Overview
OVERVIEW:
- Partners with business leaders to interpret financial results, guide decisions, and maximize ROI across revenue, expenses, and investments.
- Translates top‑down targets into accountable budgets and operating plans, ensuring execution through performance tracking, forecasting, and reporting discipline.
- Delivers actionable, forward‑looking insights by connecting financial data to business drivers, risks, and opportunities, supported by automation and improved analytics.
- Upholds strong governance by driving executive tone on risk and compliance and ensuring robust accounting policies, controls, and adherence to Microsoft standards.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develops and leverages relationships with business partners to bolster sales, and to understand and manage business risk. Designs and negotiates solutions to complex financial issues with business partners. Collects customer and partner feedback data and applies data analysis techniques to improve experience. Serves as an advocate for Microsoft and its partners. Manages balance between customer centricity, enablement of sales, and cost-effectiveness.
Works directly with business partners to translate top-down targets to an accountable budget for each group. Completes and reviews analysis, modeling, and research to support preliminary and adjusted forecast cycles. Develops and tests financial models. Partners and solicits insight from business and commercial stakeholders. Manages financial plans, budgets, and forecasts to support strategic decision-making.
Delivers results through tracking performance, reporting accuracy, and partnering with business leaders to ensure execution of plans and accountability for results. Helps to ensure the accurate and timely rhythm of business reporting including key performance indicators (KPIs), monthly close, and budgeting. Generates relevant and actionable insights to drive the business forward.
Consults with business leaders on implications of results and operating revenue and expenses. Provides guidance to achieving objectives and maximizing return-on-investment (e.g., operational efficiencies, resource allocation, vendor agreements, etc.). Drives resource allocation and identifies opportunities for optimization and prioritization. Advises business partners on headcount and Profit & Loss (P&L) processes and requirements. Performs and reviews analysis, modeling, and research of present and future financial performance, financial plans (e.g., expected returns, resource allocation, pricing, investment opportunities, revenue, operational metrics, productivity metrics), and economic transactions (e.g., customer deals, commercial partnerships, acquisitions). Prepares and summarizes recommendations.
Drives the right tone from executive leadership and ensures strict adherence and understanding of Microsoft policies on risk and compliance. Influences leadership to ensure compliance is a top priority and modeled throughout the organization. Drives a compliant culture through actions and decisions to instill trust. Advocates, educates, and promotes best practices and new developments. Encourages asking questions and identifying risks to compliance. Champions financial compliance standards, Microsoft privacy, security, and ethical standards. Advances key compliance initiatives.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required/minimum qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 6+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field
- OR Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 4+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field
- OR equivalent experience
3+ years experience in multinationals with multi-product/multi-segment finance roles.
Additional or preferred qualifications
Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 8+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience OR Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 12+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience OR equivalent experience.
- 3+ years work experience in matrix-based organization.
- 3+ years work experience in the technology or software industry.
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about **requesting accommodations.**