Financial Analyst

Apply for the Financial Analyst role at Canonical .

As a Financial Analyst, you will be a core member of the FP&A Team and the wider finance team, playing a key role in monthly business reviews, quarterly forecasting, annual planning, financial modeling, and driving cross‑functional business alignment.

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

• 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 that have a strategic or financial impact on the business.
• Create objective analyses and processes to 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 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.

• 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.

• 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 Program & 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 leading the global shift 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 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 2004. Working here 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 create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.