Microsoft

Senior Accounting Manager

Microsoft • $97K — $188K *
Redmond, WA 98052In-Person
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related field and 3+ years of experience in accounting or finance, or equivalent experience.
  • Professional accounting certification such as CPA or equivalent.
  • Experience in fixed asset, goodwill, and intangible asset accounting for multinational companies.
  • Advanced skills in Excel and PowerBI applications.
  • Experience with large scale ERP systems such as SAP.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across teams.
  • Proven ability to analyze complex issues and prioritize effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Review fixed asset, goodwill, and intangible asset records to ensure policy compliance.
  • Lead the consolidated close process, ensuring accurate financial statements per SOX requirements.
  • Prepare and review complex financial statements and regulatory disclosures.
  • Conduct policy reviews and address complex accounting questions from stakeholders.
  • Drive process improvements through feedback analysis and technology implementation.
  • Perform gap analysis and assist in designing financial controls for SOX compliance.
  • Promote the company's culture and values within the team.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Generous paid time off including holidays and vacation days.
  • Employee stock purchase program.
  • Retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.
  • Access to employee training and development resources.
Full Job Description
Overview

Microsoft's Long-Lived Asset Accounting team is responsible for the reporting accuracy of over $400 billion in assets for U.S. GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).

As a member of our team, the Senior Accounting Manager is an individual contributor, responsible for financial reporting related to long-lived assets in the Company's Form 10-Q and 10-K.

Responsibilities
  • Reviews fixed asset, goodwill, and intangible asset accounting records and analysis to ensure compliance with accounting policies and guidelines. Drives resolution of business partners/stakeholders inquiries, accounting deviations, and data anomalies.
  • Lead coordination of consolidated close and review process to ensure that our financial results are stated accurately and in accordance with company policies and Sarbanes-Oxley ACT ("SOX") requirements.
  • Prepares and reviews complex financial statements and drafts disclosures for regulatory accounting filings. Provide support for audits.
  • Lead policy reviews and fields complex questions from business partners to ensure alignment with accounting standards and guidelines.
  • Contributes to process-improvement efforts by collecting and reviewing business partner and team feedback, as well as incorporating industry optimal practices. Identifies, evaluates, and leverages technology that could automate or speed up internal processes.
  • Performs gap analysis and helps business process owners design and implement financial controls for SOX cycles.
  • Embody our culture and values


Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications
  • Master's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 3+ years accounting or finance experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 4+ years accounting or finance experience OR equivalent experience.


Additional or Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 6+ years accounting or finance experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 8+ years accounting or finance experience OR equivalent experience.
  • Professional accounting certification such as CPA or equivalent.
  • Fixed asset, goodwill, and intangible asset accounting, reporting, and analysis and controls for multinational companies transacting in multiple currencies.
  • Advanced skills in applications, such as Excel and PowerBI.
  • Large scale ERP experience e.g., SAP.
  • Solid cross group collaboration, interpersonal skills, and passion to drive execution and results across multiple teams and business partners.
  • Demonstrated ability and willingness to dive into details and get things done.
  • Ability to deeply understand and anticipate issues, as well as prioritize and define a course of action in evolving areas.


#Finance

Accounting IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $97,600 - $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 $125,000 - $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.

About Microsoft

Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Microsoft’s devices and consumer (D&C) licensing segment licenses the Windows operating system and related software, Microsoft Office for consumers, and the Windows Phone operating system. The company’s computing and gaming hardware segment provides Xbox gaming and entertainment consoles and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox Live subscriptions; surface devices and accessories; and Microsoft PC accessories. Its phone hardware segment offers Lumia smartphones and other non-Lumia phones. Its D&C segment provides Windows Store, Xbox Live transactions, and Windows phone store; search advertising; display advertising; Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal; first-party video games; and other consumer products and services as well as operating retail stores. Microsoft’s commercial licensing segments license server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Windows Embedded; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office for business, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and related CALs; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions; and Skype. Its commercial segment offers enterprise services, including premier support services and Microsoft consulting services; commercial cloud comprising Office 365 Commercial, other Microsoft Office online offerings, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure; and other commercial products and online services. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as online.

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Learn more about Microsoft
Size
181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+15.5%
Revenue
$153.2 billion
NASDAQ
MSFT
* Ladders Estimates

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