Senior Finance Manager, Controls & Compliance
Microsoft
Senior Finance Manager, Controls & Compliance
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Overview
Our mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, collaborative professional to join our team in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting. The Senior Finance Manager, Controls & Compliance will work closely with our Sustainability, Legal, and other teams to ensure the integrity, validity and comparability of the ESG data that we disclose under emerging regulations.
The Senior Finance Manager, Controls & Compliance will have controls and compliance prowess to support our mission to strengthen and scale our ESG Reporting processes. In this role, you will have an opportunity to partner closely with a various set of stakeholders (Finance, Legal, and Sustainability).
This is a tremendous opportunity to work in a high performing team and a fast-paced and complex environment, bringing ample opportunities to grow and deliver impact. Being highly motivated with the ability to work through ambiguity, proactively solve problems, and build partnerships will bring success to the position.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Qualifications
Required/Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in finance or related field AND 4+ years experience in finance or financial compliance OR equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of controls and compliance experience.
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field AND 8+ years experience in finance or financial compliance
- OR Master's Degree in finance or related field AND 6+ years experience in finance or financial compliance
- OR equivalent experience.
- Experience working in a multinational environment under different reporting requirements.
- Business partnering and cross-group collaboration skills.
- Ability to systematically identify, assess, and prioritize potential risks, and to investigate and determine underlying causes of financial issues or anomalies. This includes the design and delivery of training to educate and empower teams with the knowledge and skills to effectively manage risk, ensure compliance, and enhance overall reporting performance.
- Experience with internal control and process design and implementation.
- Ability to effectively communicate and articulate complex information clearly and concisely, tailoring messaging for various audiences, and delivering persuasive presentations. This includes project management skills to drive accountability and ensure transparent and detailed documentation.
- Experience executing strategic processes and initiatives within a fast-paced, deadline-oriented, and complex environment.
- Experience in software/technology industry a plus.
- Ability to be comfortable dealing with ambiguity, as well as be flexible, adaptable, proactive, and work well under pressure.
Finance Compliance IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $96,500 - $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 $123,500 - $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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 8, 2025
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Responsibilities
- Support the compilation of consistent, comparable, and reliable ESG disclosures required by governing bodies.
- Maintain broad understanding of ESG reporting landscape, including various reporting frameworks, standards and disclosure legislation, so as to be able to effectively support stakeholders.
- Responsible for the ESG risks assessment processes.
- Support key organisational processes, as well as plans to address compliance risks and issues.
- Design and implement controls throughout the ESG reporting process, working with the Financial Compliance Group on ESG control framework and governance.
- Ensure audit-readiness of ESG data, including sufficient documentation of completeness and accuracy, collaborating with internal and external auditors.
- Support compliance stakeholder engagement execution, including coverage of required topics; elevate issues to Controls & Compliance (C&C), Corporate External and Legal Affairs (CELA), and other relevant teams for visibility and support.