Microsoft Group Finance Manager 

United States, Washington 

37477239

Within MSIO, the Investment Optimization Strategy finance team is an exciting and fast-evolving team that partners deeply with engineering leaders to ensure $20B+ resources across ~100K engineering Full Time Equivalent (FTEs) are continuously aligned to strategic engineering priorities.

We are looking for a Group Finance Manager on the Cloud and AI (C+AI) Finance Business Health team to lead the Operational Expense (OPEX) rhythms and processes and assist in this critical work. The position requires a motivated and agile system thinker who can demonstrate intellectual curiosity and navigate ambiguity and complexity to be the trusted finance adviser to our engineering leaders and drive success for our business partners.

Why is this the right place for you?

• Now is the time and place to accelerate your career development and velocity by understanding and driving the strategic importance of cost leadership, a core competency for future finance leaders.
• Develop a Chief Finance Officer (CFO) mindset and influence leadership to drive expense management and resource allocation decisions – continuously aligning investments and costs with a prioritized engineering product roadmap.
• Bring fresh energy and innovation to solve complex short and long-term problems in the new AI transformational age.
• Build deep trusted relationships to collaborate across a wide variety of teams at Microsoft including engineering leaders, Product Revenue and Margin teams, Central Finance Team, Global Workplace Services, Procurement and Human Resources.
• Highly driven team with an emphasis on fun!

Required 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to influence and impact without authority, operate in ambiguity, and solve difficult problems, combined with the ability to prioritize and function well in a dynamic and matrixed environment
• Proven communication & presentation skills. Can easily present complex financial issues to non-finance executives
• Proven interpersonal and cross group collaboration skills. Ability to drive simplicity within a complex and matrix environment.
• Proven technical skills (excellent Excel skills required, Power BI and SQL skills preferred)
• Demonstrated experience in developing complex financial models, excellent quantitative analysis and forecasting skills

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 14, 2025.

• Business and Finance Partnership: Provide strategic leadership to top Engineering and Finance leaders to drive operating leverage through resource allocation and investment optimization by giving visibility to the current resource landscape, analyzing macro-level results, and applying systems thinking to identify and recommend levers to influence decision-making.
• Business Health: Drive process excellence while partnering across Engineering and Finance to continuously assess the overall health of the business and understand key drivers to identify opportunities, risks, and tradeoffs. Ensure resources and investments are constantly aligned with business strategy, product engineering roadmaps, and company priorities.
• Resource Analysis: builds a cohesive story by incorporating business insights through resource allocation, workforce planning as well as understanding the connection between resource allocation with the overall financial performance. Analyzes results to understand performance against plan/forecast, monitors trends and key levers to support various rhythm of the business and finance.
• Resource Modeling and Reporting: owns, maintains, and improves resource allocation across Engineering teams at the worldwide level. Publishes executive-grade monthly resource summary, highlighting risks, opportunities and key drivers. Delivers resource reviews with Finance leaders, clearly communicating results and recommendations. Automates and improves reporting processes as much as possible within the confines of available tools.
• Thought Leadership: Leverage holistic analytical framework and best practices across Finance to spot and anticipate trends and deliver insights to unlock greater efficiencies for resource allocation and investment spend.

• Embody our culture and values.