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Driven by our AI-first strategy, we create solutions that empower customers to achieve more and accelerate their success. The Commercial Product Infrastructure and Margin (CPIM) team is a dynamic, fast-evolving finance organization at the forefront of Microsoft’s AI (artificial intelligence) transformation. This vision drives us to innovate and drive continuous improvement every day. We are seeking a highly-motivated Senior Finance Manager, M365 Cloud and AI, to partner with engineering and business leaders, lead long-term planning, and shape the future margin profile of Microsoft 365 (M365) Cloud. You will lead discussions on Long Range Plans for productivity (Office 365 properties as part of M365), including landing gross margin and Profit & Loss (P&L) principles with engineering leaders to hit margin goals.
Job Responsibility:
Lead the plan/white-paper for the 5-year gross margin plan and showcase efficiencies needed in the next 5-years based on revenue trends to meet commitments
Influence stakeholders, such as Azure platform, on efficiencies needed to support 1P (First-Party)
Liaison with M365 revenue team and business planning team on new features, owning financial modeling for such features, including executive alignment on overall feature viability
Own usage modelling and trends to understand COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) per across workloads
Partner with Cost-in finance stakeholders to develop models to land triangulation of demand and cost-in, and understand efficiencies and COGS optimizations margin goals
Synthesize diverse data into clear narratives and communicate results effectively demonstrating business acumen
Ensure compliance with policies and regulations by reviewing financial processes and documents
Advise on policy adherence and coordinate with Compliance teams
Embody our culture and values
Requirements:
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
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
Analytical skills and strategic thinking skills
Self-starter who thrives in ambiguous, fast moving environments with evolving technology and business model trends
Ability to communicate complex analysis in a simple way
Executive level communication skills
Proven leadership skills with demonstrated results in proactively driving and delivering high value/high-impact project results through both individual and team efforts
Partnering capabilities with the ability to influence others without direct authority
Ability to appropriately push back when required
Comfort working at multiple altitudes, from strategic/high-level projects to detailed COGS analysis
Ability to handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines, quickly prioritize for impact and the resourcefulness to deliver