Finance Manager, Windows and Devices

The Windows and Devices (W+D) business consists of the Windows Device Licensing and the Surface first party businesses, which account for roughly $20B of revenue each year. Windows is of critical strategic importance to Microsoft as it is the bedrock upon which all of Microsoft’s Consumer (Search, Office and Gaming) and Commercial (Data & AI, Infrastructure, Modern Work, Biz apps) businesses reside. The fast-paced and dynamic PC (personal computer) market environment presents many exciting challenges for the team to tackle and deliver creative solutions. With the advent of AI (artificial intelligence) PCs and Neural Processing Unit (NPU), the world of personal computing will never be the same.  

As a Finance Manager, Windows and Devices, you will have the opportunity to deliver impact across multiple areas ranging from investments planning, channel incentives, investment strategy, and investment performance storytelling. This role will interface across a broad intersection of business partners including Marketing, Category Management, Sales, Data Science, Investments, and Supply Chain teams. The W+D Finance Team is looking for someone to leverage analytical skills, business acumen and thought leadership to partner with Sales and Marketing to drive our strategy and landing impact for the broader W+D organization. Being comfortable operating in an ambiguous and matrixed environment, as well as leveraging a track record of influencing business partner actions to deliver business outcomes will be beneficial in this role.

Our team culture is centered around Microsoft corporate values and the One Microsoft approach with business partners. Our team is comprised of individuals with diverse backgrounds, unique perspectives, and ownership mindsets. We lean heavily into partnership and collaboration, and we are not afraid to try new things with a fail-fast and growth mindset mentality. 

At Microsoft, our mission—to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more—guides how we partner with customers to deliver trusted, impactful solutions. With a growth mindset culture, we innovate responsibly and measure success by shared progress—people, teams, and customers. Join us to do meaningful work that changes the world and helps shape what’s next for everyone.

• Evaluate business results from financial and non-financial business metrics; Ability to tease out business drivers and deliver accurate forecast of future trends. 
• Drive W+D investments planning through analysis, modeling, and partnering with business stakeholders.  
• Provide product, marketing and sales business leaders with actionable insights to support leadership team decision making. 
• Develop and leverage relationships with sales and category teams that operate in a dynamic market/competing environment. Solve business issues to bolster sales, maximize ROI (Return on Investment) and manage business risk through corrective actions in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to land tough messages grounded in data with business partners, and drive alignment on remediation actions.  
• Excel in financial modelling and sensitivity analysis. Improve efficiency and effectiveness of core finance activities through enhanced reporting, automation, process excellence, and detailed analytics. 
• Maintain working knowledge of Microsoft financial systems, policies, and processes to evaluate potential impacts of changes, as well as drive improvements in efficiency and accuracy. 
• Embody our culture and values 

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finan