Senior Financial Analyst, Consumer & Marketing Fp&A

Where we work

Udemy is a global company headquartered in San Francisco, with additional U.S. offices in Denver and Austin, and international hubs in Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, and Türkiye. This is an in-office position, requiring three days a week in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and flexibility on Mondays and Fridays.

About your skills

• Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen: You understand what drives high-growth businesses and can connect financial performance to broader business strategy. You can think beyond the numbers and support strategic decision-making across the organization.

• Decision Making and Problem Solving: You love to dig into the details but still keep sight of the big picture. You can make judgment calls and work towards solutions that balance business needs and opportunities with financial discipline.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: You develop strong cross-functional relationships and become a trusted partner for the business across all levels. You're skilled at bringing different groups together around budget decisions and ensuring everyone stays aligned on financial goals.

• Communication: You take complex financial analysis and turn it into clear, actionable insights that anyone can understand and act on. Whether you're presenting to the finance team or marketing leaders, you know how to tailor your message to your audience.

• Project Management & Organization: You juggle multiple priorities like monthly closes, forecasts, and planning cycles without dropping the ball. You lead cross-functional projects with clear timelines and keep everyone on track, even when things get complicated.

About this role

As Senior Financial Analyst, you will be a key member of the Consumer & Marketing FP&A team, working closely with business leaders to manage our budgets efficiently and effectively. You will monitor actual performance against budget and drive forecast updates to accurately reflect our evolving business. This is a highly visible role within Udemy, and works cross-functionally to prepare timely and accurate forecasts, along with participating in special projects. While this role is primarily focused on the Consumer and Marketing organizations, you will also be exposed to the Enterprise segment and work with key business leaders to drive the overall Udemy business forward. This is a hybrid-role based in San Francisco, CA, and will report to the Senior Manager, Consumer & Marketing FP&A.

What you'll be doing

• Own comprehensive FP&A activities for both the Consumer and Marketing organizations, including managing budgets, updating forecasts, and approving purchase orders.

• Execute month-end close processes with Accounting, including headcount reconciliation, reviewing invoices and journal entries, and preparing expense accruals.

• Prepare executive-level financial reviews and insights, including budget vs. actuals analysis, monthly & quarterly business reviews, and other ad hoc analysis.

• Partner with Consumer and Marketing leaders to manage marketing budgets, ensuring effective spend allocation and ROI.

• Drive comprehensive tracking and measurement of marketing spend efficiency across both the Consumer and Enterprise businesses, monitoring key metrics such as LTV:CAC and pipeline generation.

• Build and maintain sophisticated Consumer financial models, including operating models, 5-year long-range planning models, and ad hoc analyses to support business decision-making.

• Lead annual planning processes for both organizations in collaboration with key stakeholders.

• Partner with the Corporate FP&A team to consolidate and report on total company financials.

• Optimize financial processes and systems to improve efficiency and accuracy across FP&A functions.

What you'll have

• A bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in Finance or a related field.

• A strong understanding of what drives a high-growth business (either B2B or D2C, or both!)

• 4-7 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, or related analytical roles.

• Exceptional financial modeling capabilities (experience with revenue/top-line desired preferred, but not required).

• Experience preparing professional presentations for a wide range of audiences.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority projects while maintaining attention to detail.

• Understanding of GAAP revenue and expense recognition standards.

• Strong systems aptitude and expert-level proficiency in Excel and Google Suite (experience with Adaptive and Tableau is a plus).

Posting Date: 10/17/2025

Application window: 10/17/2025 - 10/31/2025