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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
Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen: You understand what drives high-growth businesses and can connect financial performance to broader business strategy. You can think beyond the numbers and support strategic decision-making across the organization.
Decision Making and Problem Solving: You love to dig into the details but still keep sight of the big picture. You can make judgment calls and work towards solutions that balance business needs and opportunities with financial discipline.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: You develop strong cross-functional relationships and become a trusted partner for the business across all levels. You're skilled at bringing different groups together around budget decisions and ensuring everyone stays aligned on financial goals.
Communication: You take complex financial analysis and turn it into clear, actionable insights that anyone can understand and act on. Whether you're presenting to the finance team or marketing leaders, you know how to tailor your message to your audience.
Project Management & Organization: You juggle multiple priorities like monthly closes, forecasts, and planning cycles without dropping the ball. You lead cross-functional projects with clear timelines and keep everyone on track, even when things get complicated.
About this role
As Senior Financial Analyst, you will be a key member of the Consumer & Marketing FP&A team, working closely with business leaders to manage our budgets efficiently and effectively. You will monitor actual performance against budget and drive forecast updates to accurately reflect our evolving business. This is a highly visible role within Udemy, and works cross-functionally to prepare timely and accurate forecasts, along with participating in special projects. While this role is primarily focused on the Consumer and Marketing organizations, you will also be exposed to the Enterprise segment and work with key business leaders to drive the overall Udemy business forward. This is a hybrid-role based in San Francisco, CA, and will report to the Senior Manager, Consumer & Marketing FP&A.
What you’ll be doing
Own comprehensive FP&A activities for both the Consumer and Marketing organizations, including managing budgets, updating forecasts, and approving purchase orders.
Execute month-end close processes with Accounting, including headcount reconciliation, reviewing invoices and journal entries, and preparing expense accruals.
Prepare executive-level financial reviews and insights, including budget vs. actuals analysis, monthly & quarterly business reviews, and other ad hoc analysis.
Partner with Consumer and Marketing leaders to manage marketing budgets, ensuring effective spend allocation and ROI.
Drive comprehensive tracking and measurement of marketing spend efficiency across both the Consumer and Enterprise businesses, monitoring key metrics such as LTV:CAC and pipeline generation.
Build and maintain sophisticated Consumer financial models, including operating models, 5-year long-range planning models, and ad hoc analyses to support business decision-making.
Lead annual planning processes for both organizations in collaboration with key stakeholders.
Partner with the Corporate FP&A team to consolidate and report on total company financials.
Optimize financial processes and systems to improve efficiency and accuracy across FP&A functions.
What you’ll have
A bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in Finance or a related field.
A strong understanding of what drives a high-growth business (either B2B or D2C, or both!)
4-7 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, or related analytical roles.
Exceptional financial modeling capabilities (experience with revenue/top-line desired preferred, but not required).
Experience preparing professional presentations for a wide range of audiences.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority projects while maintaining attention to detail.
Understanding of GAAP revenue and expense recognition standards.
Strong systems aptitude and expert-level proficiency in Excel and Google Suite (experience with Adaptive and Tableau is a plus).
Posting Date: 10/17/2025
Application window: 10/17/2025 - 10/31/2025
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.
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.
Our Benefits Start with UOur benefits start with you and were built to provide you and your family with the protection and care you need, making it easy to access the right coverage when you need it most. Benefits vary by region, and we encourage applicants to review our Australia Benefits, India Benefits, Ireland Benefits, Mexico Benefits, Turkiye Benefits & US Benefits, pages to get an understanding of some of the benefits we offer. For details on region-specific benefits, please refer to the information provided during the hiring process.
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