Director, Corporate FP&A

About the role

The Director, Corporate FP&A is a senior leadership role responsible for end-to-end long-range planning (LRP) and enterprise-level financial strategy. This role serves as a strategic partner to Finance leadership, Strategy, and executive stakeholders, integrating inputs across the company to deliver clear, decision-ready insights.

Responsibilities

• Own Autodesk’s end-to-end long-range planning (LRP), including assumptions, scenarios, pressure-testing, executive storytelling, and calendar orchestration
• Establish enterprise LRP timelines, milestones, and dependencies to ensure alignment across Finance, Strategy, Treasury, and business units
• Integrate financial and strategic inputs across Finance, Strategy, Treasury, and business units into a cohesive enterprise view
• Lead the enterprise business case process, partnering with Finance, Strategy, and cross-functional leaders to inform investment decisions
• Develop and review confidential financial models and analyses for strategic initiatives
• Provide peer benchmarking and outside-in market perspective to inform long-term planning and decision-making
• Orchestrate Board of Directors materials related to long-range outlooks and forward-looking scenarios
• Deliver ad hoc analyses and special projects for senior Finance and executive leadership
• Lead and develop a multi-layered team, setting strategic direction and priorities across long-range planning, modeling, benchmarking, and executive requests
• Ensure rigor, continuity, and risk management across high-visibility, high-impact financial workstreams

Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Strategy, or related roles
• Experience in technology, SaaS, or subscription-based business models
• Proven experience owning or leading long-range planning or enterprise-level financial planning processes
• Skilled at working across multiple levels, including high level strategy and insights thinking to disciplined processes leadership of complex planning cycles
• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Experience in finance support of M&A deals
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills with a proven ability to work collaboratively & influence across all levels of leadership
• Strong people leader with proven experience managing teams in complex, matrixed environments and a demonstrated track record of building & elevating high performing teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree in Finance, Business, or a related field preferred
• Background in management consulting, investment banking, or equity research preferred

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications include:

• 12+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Strategy, or related roles
• Experience in technology, SaaS, or subscription-based business models
• Proven experience owning or leading long-range planning or enterprise-level financial planning processes
• Skilled at working across multiple levels, including high level strategy and insights thinking to disciplined processes leadership of complex planning cycles
• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Experience in finance support of M&A deals
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills with a proven ability to work collaboratively & influence across all levels of leadership
• Strong people leader with proven experience managing teams in complex, matrixed environments and a demonstrated track record of building & elevating high performing teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree in Finance, Business, or a related field preferred
• Background in management consulting, investment banking, or equity research preferred

Skills

Desired skills include:

• Strong leadership, sound judgment, executive presence, and the ability to influence peers across Finance, Strategy, and Operations
• Peer benchmarking and outside-in market perspective to inform long-term planning and decision-making
• Orchestration of Board of Directors materials related to long-range outlooks and forward-looking scenarios
• Delivery of ad hoc analyses and special projects for senior Finance and executive leadership
• Leading and developing a multi-layered team, setting strategic direction and priorities across long-range planning, modeling, benchmarking, and executive requests
• Ensuring rigor, continuity, and risk management across high-visibility, high-impact financial workstreams

Benefits

Autodesk offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health and financial benefits, time away and everyday wellness, and a variety of additional perks. For U.S.-based roles, the starting base salary range is between $149,000 and $267,410. 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.

Pay

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $149,000 and $267,410. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range.

Schedule

Autodesk offers a flexible schedule to accommodate the needs of its employees.