Cloud Cost & Infrastructure Finance Analyst

Canva; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity packages

Parental leave

Wellbeing allowance

Flexible leave options

Hybrid/onsite options

Job summary

Canva is seeking a Finance Analyst to join our Sydney team, focusing on hosting spend, data-driven finance, and AI tooling integration. You’ll translate complex data into actionable insights and help steer cloud cost strategy across AI-enabled infrastructure.

You’ll own data reconciliation, Anaplan modeling, monthly closes, and collaborate with FinOps and accounting to optimise AWS/GCP spend and forecast accuracy.

Qualifications

• Strong data proficiency and experience with cloud cost data (CUR, FinOps tooling).
• Experience in FP&A processes: monthly close, forecasts, planning cycles.
• Proficiency with Anaplan or similar planning tools; SQL/BI skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage hosting data reconciliations across cloud vendor bills for AI and non-AI FP&A partners.
• Own the R&D reclass (COGS vs non-COGS) and free reclass (AI vs non-AI) methodologies in the Anaplan hosting model.
• Own the monthly close, quarterly Outlooks, and annual AOP including ProsperOps accruals and AWS/GCP invoice validation.
• Build and maintain queries and dashboards to answer leadership questions on hosting costs and workload changes.
• Partner with FinOps and Finance Data on tagging, mapping, vendor onboarding, and anomaly detection.
• Prepare models and scenario analyses for vendor renewals and negotiations, including break-even and realized-benefit tracking.
• Use AI tools daily for model building and analysis; support chargeback pilot design for distributed hosting cost accountability.

Skills

Data proficiency

BI tools

Cloud cost modelling

FP&A experience

AI tools

Written communication

Anaplan

FinOps

AWS/GCP billing

Variance analysis

Tools

Anaplan

Adaptive

Pigment

Oracle EPM

Job description

Canva is seeking a Finance Analyst to join our Sydney team, focusing on hosting spend, data-driven finance, and AI tooling integration. You’ll translate complex data into actionable insights and help steer cloud cost strategy across AI-enabled infrastructure.

You’ll own data reconciliation, Anaplan modeling, monthly closes, and collaborate with FinOps and accounting to optimise AWS/GCP spend and forecast accuracy.