What are the responsibilities and job description for the Modern Work & Security Revenue Central Lead Group Finance Manager position at Microsoft Power Platform Community?
Overview
Join the Modern Work Finance team and play an integral role in shaping the future of our business . Our Microsoft 365 offering is the world’s productivity cloud and the only comprehensive solution that empowers everyone with an integrated, secure experience on any device . Leading organizations are choosing our AI infused premium offerings for their advanced security, communications, and productivity experiences to unlock new scenarios of digital transformation . We are at an exciting phase in our growth trajectory with M365 CoPilot helping propel Modern Workplace to a $100B business . Our core products include productivity, communication, analytics, management, security and compliance.
The Modern Work & Security Central Lead Group Finance Manager is a high impact position (MW&S) supporting a transforming business in the AI era . This is a highly visible role with the opportunity to influence MW&S internal and external financial reporting across multiple teams including engineering , business planning , sales and finance . The individual will be responsible for MW&S end-to-end central views for close and forecast, including monthly and quarterly E xternal Segment Unit of Accountability r eporting for M 365 Cloud and M365 Commercial Products and Cloud Services revenue reporting and presentations .
This would include close and forecast central efforts across Modern Work (MW), Customer Partner & Field (CFP), Central Finance Team (CFT), and Microsoft Customer & Partner Solutions (MCAPs). Including accurate and timely rhythm and E xternal theme building by product around Adjusted Gross Revenue ( AGR), revenue adjustment s , growth contribution ana lysis and trending . Responsible for designing MW&S External Revenue and Seat Key Performance Indicators ( KPIs) in connection with Central Finance and Investor Relations to ensure that we are accurately measuring the MW&S business . This would include creating proforma KPI analysis as needed and Ad Hoc reporting.
They would be responsible for ensuring annual planning, budgets and quarterly budget restatements land appropriately across multiple internal systems and ensure proper controls are well designed.
The Modern Work & Security Central Lead Group Finance Manager will be responsible for exploring new revenue metrics and alternative metrics as business evolves overtime and helping with the implementation and the deployment of any changes to financial reporting across impacted teams in a compliant way and ensuring controls over financial reporting are effective and well designed. They would be well versed on external consensus, expectations across MW&S revenue and Seats, and historical communications around business drivers across M365 Commercial. This would include staying abreast of competitors reporting for additional insight.
Ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of finance data collected, stored and used to inform stakeholders on business activities. Seeking opportunities to improve financial reporting and financial reporting skills, formal training and team connections. T hey would be responsible for internal education and training around MW&S revenue and KPIs as MW&S revenue hierarchies. Ad Hoc Executive presentations and communications.
Responsibilities
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Required/Minimum Qualifications:
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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 29, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Join the Modern Work Finance team and play an integral role in shaping the future of our business . Our Microsoft 365 offering is the world’s productivity cloud and the only comprehensive solution that empowers everyone with an integrated, secure experience on any device . Leading organizations are choosing our AI infused premium offerings for their advanced security, communications, and productivity experiences to unlock new scenarios of digital transformation . We are at an exciting phase in our growth trajectory with M365 CoPilot helping propel Modern Workplace to a $100B business . Our core products include productivity, communication, analytics, management, security and compliance.
The Modern Work & Security Central Lead Group Finance Manager is a high impact position (MW&S) supporting a transforming business in the AI era . This is a highly visible role with the opportunity to influence MW&S internal and external financial reporting across multiple teams including engineering , business planning , sales and finance . The individual will be responsible for MW&S end-to-end central views for close and forecast, including monthly and quarterly E xternal Segment Unit of Accountability r eporting for M 365 Cloud and M365 Commercial Products and Cloud Services revenue reporting and presentations .
This would include close and forecast central efforts across Modern Work (MW), Customer Partner & Field (CFP), Central Finance Team (CFT), and Microsoft Customer & Partner Solutions (MCAPs). Including accurate and timely rhythm and E xternal theme building by product around Adjusted Gross Revenue ( AGR), revenue adjustment s , growth contribution ana lysis and trending . Responsible for designing MW&S External Revenue and Seat Key Performance Indicators ( KPIs) in connection with Central Finance and Investor Relations to ensure that we are accurately measuring the MW&S business . This would include creating proforma KPI analysis as needed and Ad Hoc reporting.
They would be responsible for ensuring annual planning, budgets and quarterly budget restatements land appropriately across multiple internal systems and ensure proper controls are well designed.
The Modern Work & Security Central Lead Group Finance Manager will be responsible for exploring new revenue metrics and alternative metrics as business evolves overtime and helping with the implementation and the deployment of any changes to financial reporting across impacted teams in a compliant way and ensuring controls over financial reporting are effective and well designed. They would be well versed on external consensus, expectations across MW&S revenue and Seats, and historical communications around business drivers across M365 Commercial. This would include staying abreast of competitors reporting for additional insight.
Ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of finance data collected, stored and used to inform stakeholders on business activities. Seeking opportunities to improve financial reporting and financial reporting skills, formal training and team connections. T hey would be responsible for internal education and training around MW&S revenue and KPIs as MW&S revenue hierarchies. Ad Hoc Executive presentations and communications.
Responsibilities
Protect
- Drives the right tone from executive leadership and ensures strict adherence and understanding of Microsoft policies on risk and compliance as relates to finance reporting . Influences leadership to ensure compliance is a top priority and modeled throughout the organization. Champions Microsoft privacy, security, and ethical standards. Advances key compliance initiatives.
- Applies understanding of the broader internal Microsoft context, as well as external factors, to offer solutions to ensure organizational objectives are met. Considers competing views and alternative solutions when formulating recommendations for reporting and controls . Shares business expertise to help others implement and execute their goals.
- Conceptualizes and designs new approaches to how financial reporting and data is collected and evaluated to impact future outcomes and decisions.
- Works with Microsoft experts to identify and leverage advanced tools and technology to aid in achieving greater production, autonomy, and goal attainment. Drives improvements in data management through automation.
- Understands the interconnections between data, information, and results and translates this into forward-looking narratives. Provides clarity and alignment with leaders. Implements creative ways to show patterns and draw conclusions to help drive decisions and clearly communicate findings. Generates actionable plans based on complex results, ambiguous findings, and multi-year time horizons.
- Guides others to contribute to reporting review processes. Manages the reporting rhythm s for the area of responsibility. Collaborates to ensure execution of plans and accountability for results.
- Directs, performs, and reviews analysis and research of present and future financial performance, financial plans (e.g., expected returns, resource allocation, pricing, investment opportunities), and economic transactions (e.g., customer deals, commercial partnerships, acquisitions). Prepares, summarizes, and makes recommendations.
Required/Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 6 years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field
- OR Master'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.
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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 29, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Salary : $115,000 - $219,200
