FP&A Manager, Sophos
R&D
$106-176k
+ Bonus eligibility
Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
Posted today
Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
1001+ employees
Posted today
$106-176k
+ Bonus eligibility
1001+ employees
Company mission
To develop powerful and intuitive products and services that provide the world's most effective cybersecurity for organizations of any size.
Role
Who you are
- Sophos is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Finance Manager to join our FP&A team
- 5+ years of experience in FP&A or Strategic Finance, within a private equity or fast paced SaaS company
- Proven track record supporting R&D or Engineering organizations with budgeting, forecasting, and investment planning
- Deep understanding of SaaS metrics and cost drivers across product and engineering functions
- Advanced Excel modeling skills, with the ability to build and maintain complex, dynamic financial models
- Hands-on experience with Adaptive Planning is required; experience with SAP, Power BI, or other FP&A tools is a plus
- Strong communication and storytelling skills—able to translate financial insights into clear, actionable guidance for technical and business stakeholders
- Demonstrated success in managing cross-functional planning cycles, aligning with product and engineering leadership, and influencing strategic decisions
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and urgency
What the job involves
- In this hands-on role, you will act as a strategic finance partner to the Sophos Technology Group, with a focus on supporting R&D and Cloud FinOps
- You will be responsible for driving key financial planning activities—including forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and KPI reporting—while also building robust financial models, identifying cost optimization opportunities, and leading process improvement initiatives that enable better decision-making across engineering and cloud operations
- Drive planning processes to ensure accurate budget, forecast, and Long-term plan, including:
- Cloud hosting (e.g., AWS, Aiven, Azure, etc.) spend
- Headcount and attrition analysis
- Capital and operating expenses
- Month-end close activities (e.g., variance explanations, forecast/plan submission, expense tracking, etc.)
- Collaborate with Cloud FinOps team to develop and maintain various financial projection models
- Manage business partner relationships, cadence, reports, communication materials, and ad-hoc models
- Assist in various strategic initiatives (e.g., unit cost analysis, cost optimization, AWS contract negotiation, etc.)
- Drive financial process optimization, analytical accuracy, finance meta-data management, and dashboard build-out by partnering with technical teams
- Own cross-functional projects in partnership with Finance Leaders to transform and integrate finance function
Our take
Due to the fast-evolving nature of cybercrime, companies can struggle to keep their security up-to-date and resilient. Sophos provides managed cybersecurity services to identify and resolve cyberthreats within all sizes of organisations, combining cutting edge cybersecurity tech with expert support teams.
Leveraging AI and machine learning, Sophos' system automates the detection and blocking of over 99% of threats, meaning its analysts only have to hunt down and stop the most sophisticated attackers. As well as its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) product - which, serving over 15,000 customers, is the most-used on the market - the company also delivers Incident Response Services for those experiencing an active threat.
Sophos is not a new player in the cybersecurity space, but has demonstrated its dedication to innovation with continued product launches, updates, and acquisitions such as that of BAE spinout SOC.OS that have kept its tech at the front of the market. Alongside many of its peers, the effects of the economic climate have caused Sophos to cut staff as it focusses on achieving “the optimal balance of growth and profitability", but this recent hiccup does not take away from its position as a market leader continuously leading adaption in the space.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2020
$2.7m
SEED
Total funding: $2.7m
Company 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
Company HQ
Abingdon, UK
Leadership
Kris Hagerman
(CEO, not founder)Former CEO of Corel Corporation, who previously served as Group President of Data Center Management at Symantec. Was also Executive VP and GM of Storage and Server Management at Veritas Software, as well as CEO and Founder of both Bigbook and Affinia.
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