Senior Finance Manager, Operations

The Corporates Services Finance team provides key insights that help corporate business partners at Microsoft make better financial and business decisions. The Operations Finance team supports the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the company and the COO team's drive for Continuous Improvement and AI (artificial intelligence) productivity gains while delighting customers. 

We are looking for a Senior Finance Manager, Operations, to partner with Finance and Operations teams and leaders to support the orchestration and consolidation of regular reporting. You would also lead the close, forecast, FTE (full time employee) headcount reporting, HC (headcount) pipeline / PCN (position control number) management, and annual planning requirements, as well as support a living LRP (long-range plan) consistently managed across teams.

Additionally, you will have a role in partnering across the organization with Procurement on vendor optimization efforts, ensuring we properly assess these opportunities across the COO and broader teams. In this position, you will be a motivated and agile system thinker, demonstrating intellectual curiosity and navigating ambiguity and complexity.

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

• Lead consolidation point for the Operations Finance team (reporting, process, storytelling, etc.)

• Manage ongoing reporting needs around the close, forecast, and annual reporting ROBs (Rhythm of Business), which includes netting out key themes and stories and articulating them in multiple formats (including presentation).

• Help build and maintain a living LRP for the Operations Finance teams.

• Support ad-hoc reporting requirements around COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) allocations, resource allocation reviews, normalization of spend and headcount.

• Build and maintain relationships with key partners across the Finance organization, who do similar work to ensure synergies in approach to managing restatements, target transfers, etc.

• Engage with the Procurement team and help drive vendor optimization story and opportunities across the Operations organization footprint.

• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor'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 Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 2+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience with financial or data modeling. 

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor'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 Masters Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 6+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) experience in multinationals with multi-product/multi-segment finance roles.
• 1+ year(s) work experience in matrix-based organization.
• 1+ year(s) work experience in the technology or software industry.

• Proven data and financial modeling capabilities, scenario analysis and ability to work with financial systems.

• Ability to communicate complex analysis in a simple way and deliver executive level communication.

• Self-starter with an ability to handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines, exhibit attention to detail, quickly prioritize for impact and the