Senior Finance Manager, M365 Cloud and AI

Driven by our AI-first strategy, we create solutions that empower customers to achieve more and accelerate their success. The Commercial Product Infrastructure and Margin (CPIM) team is a dynamic, fast-evolving finance organization at the forefront of Microsoft’s AI (artificial intelligence) transformation. This vision drives us to innovate and drive continuous improvement every day.

We are seeking a highly-motivated Senior Finance Manager, M365 Cloud and AI, to partner with engineering and business leaders, lead long-term planning, and shape the future margin profile of Microsoft 365 (M365) Cloud. You will lead discussions on Long Range Plans for productivity (Office 365 properties as part of M365), including landing gross margin and Profit & Loss (P&L) principles with engineering leaders to hit margin goals. 

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 the plan/white-paper for the 5-year gross margin plan and showcase efficiencies needed in the next 5-years based on revenue trends to meet commitments. 
• Influence stakeholders, such as Azure platform, on efficiencies needed to support 1P (First-Party). 
• Liaison with M365 revenue team and business planning team on new features, owning financial modeling for such features, including executive alignment on overall feature viability. 
• Own usage modelling and trends to understand COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) per across workloads. 
• Partner with Cost-in finance stakeholders to develop models to land triangulation of demand and cost-in, and understand efficiencies and COGS optimizations margin goals. 
• Synthesize diverse data into clear narratives and communicate results effectively demonstrating business acumen. 
• Ensure compliance with policies and regulations by reviewing financial processes and documents. Advise on policy adherence and coordinate with Compliance teams. 
• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 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 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 equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of financial modeling, planning and/or analysis experience.

• Masters Degree in Business Administration, Accounting