Senior Financial Analyst, Infrastructure
Remote - Americas
About the Role
We're looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Infrastructure Finance team, owning the financials of Shopify's infrastructure software space as well as data management behind infrastructure finance generally. You'll partner with R&D, Data, and Product on financial planning, investment decisions, and business cases and help tell that story to senior leaders across Shopify. Beyond software, you'll manage the data and tooling that span the full infrastructure portfolio — hosting, hardware, software, AI — keeping information accurate and available to support forecasting, close, and other reporting and analytical processes. We are constantly striving for efficiency in how we work. Using Shopify's suite of AI and data tools, this role will lead efforts to reduce time to completion for existing workflows and will help us build out the next generation of financial reporting deliverables as we look to provide new insights to decision-makers.
About the Team
Finance’s mission is to help support Shopify’s growth over the long-term and ensure we achieve our objective of making commerce better for everyone. We are trusted advisors and growth partners to the business, always striving to learn, provide insights, solve complex problems and contribute positive impact. Finance plays an important role at the strategic planning table and helps influence the future direction of Shopify.
You'll be doing things like
Partner with R&D and Product to understand Shopify's infra software needs, priorities, and value — and bring financial rigour to their decisions
Own forecasting and reporting cycles for the software space, including monthly variance analysis and operating reviews
Build management reporting across all of infrastructure — new views, dashboards, and sites that tell the infra finance investment story
Manage the data and systems behind that reporting so financial information is current and accurate
Track cost drivers and unit economics, driving value-oriented spend management
Surface new insights and build financial models that inform business decisions
Surface risks and opportunities in the software investment space to decision-makers, clearly and early
Use SQL, Python, and emerging AI tools to automate manual work and improve how FP&A operates
What you bring to the team
Proven track record of driving significant impact in complex and ambiguous business situations
R&D finance background working with engineering teams on general FP&A activities
Strong communication skills–ability to distill complex, technical topics into concise, understandable terms
Significant experience in financial modeling and strategic business planning
Strong understanding of SQL and Python, with the ability to write complex queries, perform data extraction and manipulation, and maintain data integrity.
Genuine enthusiasm for the R&D space, tinkering with new tools, and exploring innovative solutions
A growth mindset, a builder’s mentality and a proven history of effective execution
The ability to thrive in a fast-moving, ambiguous work environment and to navigate through change
Track record of strong performance in data science, management consulting, investment banking, FP&A, or a related field
Experience in tech, fintech or other SaaS-based business models
Demonstrated experience transforming or automating FP&A processes
Finance at Shopify
Every discipline at Shopify works close to real merchant problems. You'll join a team that owns meaningful scope, ships to a high bar, and helps millions of entrepreneurs start, run, and scale their businesses.
Mastery-matched compensation.
~Mastery
At Shopify, getting better at your craft and increasing your impact is how you grow. Twice a year, we assess both in our ~Mastery cycle, Shopify’s performance review. Achieving higher ~Mastery is a promotion, and when you earn a promotion your total rewards grow with it. Crafter and manager are equal paths, so you can pursue excellence in the craft you’re best at.
Total Rewards
With Flex Comp, your Rewards Wallet gives you agency over your compensation mix. Adjust your mix of cash, restricted share units, and stock options (including programs like Long-Term Equity)* to where it makes sense for you, and mix it up anytime as life and priorities change. Buying a house? Want more skin in the game? Just experimenting? It’s your call.
* Flex Comp program offerings vary based on location, role, and employment type. Full details are set out in our Terms & Conditions and related plan documents.
Room for the rest of your life.
Flexible work, remote by design
A flexible vacation policy means most Shopifolk can take the vacation days they feel they need to recharge.
If a change of everyday scenery is more your jam, Destination 90 means you can work from (almost) anywhere in the world for 90 days of the year.
Your setup
Your battlestation is your home base. Request the desk, chair, and AV gear you need to get shit done.
Benefits
You need ‘em, we’ve got ‘em. Our health and welfare benefits may include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance depending on your country. If you’re in a country without a package, you'll receive a monthly allowance. We also offer mental health support for you and your dependents, including immediate and confidential services like counseling and coaching sessions.
Family support
We offer fertility benefits globally, along with paid parental leave to welcome a new family member.
The Life Story is how we understand the themes of your career journey so far, human to human. What you’ve learned, and how you made a difference. Show us the trophies and the bruises: the problems you’ve solved, the challenges you encountered, the decisions you made, and the lessons you learned along the way.
We’re looking for world-class crafters. Crafters obsessed with pursuing excellence in their field. Our craft assessment looks at your personal journey toward mastery, and your potential to go broader and deeper in novel ways.
You’ll start with an online assessment, followed by a craft assessment. Show us what you do best, and how you do it. Shopify’s bar is high. Let your skills do the talking.
Building on your craft assessment, these interviews dive deeper into your experience and technical aptitude. Depending on the role, this may include technical deep dives focusing on projects you've previously worked on, collaborating in a design critique, exploring a dataset using SQL, or taking the lead on solving a problem with your interviewer as your co-pilot.