Worldwide Marketing, Senior Finance Manager
Position Overview
This role is part of the COO Finance Spend Portfolio Management (SPM) team which manages the overall spend portfolio for the COO organization.
Our mission is to partner with stakeholders and deliver actionable insights to make ROI-driven decisions that enable Autodesk to optimize its investment towards efficient and effective business growth.
Now more than ever, there is a critical need for us as the finance team to be the co-pilots and guide the way towards optimization and scalability.
The goals for the COO Finance SPM team are to establish unified standards and operations around spend management for the entire COO organization, while designing and implementing a new centrally-managed ROI framework where all key initiatives are prioritized consistently with proper success measures.
This Senior Finance Manager is one of the key leaders who will make these goals a reality. We are looking for a trusted leader who has experience in managing a team and will partner effectively with the Worldwide Marketing (WWM) Finance & Impact Finance team within the COO organization.
This role will partner with the Senior Director of WWM Finance & Impact Finance along with their Finance Business Partners, to enable them to successfully optimize their spend portfolio.
This role will report to the Senior Director of COO Finance Spend Portfolio Management and will lead a team of 4 people in total.
Responsibilities
Partner directly with the Senior Director of Worldwide Marketing (WWM) Finance & Impact Finance (Finance stakeholders) to provide spend management guidance and enable visibility and optimization of their budgets to drive decisions
Develop and lead a team of 4 finance professionals
Manage annual budget and monthly forecast cycles for Worldwide Marketing & Impact team while advising Finance Business Partners of any risks or opportunities in their spend areas
Own quarter-end activities including reviewing and approving cross-charges and accruals, reporting total landing positions for the group, as well as being a cross-functional team liaison
Participate in WWM Finance & Impact Finance staff meetings and projects / initiative discussions while driving efficiencies and enhancing existing finance workflows
Collaborate with WWM Finance & Impact Finance team to develop ad-hoc analyses, financial models, or presentations to tell a cohesive story as it relates to the WWM & Impact organizations
Partner with stakeholders in WWM Finance & Impact Finance team on key projects with spend impacts (e.g. KPI project on LTV / CAC)
Be engaged as a cross-team liaison and lead goals that drive scalability, standardization, and optimization as it relates to spend management
Minimum Qualifications
10+ years of relevant experience
Prior experience in Marketing Finance, forecasting, and financial modeling
Prior management experience
Ability to collaborate and partner effectively with a variety of stakeholders
Highly adaptable and independent thinker
Excellent communicator and strong time management abilities
Strong analytical / modeling and presentation skills
Ability to flex from attention to detail to having a macro lens and driving scalable process improvements / solutions
The Ideal Candidate
Partner with impact : You will forge authentic, trusting relationships with Finance stakeholders in the WWM Finance & Impact Finance team while empowering them to make decisions, navigate successfully through change, and optimize their spend portfolio.
You will also consistently partner with stakeholders whether it is related to critical run-the-business spend activities or ad-hoc projects to drive more spend optimization and visibility
Drive Financial Excellence : You will drive accountability with Finance stakeholders and your team to maintain acceptable accuracy in monthly forecasts and compliance with accounting regulations.
You will help implement unified standards across the COO Finance SPM team in order to drive scalability
Derive Insights & Narratives : You will identify trends and deliver actionable insights from data by leveraging technology in collaboration with the COO Finance Insight Automation & Tools team.
You will craft focused narratives to actively communicate findings and perspectives backed by data in a simple, concise manner as it relates to the WWM Finance & Impact Finance team
Successful candidates should have prior experience in Marketing Finance, a strong collaborative mindset, independence, and proven ability to develop strong teams.
In addition, strong professionalism, clear articulation of stories beyond the data / numbers, and effective prioritization / time management skills are crucial
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Worldwide Marketing, Senior Finance Manager
Position Overview
This role is part of the COO Finance Spend Portfolio Management (SPM) team which manages the overall spend portfolio for the COO organization.
Our mission is to partner with stakeholders and deliver actionable insights to make ROI-driven decisions that enable Autodesk to optimize its investment towards efficient and effective business growth.
Now more than ever, there is a critical need for us as the finance team to be the co-pilots and guide the way towards optimization and scalability.
The goals for the COO Finance SPM team are to establish unified standards and operations around spend management for the entire COO organization, while designing and implementing a new centrally-managed ROI framework where all key initiatives are prioritized consistently with proper success measures.
This Senior Finance Manager is one of the key leaders who will make these goals a reality. We are looking for a trusted leader who has experience in managing a team and will partner effectively with the Worldwide Marketing (WWM) Finance & Impact Finance team within the COO organization.
This role will partner with the Senior Director of WWM Finance & Impact Finance along with their Finance Business Partners, to enable them to successfully optimize their spend portfolio.
This role will report to the Senior Director of COO Finance Spend Portfolio Management and will lead a team of 4 people in total.
Responsibilities
Partner directly with the Senior Director of Worldwide Marketing (WWM) Finance & Impact Finance (Finance stakeholders) to provide spend management guidance and enable visibility and optimization of their budgets to drive decisions
Develop and lead a team of 4 finance professionals
Manage annual budget and monthly forecast cycles for Worldwide Marketing & Impact team while advising Finance Business Partners of any risks or opportunities in their spend areas
Own quarter-end activities including reviewing and approving cross-charges and accruals, reporting total landing positions for the group, as well as being a cross-functional team liaison
Participate in WWM Finance & Impact Finance staff meetings and projects / initiative discussions while driving efficiencies and enhancing existing finance workflows
Collaborate with WWM Finance & Impact Finance team to develop ad-hoc analyses, financial models, or presentations to tell a cohesive story as it relates to the WWM & Impact organizations
Partner with stakeholders in WWM Finance & Impact Finance team on key projects with spend impacts (e.g. KPI project on LTV / CAC)
Be engaged as a cross-team liaison and lead goals that drive scalability, standardization, and optimization as it relates to spend management
Minimum Qualifications
10+ years of relevant experience
Prior experience in Marketing Finance, forecasting, and financial modeling
Prior management experience
Ability to collaborate and partner effectively with a variety of stakeholders
Highly adaptable and independent thinker
Excellent communicator and strong time management abilities
Strong analytical / modeling and presentation skills
Ability to flex from attention to detail to having a macro lens and driving scalable process improvements / solutions
The Ideal Candidate
Partner with impact : You will forge authentic, trusting relationships with Finance stakeholders in the WWM Finance & Impact Finance team while empowering them to make decisions, navigate successfully through change, and optimize their spend portfolio.
You will also consistently partner with stakeholders whether it is related to critical run-the-business spend activities or ad-hoc projects to drive more spend optimization and visibility
Drive Financial Excellence : You will drive accountability with Finance stakeholders and your team to maintain acceptable accuracy in monthly forecasts and compliance with accounting regulations.
You will help implement unified standards across the COO Finance SPM team in order to drive scalability
Derive Insights & Narratives : You will identify trends and deliver actionable insights from data by leveraging technology in collaboration with the COO Finance Insight Automation & Tools team.
You will craft focused narratives to actively communicate findings and perspectives backed by data in a simple, concise manner as it relates to the WWM Finance & Impact Finance team
Successful candidates should have prior experience in Marketing Finance, a strong collaborative mindset, independence, and proven ability to develop strong teams.
In addition, strong professionalism, clear articulation of stories beyond the data / numbers, and effective prioritization / time management skills are crucial
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