The Finance Manager supports budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, performance tracking, and pricing analysis for strategic decisions. This role collaborates with Product and Operations teams to provide financial insights.
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
Sophos is seeking a Finance Manager to support our STG Financial Planning & Analysis team. This role partners with Product, Engineering, Operations, and Finance leaders to deliver budgeting, forecasting, and product-level financial insights.
The role focuses on financial and data modeling, performance tracking, and pricing analysis to support short- and long-term investment decisions, with regular involvement in cross-functional initiatives.
What You Will Do
- Support annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting in partnership with Product and Operations leadership.
- Develop and maintain financial / data models to assess growth, profitability, and key performance metrics, including scenario and sensitivity analysis.
- Prepare monthly reporting packages for leadership, including variance analysis and performance commentary.
- Financial analyses supporting Product organization: e.g., pricing, ROI, new product financial modeling, etc.
- Develop Product-level ACV and ARR forecasts while collaborating with key stakeholders.
- Support new product launches through demand forecasting, pricing, discounting, and margin analysis.
- Support strategic decisions through ROI analysis and financial evaluation of new products and go-to-market initiatives.
- Act as a financial partner to Product and Technology teams, providing insights to support resource allocation and operational efficiency.
- Track and analyze company KPIs, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Partner with Accounting to support accurate month-end close and financial reporting.
- Build and maintain Product P&Ls, and capacity models.
- Contribute to financial systems, dashboards, and automation to improve FP&A processes.
- Drive process improvements to enhance forecasting accuracy, reporting timeliness, and data quality.
What You Will Bring
- 5-7 years of experience in FP&A, Data Analytics, Pricing, or a related role in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, business drivers, and financial modeling.
- Advanced financial modeling and excel skills, including experience working with large datasets and tools such as Power Query.
- Experience with FP&A tools (e.g., Adaptive, Anaplan, Cube) preferred.
- Strong analytical and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate financial insights to non-finance partners.
- Organized, detail-oriented, and proactive.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA, CPA, or CFA a plus).
- Nice to Have:
- Experience in cybersecurity, SaaS, or technology companies.
- Exposure to multi-entity or global financial environments.
- Familiarity with SQL or BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI).
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.
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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. 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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