Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Location: Remote in the Americas or EMEA time zones; office-based option in London, UK. Travel up to four times per year may be required for company events lasting up to two weeks.

Company

Global provider of open source software and operating systems, including Ubuntu, serving enterprise and technology markets across cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT.

What you will do

• Lead a regional team in financial forecasting, budgeting, corporate performance tracking, and long-range planning.
• Develop executive reporting dashboards and documents, including Board reporting, monthly financial results, and management presentations.
• Analyze monthly results, leading indicators, and KPIs to support forecasting and annual plan attainment.
• Provide commercial analysis, develop growth targets, evaluate strategic initiatives, and deliver market and competitive insights with product managers.
• Partner with Accounting and Investor Relations on month-end close, flux reviews, financial reporting, investor materials, and public filings supporting the IPO process.
• Drive improvements in data analysis, systems, processes, modeling methodologies, and data accuracy through cross-functional change projects.

Requirements

• Exceptional academic track record.
• Experience operating in a high-growth, multi-currency, multi-geography technology business with a mixed go-to-market motion.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, curiosity, and willingness to work on a wide range of projects.
• Proficiency in spreadsheets, financial modeling, and BI tools.
• Understanding of core accounting principles.
• Professional written and spoken English.
• Passion, thoughtfulness, self-motivation, integrity, authenticity, credibility, high ethical standards, and a results-oriented approach.
• Ability to travel up to four times per year for company events lasting up to two weeks.

Nice to have

• MBA or an equivalent combination of professional certifications and experience.
• Previous experience as a Financial Planning & Analysis subject matter expert.

Culture & Benefits

• Distributed work environment with in-person team sprints twice yearly.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review, performance-driven annual bonus, and recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave, and a Team Member Assistance Program with wellness platform.
• Opportunities to travel to new locations to meet colleagues, with Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.