Microsoft

Senior Finance Manager

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

  • Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field with 2+ years of relevant experience, or Bachelor's Degree with 4+ years.
  • 6+ years of post-graduate finance work experience preferred, or 8+ years with a Bachelor's Degree.
  • Experience in multinationals focusing on multi-product/multi-segment roles.
  • Experience in a matrix-based organization.
  • Experience in the technology or software industry.
  • Strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail and advanced Excel capabilities.
  • Proven ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver actionable insights to inform offering design and pricing strategy.
  • Develop frameworks for assessing risks and opportunities in high-visibility deals.
  • Build long-range planning models for margin and discounting strategies.
  • Create analytics to evaluate profitability across the offering portfolio.
  • Collaborate with leadership to drive improvements in margins and discounting.
  • Work with the Deal Desk to optimize decision-making for deal profitability.
  • Ensure compliance with financial accuracy and business processes.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment promoting work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and advancement within Microsoft.
  • Access to continuous learning and development resources.
  • Supportive company culture that values diversity and inclusion.
Full Job Description
Overview

The MCAPS Finance organization partners across all Microsoft products and services and plays a critical role in enabling and influencing sales teams worldwide. We are looking for finance leaders who proactively partner with both finance and business stakeholders to drive global impact - optimizing resources, maximizing revenue and margin, and accelerating market share growth. We empower our people to lead, perform at a high standard, and grow through diverse and meaningful career opportunities.We are seeking a Senior Finance Manager to partner closely with the business to elevate our pricing strategy and drive profitability and growth across the Unified portfolio. This role works at the intersection of strategy, monetization, and execution - partnering with Offering, Monetization, and Strategy teams as well as broader MCAPS Finance, to shape pricing initiatives that unlock margin expansion and sustainable revenue growth.

Responsibilities

Prioritization
  • Deliver deep insights and actionable recommendations to inform offering design and pricing strategy across the Unified portfolio.
  • Develop forward-looking frameworks to assess risks and opportunities for critical, high-visibility deals.
  • Build long-range planning models for margin and discounting strategies, translating insights into clear, actionable targets for future fiscal years.
  • Create and present analytics that evaluate and explain profitability across the offering portfolio.

Partnership
  • Partner with CE&S leadership to identify and activate levers that drive positive impact on margins and discounting.
  • Collaborate with the Deal Desk organization to optimize operating models and decision-making frameworks related to deal profitability.
  • Partner with the Field Finance community to identify best practices and scale successful approaches across geographies.

Protect
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, legal standards, and regulatory requirements by reviewing financial accuracy and business processes, and driving corrective actions when necessary.
  • Advise business partners on the appropriate use and sharing of financial information, approved financial instruments, and processes in alignment with corporate policies.

Other
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Proven ability to translate complex concepts into clear, actionable insights and influence stakeholders through compelling storytelling.
  • Skilled analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and advanced Excel modeling capabilities.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive simplicity and clarity within complex, highly matrixed organizational environments.
  • Collaborative team player with a proven track record of working across organizational boundaries, influencing diverse stakeholders, and leveraging the contributions of others to achieve results.
  • Excellent communication, cross-functional collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to distill complex information into concise, executive-ready recommendations and presentations.


Financial Analysis 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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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
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