Strategic Finance Business Partner – Product & Engineering

📋 Description

• Serve as the main Finance Business Partner for the Product and Engineering teams, directly aiding in annual planning, quarterly forecasts, and decision-making support.

• Lead the annual budgeting process for R&D and cloud hosting (COGS), collaborating across functions to consolidate bottom-up departmental inputs into a cohesive financial plan.

• Perform monthly analyses of cost variances and spending trends to identify underlying causes, translating insights into recommendations that enhance business performance.

• Proactively oversee the achievement of business unit results, including recognizing and mitigating risks while driving opportunities.

• Develop and standardize detailed P&L reporting at the product level, enhancing visibility into unit economics, gross margins, and investment efficiency.

• Take ownership of the financial framework for Product Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), converting product-level performance into roadmap and resource allocation decisions.

• Deploy modern planning system dashboards (Pigment) to provide forward-looking insights across the Product and Engineering sectors.

• Adopt a builder's mindset for the application of AI in finance by identifying tools and workflows that enhance decision-making speed, streamline forecasting, and reallocate time towards deeper business collaboration.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of comprehensive finance experience, encompassing FP&A or finance/operations roles.

• Demonstrable analytical and problem-solving abilities, exceptional attention to detail, and a quick learning aptitude.

• A forward-thinking approach, curiosity, and the capability to simplify complex information into easily digestible financial models and narratives.

• Experience in a SaaS business model and within a global company is regarded as a significant advantage.

• Excellent communication skills, both in verbal presentations and written business communications.

• Strong relationship-building, collaboration, and influencing skills, particularly at the senior leadership stakeholder level.

• Process-oriented mindset, with experience in creating scalable processes and utilizing automation.

• Strong systems proficiency and technical expertise in advanced planning systems (Pigment, Adaptive); familiarity with AI/ML applications is considered a notable plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Meaningful work that transforms the way the world learns.

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Opportunities for learning and growth.

• Tuition reimbursement of up to $4,000 CAD for continuing education through our SkillsWave Program.

• Two Paid Days off for SkillsWave-related activities such as exams or final assignments.

• Employee wellbeing initiatives (Access to mental health services, EFAP program, financial planning, and more).

• Retirement planning assistance.

• Two Paid Volunteer Days.

• Competitive benefits package.

• Home Internet reimbursements.

• Employee referral program.

• Wellness reimbursement.

• Employee recognition programs.

• Social events.

• Dog-friendly office spaces in our HQ locations in Kitchener, Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Melbourne.