Senior Finance Manager - Consumer Sales Finance

The Windows + Devices division plays a vital role in ensuring Microsoft's continued success in the era of artificial intelligence. Windows 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 market environment presents many exciting challenges for the team to tackle and deliver creative solutions. And with the advent of Copilot+ PC’s and Neural Processing Unit (NPU), the world of personal computing will never be the same. 

The Consumer Sales Finance (CSF), which is a part of the Consumer Finance team, is a truly global finance team which has inclusion, culture and talent development as core values. CSF looks at the Consumer business end-to-end work with several business stakeholders in providing financial knowledge to drive and guide the business, we work with Marketing to align on success measures for our product categories, with Supply & Ops to ensure we have the right product in the right place, and with Sales to understand our Partner Account mechanics and Channel Strategy.   

Are you passionate about advancing the Windows ecosystem and contributing to our innovative hardware portfolio? Join the Windows and Devices Finance Team as Senior Finance Manager. In this pivotal role, you will help drive financial strategy and performance for our multi-billion-dollar Windows and Devices business. Finance at Microsoft interfaces across a broad intersection of business partners including Engineering, Marketing, Category Management, Sales, Data Science, Investments, Pricing/Deals and Supply Chain teams. 

The Windows and Devices Finance Team is recruiting candidates for Revenue, Investments and Go-To-Market/Sales Finance roles. 

The successful candidate will bring a combination of finance and business acumen, leadership, and influencing skills to this space to drive superior financial results in close alignment with our business partners.  Our team is collaborative, supportive, and fun. We work hard on exciting things and strive for a team culture that values diverse perspectives and individuals.  

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world. 

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. 

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 experience partnering with business/functional leaders. 

Additional or preferred qualifications 

• Masters Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 6+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience  

• OR Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 8+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance work experience OR equivalent experience. 

• 1+ year(s) experience in multinationals with multi-product/multi-segment finance roles. 

• 1+ year(s) work experience in matrix-based organization. 

• 1+ year(s) work experience in the technology or software industry. 

• Proficiency in financial analysis and modeling.  

• Ability to effectively prioritize across multiple workstreams with attention to detail, and  work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.   

• Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders with a high degree of ambiguity and bring partners along in thought leadership and finance agenda.  

• Demonstrated experience partnering with the business to provide proactive financial analysis and insights that inform decision-making.  

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 

Microsoft will accept applications and process offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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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 need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

• Partner with business stakeholders to drive unit, revenue, gross margin and market share targets. Serve as reliable and respected business leaders to our partners. 

• Develop and implement investment frameworks that are tied back to business priorities. Measure performance and create optionality to pivot strategy with agility. 

• Deliver actionable analytics and insights into our competitors, retailers, partners and customers to drive strategic decision making. 

• Provide predictability and transparency through our financial outlooks and storytelling.   

• Communicate complex, data-driven recommendations to business partners, including delivering difficult messages when necessary, and drive consensus on investment strategies and remediation plans. 

• Oversee and deliver timely and accurate financial planning, forecasting, and close rhythm of the business (ROB). 

• Improve efficiency and effectiveness of core finance activities through enhanced reporting, automation, process excellence and detailed analytics .