Senior Finance Manager at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 Mar, 26

Salary

188400.0

Posted On

25 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Data Analysis, Communication Skills, Collaboration, Capacity Planning, Investment Analysis, Risk Management, Strategic Guidance, Cost Analysis, Forecasting, Planning, Efficiency Optimization, AI Investments, M365 Consumer, Growth Mindset

Industry

Software Development

Description

Overview Join Microsoft’s Consumer Margin and AI team —an innovative finance group driving our AI-first strategy to empower businesses worldwide. We’re seeking a finance professional passionate about delivering actionable insights and driving positive business outcomes. If you’re passionate about using technology to transform financial processes and want to make an impact in a dynamic, inclusive environment, we’d love to hear from you. As a Senior Finance Manager on Microsoft’s Consumer Margin and AI team, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the financial strategy behind one of our most impactful businesses—M365 Consumer. Your work ensures healthy margins, optimizes capacity allocation, and drives investment decisions that fuel innovation and growth. In this role, you’ll lead margin and investment analysis, support annual planning and forecasting, and provide strategic guidance during financial close periods. You’ll leverage advanced financial modeling, integrate diverse data sources into clear narratives, and collaborate across teams to manage risk and ensure compliance. By influencing structural efficiencies and long-term bets, you’ll help deliver sustainable value to customers and advance Microsoft’s AI-first vision—all within a collaborative, inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and bold ideas. Our team culture is centered around Microsoft corporate values and the One Microsoft approach with business partners. Our team is comprised of many individuals with diverse backgrounds and values the unique perspectives and thought processes each colleague brings to the table. Our team leans into helping one another and is not afraid to try new things with a growth mindset mentality. We're excited to offer a flexible work model that give you the best of both worlds. You'll get to collaborate in person with your teammates at our Redmond office three days a week, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work the rest of the time. If you love connecting face-to-face and also appreciate some work-from-home days, this could be a great fit for you. 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 We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Finance Manager to Partner with engineering and business leaders to deeply understand, influence, and optimize margins across M365 Consumer; success requires collaboration, curiosity, and self-motivation. Own close, forecast, and planning rhythm-of-business processes, translating insights into clear, high-quality communications that enable informed decisions by M365 engineering and finance leadership. Own detailed financial and GPU capacity modeling to evaluate AI investments, including per-unit and per-feature cost of goods sold (COGS). Lead AI usage modeling to influence short-term allocation and trade-off decisions and inform long-range (10+ year) capacity planning. Drive and maintain long-range planning for M365 Consumer workloads, partnering with engineering and revenue teams to achieve affordability targets. Identify efficiency opportunities and drive execution in partnership with stakeholders. Embody Microsoft’s culture and values Qualifications 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. Additional or preferred qualifications Advanced degree or MBA. 5+ years of relevant experience with progressive advancement within your discipline. 3+ year(s) experience in delivering high-value, high-impact projects through both individual contributions and cross-functional team collaboration. 3+ year(s) experience in operating at multiple levels—from strategic, high-level initiatives to detailed cost analysis such as Cost of Goods Sold (COGS). 4+ year(s) experience in data analysis and financial modeling, including experience working with financial systems and tools. Executive-level communication skills—capable of simplifying and presenting complex analysis clearly. 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.

Responsibilities

The Senior Finance Manager will partner with engineering and business leaders to optimize margins across M365 Consumer and own financial processes such as close, forecast, and planning. They will lead AI usage modeling and drive long-range planning for M365 Consumer workloads.