Finance Manager - Central Finance Team

• The goal of the Central Finance Team (CFT) team is to provide key insights that help Microsoft make better financial and business decisions. Our team is at the hub of Microsoft's financial activities, being a key strategic partner to all sides of the business and serving a diverse set of stakeholders: CFOs, Leadership Team, engineering groups, and sales and marketing teams. It comprises of teams focused on FP&A across all of the company’s financial activities, Investor Relations, Procurement & Finance Data. 

   

  We are looking for a Finance Manager - Central Finance Team with proficient analytical, collaboration and storytelling skills to support our cross-commercial pillar within the Commercial Revenue FP&A team. This team is responsible for Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) forecasting/analytics, modern revenue frameworks for our commercial business, external metrics & KPIs and supporting new go-to-market models like Modern Commerce. The Finance Manager - Central Finance Team will have high levels of curiosity and a passion for understanding the drivers of business performance, collaborating across finance orgs to ensure that these drivers are well-understood and communicated effectively. In addition, The Finance Manager - Central Finance Team will build and maintain deep connections to design, effectively scale and evangelize new frameworks across the organization.  

Responsibilities

• Adjusted Gross Revenue: Drive the central expertise around deferral logic and one deferral calculator to ensure that we forecast and budget for Adjusted Gross revenue with the right level of accuracy through coordination with Finance Engineering Groups and the Field Finance (MCAPS) teams. Identify Risk + Opportunities and clearly articulate the drivers of business performance. 
• Investor Metrics & KPIs: Manage the overall reporting framework and model for total company investor metrics. Review the results prepared by the team for accuracy and completeness ahead of publish. Develop insights and commentary for quarter-end Close and Board of Directors reporting.
• Other Projects: Lead and support adhoc projects to implement new metrics in systems and tools, refine forecast processes and build expertise on AGR with stakeholders.
  Support new go-to-market models (e.g. Modern Commerce) to ensure reporting requirements are incorporated into the design and financial implications are well understood and communicated.

Qualifications

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, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 2+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership, finance, or related field
  • OR equivalent experience.

     

Additional or Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience in the technology or software industry
• Experience in matrix-based organization
• Experience in multinationals with multi-product/multi-segment finance roles

Financial Analysis IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $75,100 - $148,900 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $98,800 - $163,300 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until Febuary 21st, 2025. 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you