Finance Director

The goal of the SANE (Search, Ads, News + Edge) team is toprovidekey insights that help Microsoft make better financial and business decisions related toBing, Microsoft News, Microsoft Edge, andthird partyaffiliates. SANE is a fast-growing businessresponsible for delivering advertising thatseeksto empower our users by bringing them closer to the people and information thatmattermost to themand is heavily invested inthe future of AI. Our team is at the center of Microsoft's financial activities for the Consumer business, being a key strategic partner to a diverse set of stakeholders: Senior Finance leaders,Ad SalesLeadership Team, Engineering/Product Teams,andBusiness Development Team.

Finance Directors in our team help us transform the way we measure business performance, manage resources, and lead financial activities using business intelligence, modeling, and analytics. As a Finance Director, you will have a unique opportunity to use your insights and strategic thinking to partner with leaders on financial analysis, financial decisions and investments, anddemand optimization initiatives. You willbe a key member of the MSA Leadership Team andpartnercloselywith the GlobalMedia Sales and SMBteamsto drivedemandgrowth and expand our total revenue for our advertising products and services.As a leader in the SANE finance team, you will need to recruit,lead,developandretaina high performing finance teamof 5-7individualsto achieve these goals.Most importantly, you will lead and champion a culture centeredon embracing a growth mindset, diversity and inclusion, a theme of inspiring excellent, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day.

We are looking for Finance professionals with modeling and analytical skills combined with executive presence and leadership skills. The ideal candidateswill be able to dive into the details and understand the key drivers as well as effectively communicate results/drivers to businesspartnersincluding executives.This person shouldalsoexhibitcuriosity,bea fast learner and havea passion to understand the business models and drivers in our Consumer advertising business and products and will specifically focus on our salesteams.

• Role model:exemplify a growth mindset and what it takes to be a key driver of the business

• Accelerate: Drive success for key partners withinSANEand externally for our partners

• Financial Reporting: Own the business key drivers, FP&A, and drive deep insight into the Consumer Office business

• Rhythm of Business: Support theRoB, (rhythm of business) processes byparticipatingin forecasting, target setting and budgeting in alignment withConsumerLT timelines

• Financial Acumen: Manage process excellence and compliance governance across a large spectrum of revenue, technical acquisition costs, and revenue adjustments

• Insight & Analytics: Help design and develop regular revenue, key performance indicators, investmentprioritizationandprofitabilityreviews. Develop quarterlyforecastandtarget, andsupport business reviews.

• Partnership:Be an integral part of the ConsumerSANEleadership team and drive financial performance to maximize growth and impact

• Collaborative:Build relationships with key partnerships across finance,business development,engineering,salesand business planning

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science, or related field AND 10+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience
  • ORMaster'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 managing direct reports.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in a consumer tech and/oradvertisingbusiness focused on developing and driving cross-company strategy
• Experience in developing long-term, strategic growth plans
• Executive presence including communication and presentation skills with a high degree of comfort to large and small audiences
• Problem solving mentalityleveraginginternal and/or external resources
• Ability tooperatein a dynamic, fast-moving environment while conforming to tight deadlines
• Propensity to learn andidentifyopportunities for improvement
• Ability to manage across organizational boundaries, influenceothersand build on the work of others
• Proven ability to partner, build trust, communicate with, and influence executives; ability to make the complex simple and influence through effective story telling
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, exercise sound business judgment and show senseof certainty by standing firm where appropriate
• Verbal & written communication, interpersonal and cross group collaboration skills

Financial Analysis M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $277,200 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 $165,600 - $303,600 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

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.

Financial Analysis M6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 - $277,200 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 $165,600 - $303,600 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.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.