Senior Manager, Finance Systems
at Udemy
San Francisco, United States
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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:
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Strategic Leadership: Ability to define long-term vision and roadmap for finance systems while delivering short-term wins.
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Systems Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of NetSuite ERP, integrations, and system architecture.
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Change Management: Skilled at leading teams through change, including driving adoption of new processes and tools.
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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:
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Lead and manage the Finance Systems team, fostering a high-performing, collaborative, and innovative culture.
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Own the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of Udemy’s financial systems landscape, including NetSuite as the primary ERP.
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Partner with Finance leadership to identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve reporting, and ensure compliance with global accounting standards.
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Drive system design, configuration, integrations, and automation initiatives to enable scalability and efficiency.
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Serve as the primary liaison between Finance, IT, and business stakeholders for financial system initiatives.
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Oversee system controls, security, and governance to ensure data integrity and compliance.
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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:
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8+ years of experience managing finance/ERP systems teams, with significant expertise in NetSuite.
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Proven leadership experience managing teams and driving large-scale finance systems projects.
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Strong understanding of financial processes including Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Record-to-Report, and Revenue Recognition.
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Experience with Zuora Revenue (RevPro) or subscription billing/revenue platforms preferred.
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Demonstrated ability to influence and partner across Finance, IT, and business teams.
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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:
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8+ years of experience managing finance/ERP systems teams, with significant expertise in NetSuite.
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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.
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Experience with Zuora Revenue (RevPro) or subscription billing/revenue platforms preferred.
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Demonstrated ability to influence and partner across Finance, IT, and business teams.
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.
At Udemy, we strive to be transparent around compensation. Actual compensation for this role is based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific work location due to differences in the cost of labor. In addition to a base salary, this role is also eligible for equity.
Why work here?
You’ll grow here.
Learning is part of the job. You’ll get full access to Udemy courses, a monthly UDay to invest in yourself, and a budget to spend on whatever helps you improve. Many people are diving into AI lately, but what you focus on is up to you.
AI is real here.
We use it in the way we learn and the way we work. You’ll have the space and tools to experiment, apply, and get better at using AI in practical ways.
You’ll own your work.
We trust people to lead, make decisions, and follow through. You don’t need to wait for permission or layers of approval to have an impact.
You’ll build with others.
We collaborate openly and shape ideas together. Everyone has a voice, and good thinking is welcomed from any direction.
You’ll see your impact.
What you build helps people grow their skills, change their careers, or find a path forward. You’ve got the experience, why not use it to help others gain theirs?
Bring your curiosity. We’ll bring the platform and the support. Let’s LEARN together.
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