Principal Product Manager, Finance

Job Requisition ID #26WD99307Position OverviewWe are looking for a Finance Technology Principal Product Manager to lead the end-to-end Finance Close product strategy, with a specific focus on close process transformation, capability ownership, operational scalability, and M&A integration readiness. This role will sit at the intersection of Finance, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Corporate Development, Legal, Enterprise Applications, Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, and Business Architecture. The role will be responsible for helping define how Autodesk improves, automates, governs, and scales the Finance Close process across a complex global systems landscape. The ideal candidate understands the full close lifecycle across upstream transactions, subledger activity, reconciliations, intercompany, consolidations, revenue recognition, tax, treasury, reporting, controls, and management reporting. They can identify process gaps, clarify ownership, define capability roadmaps, and translate Finance priorities into clear product requirements and execution plans. In addition, this person will play a key role in supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and legal entity integrations by ensuring acquired businesses can be onboarded into Autodesk’s finance ecosystem in a scalable, compliant, and operationally sustainable way. This is not a traditional project management role. This person will own the Finance Close product roadmap and cross-functional decision framework needed to improve close performance, reduce manual work, strengthen controls, clarify capability ownership, and support future M&A activity.​ResponsibilitiesLead the Finance Technology product strategy for end-to-end close transformation, including process simplification, automation, control readiness, reporting dependencies, and system enablementDevelop and maintain a Finance Close capability roadmap that aligns Finance priorities, business process ownership, technical delivery, and enterprise architecture directionPartner with Accounting, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Revenue, Billing, Collections, Procurement, Corporate Development, Legal, IT, Engineering, and Business Architecture to identify close process gaps, ownership gaps, integration issues, and automation opportunitiesWork with our other product managers and define product requirements across core finance capabilities, including Record to Report, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Tax, Treasury, Revenue Recognition, Intercompany, FP&A, Billing, Collections, Consolidations, and Management ReportingAssess the end-to-end close process to identify manual workarounds, duplicated effort, reconciliation gaps, reporting dependencies, control weaknesses, data quality issues, and opportunities to improve close cycle timeTranslate complex business, accounting, tax, treasury, compliance, and reporting needs into clear product requirements, process designs, capability maps, integration requirements, and delivery prioritiesCreate a cross-functional decision framework for Finance Close capabilities, including clear ownership, intake, prioritization, readiness criteria, release planning, UAT expectations, and business sign-offLead Finance Technology planning for M&A integration, including due diligence support, Day 1 readiness, interim operating models, stabilization, and full systems integrationEvaluate whether acquired businesses should be integrated immediately into core finance platforms or supported through interim models such as manual postings, legacy ERP extracts, transition service agreements, bridge reporting, or phased integrationOwn the finance systems integration roadmap for acquired entities, including ERP onboarding, legal entity setup, chart of accounts alignment, intercompany requirements, banking readiness, tax configuration, revenue recognition impacts, reporting integration, and close process readinessPartner with Enterprise Architecture and Engineering to define scalable integration patterns for acquired-company data, financial transactions, master data, reporting, controls, reconciliations, and system cutover.Drive alignment on finance master data decisions, including legal entities, customers, vendors, products, cost centers, profit centers, tax registrations, bank accounts, payment methods, reporting hierarchies, and consolidation requirementsWhere needed, support M&A due diligence by assessing finance systems complexity, integration risk, compliance exposure, data quality, reporting gaps, close readiness, and long-term operational impactDefine Finance UAT and cutover expectations for close transformation and M&A integration work, including test scenarios, reconciliation requirements, business validation, control evidence, and sign-off criteriaCreate reusable playbooks, templates, checklists, capability maps, and decision frameworks for close process improvement and future M&A finance integrationsMinimum QualificationsStrong experience in Finance Technology, Finance Product Management, Finance Transformation, Enterprise Applications, Business Systems, or Finance Operations leadership rolesDeep understanding of end-to-end Finance Close processes, including Record to Report, subledger close, journal entries, reconciliations, intercompany, consolidations, reporting, controls, and audit readinessExperience improving or transforming close processes across a complex enterprise systems landscapeExperience with M&A integration, legal entity onboarding, ERP integration, finance process transformation, or acquisition-related systems workStrong understanding of upstream and downstream