Finance Business Partner

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Where and how you can work

Our flagship office is in Sydney Australia but weve made our way from down under to a hub in San Francisco which is now home to our US operations. We offer flexibility in how and where you work. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals.

The position will be located in San Francisco so please note you will need to be currently based in SF or if you wish to relocate please advise this in your application.

What youd be doing in this role

As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think thats all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things youll be working on when you start but this will likely evolve.

Tech & Product Finance owns the economics of Canvas technical engine the infrastructure cloud compute GPU and AI investments that power our products and increasingly define our cost base and margin profile. As Canva becomes an AI-native company these are the fastest-growing and most strategically important lines on the P&L.

Within that the Technology & Infrastructure team owns the finance seat around how Canva is built and run: the compute storage and infrastructure that keeps the product running for hundreds of millions of users. Hosting is the single biggest cost lever we steward and its one of the fastest-moving: new AI workloads new negotiation cycles and new savings mechanisms show up almost every quarter. We partner closely with Infra Platform Procurement and FinOps leadership to make sure every dollar of hosting spend is understood forecast well and actively optimised.

Hosting is getting more complex as workloads scale with AI and organic growth chargeback rolls out and new negotiation cycles come up. This role is the hybrid finance analyst and data analyst that keeps the spend understood trusted and well forecasted. Youll sit alongside AI and non-AI hosting spend analysts owning the data layer that both lean on and partnering with Accounting and technical accounting on the methodologies that split hosting spend across the P&L. Your work gives Finance Business Partners the confidence to lift the numbers straight into strategic analysis without worrying whether the data holds up. If you enjoy cloud cost data and turning complex data sets into something people can action and confidently rely on this role is for you.

At the moment this role is focused on:

• Youll get the hosting data reconciled across all our centralised cloud hosting vendor bill line items so our AI and non-AI FP&A partners can confidently take the numbers and focus on strategic analysis knowing the data is sound.
• Youll own the R&D reclass (COGS vs non-COGS) and free reclass (AI vs non-AI) methodologies in the Anaplan hosting model the classification rules that split hosting spend across the P&L partnering with Accounting and tech accounting on audit readiness.
• Youll own the finance rhythm for admin hosting: monthly close quarterly Outlooks and the annual AOP including ProsperOps accruals and tracking AWS and GCP invoice validation and monthly billing console reconciliations reclasses Anaplan actuals and BvA commentary.
• Youll build and maintain the queries and dashboards that answer FBPs Procurements and Group Leads questions about why a service moved or what a new workload will cost.
• Youll partner with FinOps and Finance Data on tagging mapping vendor onboarding (as providers like Anthropic OpenAI FAL and G-Core land in the model) and anomaly detection.
• Youll prepare the models and scenario analysis that feed cloud hosting vendor renewal or new negotiation conversations including commit sizing break-even analysis and realised-benefit tracking.
• Youll use AI tools fluently in your daily workflow and help design and run the hands-on modelling for chargeback pilot groups as Canva moves to distributed hosting cost accountability.

Youre probably a match if

Were looking for someone who gets excited by data and finance in equal measure. You see a messy CUR and want to turn it into clean numbers people can rely on. Youre the kind of person who catches the reconciliation break before anyone else notices writes variance commentary a non-finance stakeholder actually understands and uses AI tools fluently to raise the leverage of your work. Youve operated in an FP&A function or similar before so the rhythm of monthly close quarterly forecasting and planning cycles feels familiar. On top of that youll bring:

• Strong data proficiency and daily comfort with a BI tool (Mode Looker Omni or similar). This role leans heavily into data and finance analysis.
• Strong modelling skills especially driver based modelling for cloud hosting spend.
• Hands-on experience with large transactional datasets ideally cloud cost or billing data (CUR FinOps tooling).
• Working knowledge of AWS or GCP billing including Reserved Instances Savings Plans Capacity Blocks and Committed Use Discounts.
• Experience operating within an FP&A function or similar used to the rhythm of monthly close quarterly forecasting cadences variance analysis and the planning cycles that come with it.
• 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.
• Experience with Anaplan (strongly preferred) or another enterprise planning tool (Adaptive Pigment Oracle EPM) is a plus.
• Any exposure to FinOps practices and tooling (ProsperOps Vantage native cloud cost tools) or chargeback/showback model design is a bonus.

About the team

FP&A is a force multiplier accelerating Canvas journey on its 2-step plan! Step One to become one of the worlds most valuable companies; and Step Two to do the most good we can! Working closely with Business Leaders across the entire company we bring our financial expertise to bear enabling strategic decision making that drives topline growth plotting the path from goals to execution through financial planning driving financial rigour and prudent investment delivering key insights that lead to meaningful action and increasing the efficiency of our operations. FP&A is on a journey to deliver a step-change in financial sophistication and rigour that will drive Canvas growth!

Whats in it for you

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but youll 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.

Heres a taste of whats on offer:

• Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
• Health benefits plans to support you and your wellbeing
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
• 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 for more info.

At Canva we value fairness and we strive to provide competitive market-informed compensation whilst ensuring internal equity within the team in each region. We make hiring decisions based on your skills experience and our overall assessment of what we observed and learnt in the hiring process. The target salary range for this position is $146000 - $215000. When calculating offers we make salary decisions based on market data and candidates skills and experience.

Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience skills and passion as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you dont feel like your skills quite match whats listed above - we still want to hear from you!

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time