Udemy is seeking a Director, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), based in San Francisco, CA, and reporting to the VP, Finance. You will be a key member of the financial leadership team and serve as a key financial interface between Finance and senior management across the company and globe. You will bring best practices and thoughtful approaches to modelling the business and build a budget which aligns with strategic objectives and operational initiatives. You will monitor actual performance against the Budget and partner with the business to adjust as necessary.
metrics, delivering value-added business analysis as well as reporting
meaningful financial and operational metrics that lead to insightful,
accurate business decision-making. Financial planning system
implementation and automation will also be an area of focus. The role is a
highly visible leader within Udemy and works cross-functionally to prepare
timely and accurate forecasts and publish real-time results, along with
participating in special projects including business analysis.
You love rolling up your sleeves and diving into all activities associated with
FP&A. You are humble and curious. You possess a strong collaborative
approach and are able to build effective relationships with cross-functional
departments to deliver accurate forecasts and results. You seek to
understand business drivers, initiatives and blockers. You have a strong
command of cohort dynamics and can effectively analyze and model a
direct to consumer marketplace business as well as a SaaS B2B business.
You balance your focus on system automation and process improvement
with the ability to monitor results and partner with the business. You have
strong organizational and communication skills and are able to balance
competing priorities. You take initiative and are able to work in a dynamic
environment across all levels of management and across functions and
geographies. You are confident, energetic, demonstrate good judgment
and are able to influence outcomes globally, with a smile and good sense of
humor.
Experience and Education
Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in Finance.
Experience serving in a publicly traded company with $250+ million revenues, ideally in the internet, SAAS or software industry.
Minimum of 10 years+ of progressive financial planning and analysis and corporate finance management experience in high growth companies.
Thoughtful financial modeling capabilities, including valuation, pro-forma financial modeling, discounted cash flow methodologies, and cash and capital budgeting and the corporate and business unit levels.
Strong systems aptitude and proficiency, including expert Excel skills. Experience working with BI tools and large data sets.
Experience working with international operations.
Experience with performance management, scorecards, and dash boarding is a must.
Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously with superior attention to detail.
Ability to be exacting, thorough and attentive to detail, while still meeting deadlines. Excellent problem-solving diagnosis and analytical skills.
What We’re Looking For You To Do
Responsible for all financial planning and analysis activities including financial and statistical reporting, preparation and management of the annual budget, cash flow analysis and financial forecasts, consistent with the Company’s strategic plan, and short and long-term goals and objectives.
Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reviews for executive management pinpointing areas of potential revenue shortfalls, inefficient cost expenditures and analyzing key business metrics.
Evaluate (prepare) financial modeling for new business development, cost saving projects, capital expenditure evaluation, competitive analyses, M&A and profitability.
Evaluate departmental cost structures to reduce operating expenses.
Identify and monitor key operating metrics, business risks and opportunities associated with the strategic plan.
Produce long and short term financial plans, ensuring strong linkage between both, to support critical expansion and operational strategies.
Improve financial planning processes and systems to enhance management visibility and decision-making.
Implement financial planning and forecasting system.
Partner with other teams to understand data structures, align on definitions and data sources and build automation of agreed upon metrics.
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