Senior Financial Analyst, Headcount

Working at AtlassianAtlassian can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity. Assuming you have eligible working rights and a sufficient time zone overlap with your team, you can choose to work remotely or return to an office as they reopen (unless it’s necessary for your role to be performed in the office). Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.Do you want to help forecast employment expenses and resource allocation? Are you looking to make a big impact, partner with great people and take your career to the next level?Our Financial Planning & Analysis team (FP&A) is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst who forecasts employee headcount and employment expenses to support Atlassian's ambition of growing to 25,000 employees. You will work lead forecasting (annually, quarterly, monthly) of headcount, partnering with the talent acquisition and people teams to develop hiring and attrition assumptions and report on budget vs actuals on a monthly basis.

In this role, you'll get to:

• Support development of financial models in Anaplan to forecast (annually, quarterly, and monthly) headcount and employment expenses
• Partner with talent acquisition and people teams to develop hiring and attrition assumptions
• Maintain integrity of data in Workday, pull Workday data into Anaplan and reconcile data sources
• Report out on budgets vs actuals and identify strategic insights that inform executive decisions
• Analyse our financial data and share strategic insights to improve performance or identify red flags
• Assess and reflect current quarter performance through the monthly outlook process and work with Corporate FP&A to provide commentary for senior leadership
• Work with Data and Analytics and Talent Acquisition teams to identify, flag and rectify any data inconsistencies in our systems

On your first day, we'll expect you to have:

• Analytical and able to make sense of data across multiple systems
• Are proactive, curious and comfortable to take on new challenges
• Have considerable experience in finance processes and headcount forecasting expertise
• High-growth tech experience
• Proficiency using Excel, Anaplan
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (Finance, Accounting, Economics)

More about the teamAtlassian has a business model, with a focus on growth and profitability, that is rare among its growth technology peers. We also have an analytics DNA that runs deep through our core. FP&A is a visible team in the organisation at the intersection of both these focus areas. The FP&A team is a passionate and collaborative team with an unusual mix of technology industry, consulting and financial services background. Our responsibilities include facilitating planning, providing insight into performance, supporting strategic decision-making and helping predict the future of the business. We encourage decision-making at every level and organisational transparency. We work with business leaders across all areas of the business to support our continued growth. You'll join an extraordinary team that is passionate about Atlassian, our products, and its customers.Our perks & benefitsTo support you at work and play, our perks and benefits include ample time off, an annual education budget, paid volunteer days, and so much more.About AtlassianThe world’s best teams work better together with Atlassian. From medicine and space travel, to disaster response and pizza deliveries, Atlassian software products help teams all over the planet. At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team.We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.To learn more about our culture and hiring process, explore our Candidate Resource Hub.