Director, FP&A Transformation & Automated Systems

Coursera; United States; Remote; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Coursera is seeking a senior FP&A leader to drive strategic transformation across a large tech organization, spanning Consumer, Enterprise, Content, Marketing, and Product. You will lead automation, analytics, and system consolidation to enable faster closes and better capital allocation.

You will manage two direct reports, partner with decentralized FP&A teams, and oversee vendor relationships during the migration from IBM Planning Analytics to Workday Adaptive Planning, ensuring governance and

Qualifications

• Progressive FP&A Experience: 10+ years in FP&A or Finance Transformation in tech.
• Experience with multi-segment tech companies and budgeting processes.
• Expertise in consolidations and enterprise planning platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic roadmap and digital transformation of FP&A function across a complex tech organization.
• Bridge technical automation and business strategy, ensuring system builds reflect segment drivers.
• Inherit dual-system landscape (TM1 and IBM Planning Analytics) and guide migration to single architecture.
• Manage day-to-day workflows for two direct reports and coordinate with decentralized FP&A teams.
• Drive automation of data pipelines and standard reporting to reduce close times.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Workday Adaptive Planning

IBM Planning Analytics TM1

Data visualization

SQL

Vendor management

Financial systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting

MBA/CPA preferred

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Data warehousing

Automation tools

Job description

Coursera is seeking a senior FP&A leader to drive strategic transformation across a large tech organization, spanning Consumer, Enterprise, Content, Marketing, and Product. You will lead automation, analytics, and system consolidation to enable faster closes and better capital allocation.

You will manage two direct reports, partner with decentralized FP&A teams, and oversee vendor relationships during the migration from IBM Planning Analytics to Workday Adaptive Planning, ensuring governance and