About this role
Job title: Financial Analyst
About the Role Canonical is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the FP&A and broader finance teams. The role focuses on monthly business reviews, quarterly forecasting, annual planning, financial modeling, and cross-functional alignment to drive data-driven decisions in a remote, Americas-based setup.
What You'll Do
- 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.
- Create objective analyses and processes to scale efficiently and enable data-driven decisions for a fast-growing tech company.
- 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.
What We're Looking For
- Exceptional academic track record from both 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 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.
Nice to Have
- 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.
Compensation & Benefits
- Primary pay includes base pay with a performance-driven annual bonus or commission.
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person.
- Annual compensation review and recognition.