Senior Manager, Finance Systems
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Job Description
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 Leadership: Ability to define long-term vision and roadmap for finance systems while delivering short-term wins.
Systems Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of NetSuite ERP, integrations, and system architecture.
Change Management: Skilled at leading teams through change, including driving adoption of new processes and tools.
Collaboration & Influence: Proven success building trust and alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
About this role
The Senior Manager, Finance Systems will lead Udemy's Finance Systems team, with responsibility for the strategy, governance, and optimization of core financial applications. This role will drive the roadmap for NetSuite and related systems, ensuring scalability, compliance, and automation to support Udemy's growing global business. This leader will partner cross-functionally with Finance, IT, and Operations to deliver system enhancements and process improvements that enable accuracy, efficiency, and strategic insight.
What you'll be doing:
Lead and manage the Finance Systems team, fostering a high-performing, collaborative, and innovative culture.
Own the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of Udemy's financial systems landscape, including NetSuite as the primary ERP.
Partner with Finance leadership to identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve reporting, and ensure compliance with global accounting standards.
Drive system design, configuration, integrations, and automation initiatives to enable scalability and efficiency.
Serve as the primary liaison between Finance, IT, and business stakeholders for financial system initiatives.
Oversee system controls, security, and governance to ensure data integrity and compliance.
Evaluate and implement new tools or modules to support Udemy's evolving business model, including subscription, consumption-based, and enterprise revenue models.
What you'll have:
8+ years of experience managing finance/ERP systems teams, with significant expertise in NetSuite.
Proven leadership experience managing teams and driving large-scale finance systems projects.
Strong understanding of financial processes including Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Record-to-Report, and Revenue Recognition.
Experience with Zuora Revenue (RevPro) or subscription billing/revenue platforms preferred.
Demonstrated ability to influence and partner across Finance, IT, and business teams.
Systems Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of NetSuite ERP, integrations, and system architecture.
Change Management: Skilled at leading teams through change, including driving adoption of new processes and tools.
Collaboration & Influence: Proven success building trust and alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
The application window will be open until September 26, 2025 at least. This opportunity may remain posted based on business needs, which may be after the specified date.
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