Microsoft

Senior Finance Manager - Server Demand Planning

Microsoft$97K — $188K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in relevant field and 2+ years of related experience, or Bachelor's Degree and 4+ years in financial analysis or finance
  • Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams
  • Proven data and financial modeling skills
  • Ability to simplify complex analyses for executive communication
  • Advanced understanding of technology and cloud service economics

Responsibilities

  • Lead non-GPU capacity planning and partner with teams to influence strategy
  • Drive strategic alignment in IBP and various operational activities
  • Build metrics for capacity utilization and optimize portfolios
  • Influence server capacity and processor/platform mix
  • Analyze monthly Azure server rack plan changes for fidelity
  • Perform analysis for strategic projects and ad hoc needs
  • Embody Microsoft culture and values

Benefits

  • Health and wellness programs
  • Employee discounts and offers
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible work environment
  • Work-life balance initiatives
Full Job Description
Overview

As a Senior Finance Manager - Server Demand Planningr on the IBP Server Planning team, you will meaningfully contribute to demand signal alignment, server fleet health, and server supply planning. If you thrive in fast-paced and ambiguous environments, are energized by finding and realizing value through data analysis, and enjoy contributing to meaningful business decisions, this is the role for you! This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, develop deep business acumen in cloud infrastructure finance, and hone your analytical and strategic planning skills. This Senior Finance Manager - Server Demand Planning role plays a critical role in connecting dots across Microsoft to ensure we deliver success to our customers and shareholders at the same time.

Responsibilities
  • Lead specialty non-GPU capacity planning and serve as a dedicated capacity planner, partnering with Finance and capacity planning teams to influence strategy.
  • Drive strategic alignment in IBP, ship room, and other ROB activities like close, forecast, LRP, and budget.
  • Build up metrics to track and influence strategy; shape capacity through utilization insights and optimize portfolio where we have cold capacity.
  • Influence capacity shaping for processor and platform mix.
  • Analyze drivers for monthly Azure server rack plan changes. Ensure rack plan fidelity and reasonableness. Partner with Azure Engineering Group and Workload Owners to validate changes and ensure proper server resource allocation.
  • Perform analysis and modeling for strategic projects, new responsibilities, or ad hoc needs to unlock breadth of impact across team and partners.
  • Embody Microsoft 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
  • Demonstrated ability to form and influence cross-functional partnerships to deliver high-value projects.
  • Proven data and financial modeling capabilities and ability to work with financial systems.
  • Ability to communicate complex analysis in a simple and clear way in Executive forums (verbal or written).
  • Advanced understanding of the technology industry, particularly commercial public and private cloud services, business models and economics


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.

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