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Position Overview
We are seeking a strategic, process-oriented Finance Manager to lead the standardization and centralization of financial forecasting, reporting, and spend management processes across Autodesk’s Corporate and Product Finance organization and adjacent divisions.
This role will report to the Finance Director and operate with a high degree of independence, serving as a connective leader between Finance Business Partners (FBPs), Senior Financial Analysts (SFAs), Corporate FP&A, and cross-divisional stakeholders.
This position will own the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of scalable FP&A processes to drive efficiency, consistency, and insight quality. The Finance Manager will elevate how forecasting, reporting, headcount management, and close activities are executed, ensuring that best practices are standardized while maintaining flexibility to meet business needs.
This role requires strong financial acumen, operational rigor, stakeholder leadership, and the ability to influence across multiple divisions in a large, publicly traded software company such as Autodesk.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Process Leadership & Standardization
- Design and implement standardized forecasting, reporting, and spend management frameworks across multiple divisions.
- Centralize key FP&A processes to drive efficiency, consistency, and scalability while maintaining alignment with divisional business needs.
- Partner closely with the Finance Director and FBPs to define best practices and operating cadences.
- Develop governance structures, documentation, and process controls to ensure clarity and repeatability.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and enhance data reliability.
Systems & Tools Optimization
- Partner with stakeholders to optimize the use of SAP, Adaptive Insights, and related systems.
- Establish standardized templates, models, and reporting dashboards to improve transparency and comparability across teams.
- Identify automation opportunities and partner with systems teams to implement enhancements.
Headcount & Fixed Cost Governance
- Create consistent methodologies and practices for headcount tracking and reporting processes across divisions.
- Standardize collaboration between FBPs and HR to improve workforce planning accuracy.
- Coordinate with Corporate FP&A on reporting needs to ensure that FBP and SFA practices support Corporate FP&A requirements.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Influence
- Operate as a thought partner to FBPs across divisions, balancing local flexibility with enterprise-scale efficiency.
- Influence stakeholders without direct authority to adopt standardized practices.
- Provide guidance, mentorship, and informal leadership to Senior Financial Analysts.
- Lead special projects, including operating model redesign, tool implementation, and process transformation initiatives.
Scope & Impact
- Broad, cross-divisional scope.
- High degree of autonomy and decision-making authority.
- Accountability for improving finance team productivity and effectiveness.
- Direct impact on the quality, consistency, and scalability of financial planning processes.
Minimum Qualifications
- BA/BS degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (MBA or CPA is a plus).
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive finance experience, including FP&A and process improvement.
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives or driving operational standardization.
- Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial systems, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with SAP, Adaptive Insights, and Anaplan preferred.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.
- Excellent communication, planning, and organizational skills.
- Willingness to travel occasionally, as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA, CPA, CMA, or an equivalent professional finance qualification.
- Experience in Corporate FP&A, finance transformation, or centralized financial planning operations within a large, publicly traded technology or SaaS organization.
- Advanced proficiency in SAP, Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Power Query, SQL, or financial reporting automation tools.
- Proven track record of standardizing forecasting, management reporting, headcount planning, and expense management processes across multiple business units.
- Strong understanding of financial governance, internal controls, process documentation, and scalable FP&A operating models.
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Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.
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