Sr. Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis (Anaplan)

About Us

Sophos is a worldwide leader and innovator of advanced cybersecurity solutions, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies that help organizations defeat cyberattacks. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 500,000 organizations and more than 100 million users globally from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through its cloud-based Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed, turnkey security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com. 

Summary

Sophos is looking for a highly motivated, detail-oriented Sr. Financial Analyst with Anaplan experience to join our FP&A team. You will play a critical role on our Anaplan Center of Excellence team, building out financial planning processes and supporting our FP&A team.  You will partner with stakeholders across several teams to develop planning functionality, identify opportunities for process improvement, support end users and help the organization’s efficiency. 

• Design, build, and maintain complex Anaplan models to support business planning and forecasting processes
• Analyze large datasets to provide actionable insights and support business strategies
• Work closely with stakeholders across various departments to gather requirements and translate them into effective Anaplan solutions
• Develop and maintain detailed documentation for models, processes, and procedures
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and optimization within the Anaplan platform and related workflows
  

• 5+ years of experience in financial modeling, business analysis, or a related role
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Anaplan, including model building and management
• Strong understanding of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes
• Experience in building out and analyzing large data sets; strong relevant analytical tools skills including Access, SQL, Excel, Data Warehouse, Data Modeling, PowerBI
• Anaplan certification(s) such as Anaplan Certified Model Builder or Anaplan Solution Architect is a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to synthesize detailed information into succinct and actionable recommendations in PowerPoint presentations
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across business units to achieve results and create organizational alignment
• Self-motivated, deliverable-focused, strong work ethic, enthusiastic and ambitious attitude, able to prioritize and resolve an array of issues simultaneously
  

In the United States, the base salary for this role ranges from $81,000 to $135,000. In addition to base salary, we offer additional compensation including bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits package.  A candidate’s specific pay within this range will depend on a variety of factors, including job-related skills, training, location, experience, relevant education, certifications, and other business and organizational needs. 

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What's Great About Sophos?

·   Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. Please refer to the location details in our job postings for further information.

·   Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit

·   Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy

·   Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities

·   Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint

·   Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp

·   Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge 

·   Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing

Our Commitment To You

We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity.   We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team.  All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation.  We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know. 

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