Finance Manager

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Join Our Dynamic SANE Finance Team!

At the Search, Ads, News, and Edge (SANE) finance team, our mission is to deliver key insights that empower Microsoft to make smarter financial and business decisions. We're at the forefront of incubating and expanding new advertising revenue streams, working hand-in-hand with Senior Finance leaders, Engineering groups, Business Development, and Sales and Marketing teams. And guess what? We're on the lookout for a Finance Manager to join our vibrant team!

As a Finance Manager with us, you'll revolutionize how we measure business performance, manage resources, and lead financial activities through cutting-edge business intelligence, modeling, and analytics. This role offers a unique chance to leverage your insights and strategic thinking to collaborate with leaders on financial analysis, decision-making, investments, and transformative projects.

Our new Finance Manager will bring with them top-notch modeling and analytical skills, combined with a knack for delivery, to partner with our $1B global Channel Partner business. You'll also oversee our $250m global sales incentive budget, working closely with other SANE finance teams and our partner finance teams in FinOps.

The ideal candidate will dive deep into the details, understand key drivers, and effectively communicate results to business partners, including executives. Curiosity, a passion for learning, and a drive to understand our business models and products are essential. The right candidate will bring structure to our growing business and ask the critical questions to uncover the "why" behind key business trends and drivers.

This will be a work hybrid opportunity from either our Redmond WA, or Atlanta GA beautiful office locations.

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and provide actionable insights.
• Proven delivery and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in financial software and tools, such as Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

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 January 10, 2025.

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Prioritize

• Contributes to analysis of present and future financial performance of the $1B global channel partner business. Assists more senior team members to conduct analysis and research studies of financial plans, acquisition activity, and future opportunities/deals.
• Leads financial planning and analysis of a $250m global sales incentive investment, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Provides support to peers and counterparts during financial close periods. Prepares recurring financial reporting, forecasts, and presentations, and updates as necessary through the reporting cycles. Identifies variances to provide insights to management and inform future projections.
• Supports ad-hoc financial analysis and special projects as needed.

Partnership

• Serves as Finance contact for the Channel Partner business for all revenue, expense, and compliance questions related to reporting and analysis of the business. Contributes insights for financial plans, variance analysis, resource optimization, investments, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and driving margin accountability. Manages and executes processes through engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
• Serves as Finance contact for the MSA Chief of Staff for all sales incentive, expense, and compliance questions related to reporting and analysis of the business. Contributes insights for financial plans, variance analysis, resource optimization, investments, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and driving margin accountability.
• Provides data analytical support for the SMB and marketing finance leads.
• Learns and applies the foundational aspects of Microsoft Finance (e.g., financial systems, policies and procedures, key metrics, historical performance, reporting and forecast requirements) and business (e.g., monetization strategy, market, key drivers of profitability) to collect information, perform technical analysis and modeling, and complete standardized reporting.
• Improves current methods used in collecting data, developing automated financial reporting, and forecasting tools, and creating standard and ad-hoc reports. Learns how advanced technology is leveraged in Finance and across Microsoft to provide greater depth of analysis.
• Communicates recurring and ad-hoc results in a logical and understandable message.

Protect

• Ensures compliance with company policies, legal standards, and regulatory requirements by reviewing and monitoring accuracy of financial documents and business processes. Drives corrective measures. Supports questions regarding documentation, policy adherence, and requirements. Recommends approved instruments and processes. Remains current on all company policies and procedures and updates others.