Finance Manager, Cloud Applications Forecast & Planning Analytics at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Mar, 26

Salary

151900.0

Posted On

21 Dec, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis, Communication, Critical Thinking, Excel Modeling, Business Insights, Forecasting, KPI Development, Strategic Decision-Making, Compliance, Data Management, Technology Utilization, Predictive Analytics, Problem Solving, Collaboration

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview Business Overview: Be part of the team behind the world’s leading productivity cloud. Within the Cloud Applications Revenue Finance group, you’ll contribute to the future direction of Microsoft 365—our flagship offering that equips hundreds of millions with secure and AI-powered solutions for collaboration, communication, and creativity. From exciting features like Copilot to Teams, our advancements continue to transform the way people work. The finance team plays a central role in this change, collaborating with engineering, marketing, and sales to deliver strategic insights and uncover new avenues for growth. Job Overview: The Finance Manager for the Cloud Applications FP&A team is an exciting role supporting one of Microsoft’s most exciting and scaled businesses that is being re-energized by AI. The role sits within the Cloud Applications Forecast & Planning Analytics team and will focus on developing and refining revenue forecast models, leveraging advanced analytics to inform fiscal year target setting and support strategic decision-making. This position is responsible for designing new descriptive and predictive business frameworks that illuminate current business performance and anticipate emerging trends and shifts. A key focus will be on translating complex data insights into clear narratives for leadership, enabling proactive responses to market dynamics and supporting the organization’s growth agenda. He or she will build robust, driver-based financial models to guide decision-making on business structure, strategy, pricing, revenue, target setting and strategic direction. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. That’s what inspires us, drives our work and pushes us to challenge the status quo every day. Through our Cloud-first strategy, we strive to deliver solutions that are optimized for the world and enable customers to drive their business more successfully. Responsibilities Prioritize Financial modeling: Build robust, driver-based financial models to guide decision-making on business structure, strategy, pricing, revenue, and strategic direction Financial analysis: Conduct financial analysis to provide health of business readouts and trends, and articulate those findings to finance and marketing leadership to support decision making Rhythm of Business: Conduct regular revenue and key performance indicators reviews, develop quarterly forecast and target, and support business reviews Business Health: Define and land key performance KPIs to assist in assessing FLW and EMS business health and driving strategic goals across Microsoft leadership and Microsoft’s sales organization Annual target setting: Drive reporting, rhythms and deep horizontal analytics during the target setting process focused on sales motion and pricing level drivers in alignment with CPF and MCAPS Partnership Partner with our Cloud Applications Finance teams to help build the M365 story focused on the what and the why on business performance and actions that are required to ensure the business remains healthy, sustainable and able to hit short and long term goals Provides business insights and recommendations to peers and stakeholders to achieve revenue and profitability goals and drive shareholder return. Applies advanced understanding of Microsoft Finance and business (e.g., monetization strategy, market, key drivers, revenue channels, advanced technology, and business partner work context) to multiple situations to evaluate results and analysis. Develops and manages strategies to proactively mitigate, or reactively address, potential adverse effects of macroeconomic and/or geopolitical risks. Maintains working knowledge of Microsoft financial systems, policies, and processes to evaluate potential impacts of changes, and drives improvements in efficiency and accuracy. Contributes to new and unconventional methods and approaches to data collection, analysis, interpretation, and financial models. Provides advice and direction to teammates and peers on data management and operations. Leads efforts to leverage 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 and understandable message. Articulates understanding and awareness of business partner situation. 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. Consults with business partners on sharing financial information, approved instruments and processes, and consistency with corporate policies. Collaborates with Compliance groups to ensure the team is current on company policies and procedures. Other Embody our culture and values 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. Preferred Qualifications analytics and critical thinking accompanied with strong Excel modeling skills Able to synthesize large amounts of data and complex scenarios, and formulate and build business cases that drive insight and optimal economic decisions Meticulous, thorough, and detail-oriented, yet able to see “the forest for the trees” Clear communication style and able to adapt the altitude and surface area of her or his content to the audience (from director-level all the way to the SLT) Self-motivated; able to handle a high degree of ambiguity and quickly identify what needs to be accomplished across multiple concurrent workstreams and stakeholders, yet able to push back where needed 2+ years of experience, with clear evidence of significant impact and influence in prior roles Passion for technology and curious to further learn the how and why behind the numbers Financial Analysis IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $76,800 - $151,900 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 $100,800 - $168,000 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.

Responsibilities

The Finance Manager will build robust financial models and conduct financial analysis to support decision-making and assess business health. They will also partner with finance teams to provide insights and recommendations for revenue and profitability goals.