Finance Manager, GET (Growth Experience Technology)

Autodesk; Toronto; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk’s Growth Experience Technology (GET) finance team invites you to help shape investments in software that empowers the COO organization and Go-to-Market functions. You will collaborate with Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Product, and business leaders to guide capitalization, strengthen forecasts, and improve financial transparency across a broad portfolio.

You will own planning, close activities, and build scalable models and dashboards ensuring accurate cost accounting and audit

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 5+ years of FP&A, accounting, or finance partnership experience.
• Experience with software capitalization, Internally Developed Software, capitalized labor, depreciation/amortization, project accounting, or related spend.
• Strong forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, month-end close, accruals, reconciliations, and financial controls.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills with repeatable reporting capabilities.
• Strong communication and cross-functional partnership skills across Finance, Engineering, Product, Procurement, and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead forecasting, reporting, and amortization modeling for GET’s capitalized software investments.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Finance, Accounting, and Go-to-Market leaders to assess project scope, capitalization eligibility, and priorities.
• Translate complex project data into clear insights, recommendations, and investment considerations for GET leadership.
• Own financial processes and controls supporting software capitalization, including project assessments, cost validation, documentation, and audit readiness.
• Lead month-end and quarter-end activities, including accruals, reconciliations, and depreciation reviews, identifying and resolving risks.
• Develop scalable financial models, dashboards, and reporting to improve transparency and forecast accuracy.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, automate reporting, strengthen controls, and scale finance support as GET portfolio evolves.

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Month-end close

Financial modeling

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Advanced Excel

Financial controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Tools

SAP

Anaplan

Adaptive Planning

Airtable

Power BI

Job description

Join Autodesk’s Growth Experience Technology (GET) finance team and help shape how we evaluate and manage investments in the technology that enables the COO organization and supports Go-to-Market functions across Autodesk. In this highly visible role, you will partner with Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Product, and business leaders to guide software-capitalization decisions, strengthen investment forecasting, and improve financial transparency. Your work will help leaders understand technology spend, anticipate financial risks, and make informed decisions across a broad portfolio of growth-enabling platforms and capabilities. This role combines financial ownership, cross-functional partnership, and process improvement. You will lead recurring planning and close activities while helping scale the financial processes and controls that support GET’s growing impact across the organization.

Job Requisition ID

26WD100389

Position Overview

Join Autodesk’s Growth Experience Technology (GET) finance team and help shape how we evaluate and manage investments in the technology that enables the COO organization and supports Go-to-Market functions across Autodesk. In this highly visible role, you will partner with Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Product, and business leaders to guide software-capitalization decisions, strengthen investment forecasting, and improve financial transparency. Your work will help leaders understand technology spend, anticipate financial risks, and make informed decisions across a broad portfolio of growth-enabling platforms and capabilities. This role combines financial ownership, cross-functional partnership, and process improvement. You will lead recurring planning and close activities while helping scale the financial processes and controls that support GET’s growing impact across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead forecasting, reporting, and amortization modeling for GET’s portfolio of capitalized software investments, providing clear visibility into spend, timing, and financial impact
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Finance, Accounting, and Go-to-Market leaders across the COO organization to assess project scope, delivery timelines, capitalization eligibility, and alignment with business priorities
• Serve as a trusted finance partner to GET leadership by translating complex project and financial data into clear insights, recommendations, and investment considerations
• Own the financial processes and controls supporting software capitalization, including project assessments, cost validation, documentation, and audit readiness
• Lead key month-end and quarter-end activities, including accruals, reconciliations, and depreciation and amortization reviews, while proactively identifying and resolving risks
• Develop scalable financial models, dashboards, and reporting that improve transparency, forecast accuracy, and decision-making across the GET portfolio
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, automate reporting, strengthen controls, and scale finance support as GET’s technology portfolio evolves

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, accounting, finance business partnership, or a related finance role
• Experience with software capitalization, Internally Developed Software, capitalized labor, depreciation/amortization, project accounting, or comparable capitalized technology spend
• Strong understanding of forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, month-end close, accruals, reconciliations, and financial controls
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, with the ability to build repeatable reporting and translate analysis into actionable insights
• Strong communication and partnership skills, with the ability to work effectively across Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Product, Procurement, and business teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in technology, software, SaaS, engineering, or product development environments
• Knowledge of internal-use software capitalization concepts, software development life cycles, capitalization documentation, and amortization timing
• Experience with ERP, planning, reporting, or visualization tools such as SAP, Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, Airtable, Power BI, or similar systems
• Process improvement mindset, enable or support with AI, with experience standardizing reporting, strengthening controls, improving forecast accuracy, or scaling finance operations

About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

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Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For Canada based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $95,000 and $139,700. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. 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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