finance dependencies across Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Tax, Treasury, Revenue Recognition, FP&A, Billing, Collections, and Management ReportingExperience working with ERP platforms such as SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, NetSuite, Workday Financials, or similar enterprise finance systemsAbility to translate accounting, tax, treasury, FP&A, and finance operations needs into product requirements, capability roadmaps, process designs, and delivery plansExperience partnering with senior Finance stakeholders, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Corporate Development, Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, and external integration partnersStrong knowledge of financial controls, audit readiness, SOX requirements, reconciliations, reporting requirements, data quality, and compliance impactsAbility to operate in ambiguous environments where business processes, systems, ownership, decision rights, and integration strategy may not yet be clearly definedStrong communication skills with the ability to explain complex finance process and systems decisions to both business and technical audiencesPreferred QualificationsExperience with SAP S/4HANA finance capabilities, SAP Central Finance, SAP RAR, SAP SOM, SAP FICA, SAP DRC, Vertex, BlackLine, Anaplan, Workday, Salesforce, or enterprise data warehouse platformsExperience supporting global companies with multi-entity, multi-currency, multi-tax jurisdiction, intercompany, statutory reporting, and consolidation complexityExperience with acquisition integration, divestitures, transition service agreements, financial data migration, acquired-company ERP rationalization, or legal entity onboardingExperience defining close transformation roadmaps, close calendars, reconciliation strategies, reporting readiness plans, cutover plans, UAT strategy, and hypercare modelsExperience creating product roadmaps, capability maps, process flows, integration requirements, executive-level decision documents, and reusable operating playbooksExperience with process mining, workflow automation, reconciliation automation, financial close management tools, or close performance metricsSuccess MeasuresFinance has a clear product roadmap for improving the end-to-end close process across systems, teams, and capabilitiesClose process ownership, handoffs, dependencies, readiness criteria, and decision rights are clearly defined across Finance and TechnologyManual workarounds, reconciliation gaps, reporting delays, and process bottlenecks are identified, prioritized, governed, and reduced through a clear roadmapClose cycle time, data quality, control readiness, and reporting confidence improve over timeFinance Technology work is prioritized based on enterprise close impact, risk reduction, automation value, M&A readiness, and operational scalabilityAcquired entities can operate with clear finance controls, reporting, payment, billing, tax, treasury, revenue recognition, and close processesFinance integration decisions for M&A are made early, documented clearly, and aligned across Finance, IT, Legal, Tax, Treasury, Corporate Development, Engineering, and Enterprise ArchitectureAcquisition integration work becomes repeatable through playbooks, patterns, templates, scalable system designs, and reusable decision frameworksFinance UAT, cutover, reconciliation, control validation, and business sign-off expectations are clear before go-liveIntegration risk is reduced across financial close, statutory reporting, tax compliance, revenue recognition, audit, SOX controls, reporting, and long-term operationsWhat This Role OwnsThis role will serve as the Finance Technology product owner for the end-to-end close capability. Key ownership areas include:End-to-end close process strategy and roadmapClose process optimization, automation, and standardizationCross-functional close capability ownership across Finance and TechnologyClose calendar, dependencies, handoffs, controls, and readiness criteriaReconciliations, journal entry processes, intercompany, consolidation inputs, and reporting dependenciesFinance master data impacts on close performance and reporting accuracyClose-related requirements for legal entity onboarding and M&A integrationReusable M&A finance integration playbooks, templates, and decision frameworksTechnology enablement across SAP, BlackLine, Anaplan, Workday, Salesforce, data platforms, and related finance systemsWhat Makes This Role CriticalThe Finance Close process is one of the most important enterprise capabilities because it determines the speed, accuracy, control, and confidence with which the company reports financial results. In a complex global environment, close performance depends on many upstream processes, systems, teams, data flows, reconciliations, controls, and reporting dependencies working together.M&A adds another layer of complexity by introducing new business models, legacy systems, acquired-company data, legal entities, tax obligations, reporting requirements, banking needs, revenue recognition impacts, and tight integration timelines. This role is critical because it creates a single product leadership point for improving the end-to-end close capability while also ensuring Autodesk can support M&A activity without creating long-term operational debt, reporting gaps, manual workarounds, audit risk, or unclear process ownership.The person in this role will help Finance Technology move from reactive project execution to proactive capability ownership, repeatable integration patterns, and a scalable close transformation roadmap.Learn MoreAbout AutodeskWelcome to Autodesk! 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