Infrastructure Finance Analyst (AI)

Location: Sydney, Australia; hybrid role based in Sydney with remote work flexibility and in-person campus collaboration.

Company

Canva is a design technology company building products used by hundreds of millions of people, with infrastructure and AI investments supporting its products.

What you will do

• Reconcile centralised cloud hosting vendor bill line items so AI and non-AI FP&A partners can rely on accurate data.
• Own R&D and AI/non-AI reclassification methodologies in the Anaplan hosting model, partnering with Accounting and technical accounting on audit readiness.
• Manage monthly close, quarterly Outlooks, annual AOP, accruals, invoice validation, billing-console reconciliations, reclasses, Anaplan actuals, and variance commentary.
• Build and maintain queries and dashboards for Finance Business Partners, Procurement, and Group Leads.
• Partner with FinOps and Finance Data on tagging, mapping, vendor onboarding, and anomaly detection.
• Prepare models and scenario analyses for cloud-hosting renewals and negotiations, including commit sizing, break-even analysis, benefits tracking, and chargeback pilots.

Requirements

• Strong data proficiency and daily experience with a BI tool such as Mode, Looker, Omni, or a similar tool.
• Strong financial modelling skills, especially driver-based modelling for cloud hosting spend.
• Hands-on experience with large transactional datasets, ideally cloud cost or billing data and CUR or FinOps tooling.
• Working knowledge of AWS or GCP billing, including Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Capacity Blocks, and Committed Use Discounts.
• Experience in FP&A or a similar function, including monthly close, quarterly forecasting, variance analysis, and planning cycles.
• Fluent use of AI tools for model building and daily analytical work.
• Clear written communication and attention to detail across invoices, accruals, reclasses, and reconciliations.

Nice to have

• Experience with Anaplan or another enterprise planning tool such as Adaptive, Pigment, or Oracle EPM.
• Exposure to FinOps practices and tooling, including ProsperOps, Vantage, or native cloud cost tools.
• Experience with chargeback or showback model design.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid, virtual, and in-person work options, with collaboration at the Sydney campus.
• Equity packages.
• Inclusive parental leave for all parent carers.
• Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance supporting wellbeing, social connection, and office setup.
• Flexible leave options.
• Virtual interviews and reasonable adjustments during the interview process.

Hiring process

• Interviews are conducted virtually.
• Candidates should provide their pronouns and identify any reasonable adjustments needed during interviews.