Financial Analysis Manager - Marketing Finance

Sophos Group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

Sophos is seeking a Financial Analysis Manager, Marketing Finance, to lead planning, forecasting, spend management, and ROI analysis for the Marketing organization. This role partners with Marketing leadership to tie spend to pipeline and growth, delivering decision-ready insights for executive oversight.

The position emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, AI-driven process improvements, and a remote-first working model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, or related finance roles.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills.
• Experience supporting Marketing or GTM functions.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and FP&A platforms such as SAP, NetSuite, Adaptive, or Anaplan.
• Experience analyzing pipeline, bookings, funnel conversion, demand generation performance, and other topline growth metrics.
• Power BI proficiency and experience with business intelligence tools preferred.
• Experience collaborating with BI and Data Analytics teams preferred.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled technologies to enhance finance processes and insights preferred.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to connect financial metrics to business drivers and translate insights into action.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally in dynamic, fast-paced environments and drive organizational alignment.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual planning, budgeting, forecasting, and monthly financial reporting for the Marketing organization.
• Manage and analyze marketing-driven pipeline, bookings, conversion rates, and other topline growth metrics against plan.
• Partner with Marketing and Sales Operations to improve funnel visibility and campaign impact.
• Monitor funnel progression across key stages and identify gaps or leakage points.
• Evaluate investments, spending priorities, and resource allocation with Marketing leaders.
• Analyze marketing spend, performance trends, and ROI to identify efficiency opportunities.
• Develop financial models, scenario analyses, and executive reporting for decision-making.
• Drive forecasting accuracy and investment visibility across teams.
• Identify AI-enabled solutions to enhance finance processes and data insights.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

NetSuite

Adaptive

Anaplan

Power BI

Job description

About Us

Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services. Sophos meets organizations wherever they are in their security maturity and grows with them to defeat cyberattacks. Its solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X-Ops to deliver advanced, 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response.

Sophos offers industry-leading managed detection and response (MDR) alongside a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity technologies — including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, extended detection and response (XDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and next-gen SIEM. Together with expert advisory services, these capabilities help organizations proactively reduce risk and respond faster, with the visibility and scalability needed to stay ahead of evolving threats.

Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem, including Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), resellers and distributors, marketplace integrations, and cyber risk partners, giving organizations the flexibility to choose trusted relationships when securing their business. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.

Role Summary

The Financial Analysis Manager, Marketing Finance will partner with Marketing leadership to own planning, forecasting, spend management, and investment analysis while connecting marketing performance to pipeline, topline growth, ROI, and financial targets. This role provides decision support to optimize resources, improve investment visibility, and align marketing spend to business priorities.

What You Will Do

• Lead annual planning, budgeting, forecasting, and monthly financial reporting for the Marketing organization.
• Manage and analyze marketing-driven pipeline, bookings, conversion rates, and other topline growth metrics to assess performance against plan and guide investment decisions.
• Partner with Marketing and Sales Operations to improve visibility into funnel health, campaign impact, pipeline quality, and conversion performance.
• Monitor funnel progression across key stages, including lead generation, MQLs, SQLs, opportunities, pipeline creation, velocity, and conversion rates.
• Identify funnel gaps, leakage points, and performance trends to highlight where marketing programs are accelerating growth or require corrective action.
• Partner with Marketing leaders to evaluate investments, spending priorities, business cases, and resource allocation decisions.
• Analyze marketing spend, performance trends, and ROI to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and growth impact.
• Develop financial models, scenario analyses, and executive reporting to support strategic initiatives and decision-making, highlighting key risks, opportunities, and business performance insights.
• Drive process improvements that enhance forecasting accuracy, investment visibility, and the connection between marketing spend and growth outcomes.
• Partner across Finance and Marketing to identify and implement AI-driven solutions that enhance decision-making, automate manual processes, improve data insights, and increase operational efficiency.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, or related finance roles.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills.
• Experience supporting Marketing or GTM functions.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and FP&A platforms such as SAP, NetSuite, Adaptive, or Anaplan.
• Experience analyzing pipeline, bookings, funnel conversion, demand generation performance, and other topline growth metrics strongly preferred.
• Power BI proficiency and experience with business intelligence tools preferred.
• Experience collaborating with BI and Data Analytics teams preferred.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled technologies to enhance finance processes and insights preferred.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to connect financial metrics to business drivers and translate insights into action.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally in dynamic, fast-paced environments and drive organizational alignment.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.

In the United States, the base salary for this role ranges from $110,000 to $183,000. 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.

Ready to Join Us?

At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back –we encourage you to apply.

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. While we are a remote first organization, applicants must have legal authorization to work in the jurisdiction where the position is posted, without requiring employer sponsorship.

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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