Financial Analysis Manager

Who you are

• 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
• 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 the job involves

• 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
• 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

Benefits

• Remote-first working model & hybrid options
• We encourage teams to get together in person periodically to help facilitate teamwork
• Flexible start and end times for many roles
• Leadership development program
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Global internal coaching program (Coach Match)
• Periodic Sophos wellness days off for all Sophos to help employees relax and recharge
• Global wellbeing program, which offers a range of wellbeing resources, including Sophos Wellbeing Webinars, Stress Management Toolkits, and Developing Resilience Courses
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential advice and counseling on a wide range of work and personal issues
• Free annual subscription to the Calm app
• Paid parental leave, caregiver leave & bereavement/compassion leave available
• We host some unforgettable social experiences for our global teams including our music festival SOPH-Fest, go-karting, Sophmudder, and incredible holiday parties!
• Our annual global fitness challenge, SOPH-Fit, sees thousands of employees taking part in our virtual global race around the world
• Each quarter, we celebrate our exceptional global team by running the Sophos Values Awards, which recognizes and rewards employees who embody the Sophos values and who we are as a company
• Health care benefits available worldwide