Senior Financial Data Scientist

Job Description

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design.

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Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point.

Where and how you can work

Our flagship office is in Sydney, Australia, but we've 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.

What you’d be doing in this role

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

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• Audit Readiness: Establish automated, traceable, and immutable revenue data pipelines that meet external audit standards.

• Operational Efficiency: Reduce manual reconciliation effort through automation and anomaly detection.

• Data Integrity: Improve accuracy and completeness of revenue data within Finance data warehouse across payment gateways and billing service data domains.

• Reporting and Communication: Develop compelling reports, dashboards, and presentations that effectively communicate insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Cross-Team Collaboration: Works with various stakeholders to continuously improve the efficiency and accuracy of data collection and preparation.

You're probably a match if

• You have knowledge and experience with Python (or R) and SQL.

• You have strong knowledge and experience on data analysis (e.g. intermediate-advanced level of Excel, Alteryx Certified, Tableau Prep, Knime, etc).

• You bring knowledge and experience using visualisation and BI tools (e.g. Mode, Tableau, Looker, MicroStrategy, PowerBI, etc).

• You have the soft skills & personal qualities that tend to make data analysts successful – attention to accuracy, interpreting data faithfully, speaking persuasively in public, and writing concisely and clearly.

• You ideally have a grounding in mathematics/statistics or finance and a degree in a STEM area.

• You've worked with financial data and finance teams, ideally at a company that has gone through an IPO.

About the team

At Canva, our mission is to empower the world to design, and we’re looking for insightful data scientists who can help us make that happen.

Our product has grown enormously in the last few years. We now have 100s of millions of users generating enormous quantities of data every single day. To help us fuel our future growth, we need to better understand our data - this is where we need your help.

We're looking for self-motivated individuals who are curious about our product and our users, and who are excited to seek out valuable insights. We don’t want you to just be a resource that answers questions - we want you to act as a genuine data partner with your team and the broader business. We have a LOT of data and need people who can use their skills to help us make the most of it!

You will become the Senior Data Scientist on the Finance Data & Analytics team who not only understands the financial data at Canva but also knows how to use it to make that data actionable. You will be supporting the Revenue accounting team to build reusable data assets and dashboards to support month/quarter end close activities.

What's in it for you?

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

Here's a taste of what's 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 lifeatcanva.com 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 173,000 USD to 268,000 USD. 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, merit and business needs, in compliance with applicable local laws.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you!

When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process. Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info.