Overview

The Senior Finance Manager, Worldwide Small & Medium Enterprise & Channel (WW SME&C) determines operating revenue and expenses and conducts variance analyses. Identifies causes and recommendations. Assists in the execution of annual business planning and forecasting process. Provides business leader support and actionable insights during financial close periods. Contributes to new and unconventional methods and approaches to data collection, analysis, interpretation, and financial models. Provides business insights and recommendations to peers and stakeholders to achieve financial goals. Applies advanced understanding of Microsoft Finance. Develops new approaches to leverage best-in-class technology. Integrates varied data sources and assimilates the information into a comprehensive, clear narrative. Develops and leverages relationships with business partners to bolster sales, and to understand and manage business risk. Manages accounting and financial compliance, including the collection of data, accurate record-keeping, and coordinating with local Finance, Regional, and Corporate teams to implement accounting and reporting processes and ensure compliance with local legislations and statutory requirements. Reviews, analyzes, and interprets financial and budgetary reports to ensure accuracy and support of internal controls.

- Coordinate KPI measurement for SME&C Commercial Priorities, ensuring alignment across all stakeholders. Provide direct finance support to the Business Management team that prioritizes engineering requirements for SME&C, as well as business teams driving Commercial Priorities.
- Serve as the primary finance partner for Marketing Excellence, delivering insights and support for top-of-funnel performance, driving reporting enhancements, and establishing financial targets and benchmarks.
- Lead the end-to-end Budget process, including planning, SME&C budget landing and consolidation, restatements, and process governance, while collaborating closely with central and field teams, BSO, and WWIC.

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.  

Responsibilities

Partnership

- Develops new approaches to leverage best-in-class technology (e.g., Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Predictive Analytics etc.) to accomplish goals. Contributes to efforts to implement technology to increase productivity (e.g., report optimization) and to ensure accurate conclusions.
- Integrates varied data sources and assimilates the information into a comprehensive, clear narrative. Communicates results in a compelling, timely, and understandable message through storytelling. Articulates understanding and awareness of business partner situations.
- Develops and leverages relationships with business partners to bolster sales, and to understand and manage business risk. Designs and negotiates solutions to complex financial issues with business partners. Collects customer and partner feedback data and applies data analysis techniques to improve experience. Serves as an advocate for Microsoft and its partners. Manages balance between customer centricity, enablement of sales, and cost-effectiveness.
- Provides business insights and recommendations to peers and stakeholders to achieve financial goals (e.g., resource allocation, cost optimization, revenue management, trends, and future requirements) and drive shareholder return. Collaborates with business leaders to define action plans for financial and business analysis findings. Manages and executes processes through engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
- Applies advanced understanding of Microsoft Finance (e.g., financial systems, policies and procedures, key metrics, historical performance, reporting, and forecast requirements) and business (e.g., market dynamics, key metrics, Finance and Accounting reporting requirements, rules, and regulations; accounting, and control strategy) to multiple contexts and situations to evaluate results, financial models and forecasts, and to complete all filings and reporting. Develops and manages strategies to proactively mitigate, or reactively address, potential adverse effects of macroeconomic and/or geopolitical risks. Assesses potential impacts of changes.

Prioritize

- Contributes to new and unconventional methods and approaches to data collection, analysis, interpretation, and financial models. Provides advice and direction in evaluating suitability and reliability of data, articulate limitations, and propose solutions on data management and operations. Acts as subject matter expert for data management and operations.
- Provides business leader support and actionable insights during financial close periods. Reviews recurring financial statements, reporting, forecasts and presentations. Identifies trends, and formulates action plans. Determines financial results (e.g., revenue, COGS, OPEX) and conducts variance analyses. Identifies causes and solutions. Collaborates to ensure execution of plans and accountability for results.
- Determines operating revenue and expenses and conducts variance analyses. Identifies causes and recommendations. Contributes to resource allocation and identifies opportunities for optimization and prioritization. Performs analysis, modeling, and research of present and future financial performance, financial plans (e.g., expected returns, resource allocation, pricing, investment opportunities, revenue, operational metrics, productivity metrics), and economic transactions (e.g., customer deals, commercial partnerships, acquisitions).
- Assists in the execution of annual business planning and forecasting process. Completes analysis, modeling, and research to support preliminary and adjusted forecast cycles. Assists with developing and testing financial models. Partners and solicits insight from business and commercial stakeholders. Develops and manages financial plans, budgets, and forecasts to support strategic decision-making.

Protect

- Reviews, analyzes, and interprets financial and budgetary reports to ensure accuracy and support of internal controls. Monitors control processes and procedures regarding accounting, stat, non-financial disclosures, and regulatory filings. Recommends and executes corrective measures.
- Ensures collaboration between business stakeholders and internal audit team. Meets with internal and external auditors to discuss audit procedures, respond to questions, and provide information and records.
- Manages accounting and financial compliance, including the collection of data, accurate record-keeping, and coordinating with local Finance, Regional, and Corporate teams to implement accounting and reporting processes and ensure compliance with local legislations and statutory requirements. Advises and consults with peers and stakeholders regarding documentation, policy adherence, and sharing of financial data and information to minimize risk. Understands and adheres to financial compliance standards, Microsoft privacy, security, and ethical standards. Translates accounting, statutory, and regulatory changes to address impacts on business operations. Where appropriate, reviews all reports and filings for all country, federal, state, and local regulatory agencies (including US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and disclosures). Ensures that revenue recognition is monitored and inspected from all funds and are aligned with policies and procedures.
- Embody our culture and values.

Qualifications

Required 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.

Preferred Qualifications

- Proficiency in Excel for modeling and analysis.
- Critical thinking skills to evaluate and synthesize information for problem-solving.
- Ability to gather, analyze, and interpret data to generate actionable insights.
- Oral and written communication skills for presenting insights clearly.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate effectively across teams.

Financial Analysis IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $96,500 - $188,400 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 $123,500 - $206,400 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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.