FP&A Transformation Lead: Systems & Strategy

Coursera; United States; On-site; USD 178,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU equity programs

Competitive bonus

Job summary

Coursera is seeking a Senior FP&A Transformation Leader to drive strategic roadmap and digital transformation across a complex tech organization. You will bridge automation and business strategy, ensuring the new planning architecture reflects unique segment drivers and delivers enterprise-wide value.

Lead a small team, coordinate with decentralized FP&A partners, and manage a vendor-driven migration to a single, future-ready planning platform.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in FP&A, Finance Transformation, or Financial Systems in a high-growth tech company.
• Hands-on architectural/administrative knowledge of Workday Adaptive Planning and IBM Planning Analytics (TM1).
• Proven success leading end-to-end platform consolidations and vendor bake-offs.
• Experience leading teams through organizational change and software transitions.
• Knowledge of modern analytics stack: Tableau/Power BI, SQL, data warehousing, automation tools.
• MBA/CPA preferred; deep understanding of tech P&L drivers and subscription metrics.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Insights & ROI Optimization: use automated reporting and financial data to drive long-term corporate strategy and capital allocation.
• Direct Team Management: oversee day-to-day workflows for two reports, balancing ops with major migration milestones.
• Bespoke Business Partnership: collaborate with FP&A teams to map workflows and build automated financial models.
• Migration Execution & Vendor Management: lead external consultants and manage vendors for the definitive system migration.
• Workflow & Close Optimization: automate data pipelines and standard reports to shorten monthly close and forecast cycles.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Communication

Change management

Automation concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/IS

MBA/CPA preferred

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

IBM Planning Analytics (TM1)

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Coursera is seeking a Senior FP&A Transformation Leader to drive strategic roadmap and digital transformation across a complex tech organization. You will bridge automation and business strategy, ensuring the new planning architecture reflects unique segment drivers and delivers enterprise-wide value.

Lead a small team, coordinate with decentralized FP&A partners, and manage a vendor-driven migration to a single, future-ready planning platform.