Finance Business Partner at Canva in Sydney, NSW, Australia

Job description

• Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.
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Responsibilities

• As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve.
• Partnering senior business leaders to steer Canva’s future
• Leverage data, financial insights, and business context to shape strategic planning, execution and efficiency
• Deliver insights that help leaders intimately understand and influence the growth drivers in their groups
• Drive connectivity and alignment from broader company strategy through to group strategy and team KPIs
• Synthesise information across the business to form a clear narrative for Canva’s cost structure and investment thesis, backed by data and proven execution
• Creating frameworks for planning and performance to ensure that Canva achieves its financial objectives and operates as a well-managed business
• Develop and integrate precise, driver-based forecasts that closely align with execution.
• Freely translate between business strategy, initiatives, and financial modelling
• Build and embed reporting processes that provide the right information at the right time and cut through to root causes and drivers for business leadership
• Establish business case and trade-off rigour that ensure efficient capital allocation and investment decision making
• Proactively identify risks and opportunities, inspiring action
• Partner with business leaders to understand historical performance, headwinds and tailwinds to chart a path forward and achieve our financial goals
• Collaborating with the broader FP&A and Finance team to drive financial excellence
• Build and implement robust financial close and planning cycles, with the appropriate businessbuy-in and operational processes to support
• Promote a sound risk environment, driving business adherence to controls and processes like Purchase Orders
• Playing a key role in developing the next generation of technology finance leaders within the Finance team

Requirements

• Have experience in Strategic Finance, FP&A, Commercial Finance, in-house business strategy & operations or consulting roles at large organisations (bonus for SAAS experience).
• Skilfully connect the dots both ways between company objectives, business strategy, and financial models.
• Easily build trust and impactful connections with business leaders, deeply understanding what motivates them and being able to collaboratively work with them to drive outcomes and inspire action.
• Are a forward thinker, understanding that for actions taken today, there could be downstream impacts that require thought and pragmatic solutions.
• Have experience in key accounting concepts, financial statement analysis, governance and risk.
• Have experience conducting quantitative/financial analysis, developing recommendations and then telling the story in a variety of mediums to a broad spectrum of financial & non-financial stakeholders.
• Thrive on bringing clarity in complex situations and seeing projects through to completion.
• Have commercial acumen to ensure decisions are not only sound but rigorously tested.
• Are resourceful and pragmatic, thriving in a world of imperfect data but adept at using the right tools, insights and communication methods to influence stakeholders.
• Have a bias for action and adapt quickly to evolving business needs.

Skills

Required

• Strategic Finance
• FP&A
• Commercial Finance
• in-house business strategy & operations
• consulting
• key accounting concepts
• financial statement analysis
• governance and risk
• quantitative/financial analysis
• developing recommendations
• commercial acumen
• resourceful and pragmatic

Preferred

• SAAS experience

Benefits

• Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.
• Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
• Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally
• Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.