Microsoft's Azure and AI businesses are experiencing unprecedented growth and investment. As business models, infrastructure requirements, customer demand patterns, and product strategies continue to evolve, leaders require increasingly sophisticated planning frameworks and financial insights to guide decision making.
We are seeking a Senior Finance Manager to lead Integrated Financial Planning across Azure and AI. This role will serve as a key connector across Finance teams threading investment decisions, business performance, and long-range strategic priorities into a cohesive planning framework.
The successful candidate will operate across organizational boundaries to synthesize complex and often disparate inputs into actionable recommendations for senior leadership. Success requires exceptional business judgment, systems thinking, strategic perspective, and the ability to connect financial outcomes to underlying business drivers.
This role is ideal for a finance leader who enjoys solving ambiguous problems, building structure where none exists, and influencing executive decisions through insights.
Responsibilities
Lead Integrated Financial Planning
Drive end-to-end planning processes across annual budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and strategic investment reviews.
Develop planning frameworks that connect business strategy, financial performance, infrastructure investments, and operational execution.
Partner across multiple organizations to ensure planning assumptions are aligned, transparent, and actionable.
Continuously evolve planning methodologies to reflect changing business models and strategic priorities.
Drive Strategic Insights and Decision Support
Identify emerging business trends, risks, and opportunities across Azure and AI.
Develop driver-based analyses that connect operational metrics to financial outcomes.
Evaluate investment opportunities, resource allocation decisions, and strategic tradeoffs.
Frame complex issues into clear recommendations for leadership discussions.
Connect Across Organizations
Serve as a key partner across Product Revenue & Margin teams, CPI leadership, Corporate Finance, and other planning stakeholders.
Build alignment across organizations with differing priorities, assumptions, and objectives.
Act as a connective tissue across planning workstreams to ensure leadership has a consistent understanding of business performance and outlook.
Improve Planning Excellence
Establish scalable planning processes, tools, and analytical frameworks.
Drive improvements in planning quality, forecast accuracy, and decision support.
Simplify complex financial concepts and communicate insights effectively to executive audiences.
Create consistency across reporting, planning, and performance measurement frameworks.
Influence Executive Decision Making
Support leadership reviews, business performance discussions, and executive presentations.
Develop comprehensive narratives that integrate financial results, operational metrics, and strategic context.
Provide objective perspectives on business tradeoffs and investment decisions.
Help leadership navigate ambiguity in a rapidly evolving business environment.
Qualifications
- 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 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 equivalent experience.
- Master'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 Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 12+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience OR equivalent experience.
- 3+ years experience in multinationals with multi-product/multi-segment finance roles.
- 3+ years work experience in matrix-based organization.
- 3+ years work experience in the technology or software industry.
- Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
- Solid problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience building executive-level presentations and business narratives.
- Experience supporting cloud, AI, infrastructure, or technology businesses.
- Experience with long-range planning, strategic planning, investment governance, or corporate finance.
- Ability to connect financial, operational, and technical concepts into cohesive business insights.
- Demonstrated success working in highly ambiguous environments.
- High-performing executive presence and stakeholder management skills.
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.
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.
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science, or a related field, plus 4+ years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership, finance, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science, or a related field, plus 6+ years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership, finance, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
- Master's degree in a related field plus 8+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance experience; or bachelor's degree plus 12+ years of related post-graduate experience; or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience in multinational organizations with multi-product or multi-segment finance roles.
- 3+ years of experience working in a matrix-based organization.
- 3+ years of experience in the technology or software industry.
- Ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience building executive-level presentations and business narratives.
- Experience supporting cloud, AI, infrastructure, or technology businesses.
- Experience with long-range planning, strategic planning, investment governance, or corporate finance.
- Ability to connect financial, operational, and technical concepts into cohesive business insights.
- Demonstrated success working in highly ambiguous environments.
- Executive presence and stakeholder management skills.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing resources include counseling and employee-assistance services, wellness reimbursements, product discounts, and charitable-matching programs. Feedback suggests these extras complement core benefits and support day-to-day quality of life.
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