Senior Manager, Finance Transformation

Canva • San Francisco, CA

11h • Hybrid

About The Position

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora,你好, hallo, vítejte! 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 Canva has its roots in Australia with our flagship campus in Sydney. We also have a growing presence in the US, with offices in San Francisco, CA and Austin, TX. Our preference is for the role to be based near the San Francisco or Austin offices. However, we will consider remote applicants within the US with a preference for California and Washington. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance of in-person and remote work that empowers them and their team to do their best work. About the Team Finance at Canva is on an exciting journey - scaling the foundations that support a rapidly growing global company, while making our processes smarter, simpler, and more empowering for our teams. The Finance Transformation team sits at the heart of this mission. We're looking for a Finance Transformation Senior Manager who’s passionate about solving complex problems, improving processes end-to-end, and helping teams work more efficiently through technology, automation, and AI-enabled solutions. You’ll work cross-functionally across Finance, along with Finance Systems, Finance Data and the broader business, helping shape and execute Canva’s finance transformation projects — with a focus on process reengineering, driving simplification, automation and AI-driven solutions. You’ll help share the future of how Finance works at Canva. If you love digging into business processes, running cross-functional projects, driving change, and finding opportunities to streamline and simplify — this role is made for you.

Requirements

• Significant experience in Finance Transformation, or Process Improvement roles (experience in fast-scaling tech, SaaS, or global environments strongly preferred).
• A background in Finance with a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field is a big plus.
• Experience with driving process redesign.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, able to break down ambiguity into actionable steps.
• Familiarity with finance ERP, billing and reporting systems (e.g., Workday, Netsuite, Zuora, Salesforce, Anaplan) and an understanding of data and automation and AI platforms.
• Proven ability to lead large scale transformation programs end-to-end from strategy and design to implementation and embedding.
• A balance of big-picture vision and detail orientation, with a strong understanding of finance processes and data flows.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills; able to work cross-functionally without effort, translating between finance, technical and business teams.
• Growth mindset.
• Passion for continuous improvement and leveraging new technologies (AI, automation, analytics) to elevate finance impact and scale finance operations.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Agile, Lean, or continuous improvement approaches.
• We’re a small new team that is just getting started, so you aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves, get into the detail.
• Able to determine and play whatever role is needed to make projects a success: analyst, project coordinator, facilitator, tester, or change champion.

Responsibilities

• Lead Finance Process Transformation: Identify, design, and deliver scalable improvements across key global finance processes (Revenue, Billing, Payables, Reporting, etc.), balancing innovation with strong control and compliance.
• Help embed AI-enabled ways of working, drive adoption and education, help teams identify problems and expected outcomes - focusing on efficiency, accuracy, repeatability, and standardisation.
• Project, Program and Change Management: Lead transformation programs of varying scale, ensuring cross-functional stakeholder alignment, governance, and smooth change adoption across teams.
• Coordinate project activities, dependencies, and timelines to ensure alignment between teams.
• Help unblock, remove ambiguity, and support smooth project execution.
• Drive Technology Enablement: Partner with Finance Systems, Data, and Engineering teams to implement automation, system integrations, and AI-based solutions that streamline end-to-end workflows.
• Help shape the Transformation Roadmap: Collaborating with finance and business leaders to define the strategic direction for the Finance Technology stack and transformation priorities.
• Data, Insight & Automation: Champion data-driven decision-making - ensuring finance data is leveraged effectively for reporting, analytics, and automation.

Benefits

• 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.
• Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior