accountability.
• Passion, thoughtfulness and self‑motivation.
• Result‑oriented and 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.

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

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person.
• 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 Programme & Wellness Platform.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu – one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud – we are changing the world every day. We recruit globally and set a high standard for people joining the company. We are a remote‑first company since 2004, offering a future‑focused work environment that challenges you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills and raise your game.

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Finance and Sales

• Software Development