Finance Manager-Spend

Autodesk; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk is seeking a strategic Finance Manager to standardize forecasting, reporting, and spend management across Corporate and Product Finance. You will design scalable FP&A processes and partner with FBPs, SFAs, and HR to drive efficiency and accuracy.

The role requires deep financial acumen, leadership, and the ability to influence across divisions in a large software company. You will own governance, templates, dashboards, and continuous improvement initiatives to elevate finance operations.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA or CPA a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, incl. FP&A and process improvement.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives or driving operational standardization.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modelling expertise.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial systems, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with SAP, Adaptive Insights, and Anaplan preferred.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.
• Excellent communication, planning, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement standardized forecasting, reporting, and spend management frameworks across multiple divisions.
• Centralize FP&A processes to drive efficiency, consistency, and scale while maintaining alignment with divisional business needs.
• Partner closely with the Finance Director and FBPs to define best practices and operating cadences.
• Develop governance structures, documentation, and process controls to ensure clarity and repeatability.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and enhance data reliability.
• Partner with stakeholders to optimize usage of SAP, Adaptive Insights, and related systems.
• Establish standardized templates, models, and reporting dashboards to improve transparency and comparability across teams.
• Identify automation opportunities and partner with systems teams to implement enhancements.
• Create consistent methodologies and practices for headcount tracking and reporting processes across divisions.
• Standardize collaboration between FBPs and HR to improve workforce planning accuracy.
• Coordinate with Corp FP&A on reporting needs to ensure FBP and SFA practices can support Corp FP&A’s requirements.
• Operate as a thought partner to FBPs across divisions, balancing local flexibility with enterprise-scale efficiency.
• Influence stakeholders without direct authority to adopt standardized practices.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and informal leadership to Senior Financial Analysts.
• Lead special projects, including operating model redesign, tool implementation, and process transformation initiatives.
• Broad, cross-divisional scope; high autonomy; direct impact on finance productivity.

Skills

Budgeting & Forecasting

Variance analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

BA/BS in Finance or Accounting

MBA or CPA

Tools

SAP

Adaptive Insights

Anaplan

Excel

Job description

We are seeking a strategic, process-oriented Finance Manager to lead the standardization and centralization of financial forecasting, reporting, and spendmanagement processes across Autodesk’s Corporate and Product Finance organization and adjacent divisions. This role will report to the Finance Directorand operate with a high degree of independence, serving as a connective leader between Finance Business Partners (FBPs), Senior Financial Analysts(SFAs), Corporate FP&A, and cross-divisional stakeholders.

This position will own the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of scalable FP&A processes to drive efficiency, consistency, and insightquality. The Finance Manager will elevate how forecasting, reporting, headcount management, and close activities are executed—ensuring best practices arestandardized while maintaining flexibility to meet business needs. This role requires strong financial acumen, operational rigor, stakeholder leadership, andthe ability to influence across multiple divisions in a large, public software company such as Autodesk.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Process Leadership & Standardization

Design and implement standardized forecasting, reporting, and spend management frameworks across multiple divisions

Centralize key FP&A processes to drive efficiency, consistency, and scale while maintaining alignment with divisional business needs

Partner closely with the Finance Director and FBPs to define best practices and operating cadences

Develop governance structures, documentation, and process controls to ensure clarity and repeatability

Lead continuous improvement initiatives to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and enhance data reliability

Systems & Tools Optimization

Partner with stakeholders to optimize usage of SAP, Adaptive Insights, and related systems

Establish standardized templates, models, and reporting dashboards to improve transparency and comparability across teams

Identify automation opportunities and partner with systems teams to implement enhancements

Headcount & Fixed Cost Governance

Create consistent methodologies and practices for headcount tracking and reporting processes across divisions

Standardize collaboration between FBPs and HR to improve workforce planning accuracy

Coordinate with Corp FP&A on reporting needs to ensure FBP and SFA practices can support Corp FP&A’s requirements

Cross-Functional Leadership & Influence

Operate as a thought partner to FBPs across divisions, balancing local flexibility with enterprise-scale efficiency

Influence stakeholders without direct authority to adopt standardized practices

Provide guidance, mentorship, and informal leadership to Senior Financial Analysts

Lead special projects, including operating model redesign, tool implementation, and process transformation initiatives

Scope & Impact

Broad, cross-divisional scope

High degree of autonomy and decision-making authority

Accountable for improving finance team productivity and effectiveness

Direct impact on the quality, consistency, and scalability of financial planning processes

Minimum Qualifications

BA/BS in Finance, Accounting, or related field (MBA or CPA a plus)

Minimum 10 + years of progressive finance experience, including FP&A and process improvement

Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives or driving operational standardization

Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modelling

Advanced proficiency in Excell, financial systems, and PPT

Experience with SAP, Adaptive Insights, and Anaplan preferred

Proven ability to influence stakeholders at multiple organizational levels

Excellent communication, planning, and organizational skills