Cloud & AI Platform Finance Manager
Microsoft
Cloud & AI Platform Finance Manager
Doha, Ad Dawḩah, Qatar
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Overview
The Cloud & AI Platforms Finance manager in the Middle East cluster Sub-area (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi) is the Finance partner to the STU and CSU Leads. The successful candidate will develop deep subject matter expertise on ACR to deliver actionable insights to business partners as well as the Segment Finance managers & CFOs.
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.
Qualifications
Minimum Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND extensive experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field
- OR Master's Degree in Business Administration
- OR equivalent experience.
- Being located or willing to relocate to one of the listed countries and cities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Analytical skills and business acumen.
- Strategic, critical thinker.
- Finance Business development or Solutions delivery experience preferred.
- Industry experience preferred, but not specially required.
- Proven collaboration and strong teamwork capability, including virtual engagement.
- Advanced communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, demonstrated influence for impact with senior business leaders.
Responsibilities
Partnership:
- Drive ACR growth in the Geo through deep ACR analytics forward and backwards.
- Provide actionable insights to the Segment Finance managers and CFOs.
- Provide insights on ACR performance by understanding the growth trajectory for key customers.
- Insightful analysis provided to business leveraging IAP depth on Commit & Complete
- Key finance contact for HQ finance and accountable for finance content for ACR ROB,
- Planning & Execution incl. budget, forecast and outlook.
- Drive insights, analytics and action on key ACR motions and priorities for Middle East including Migrations / Data & AI and MACC to ACR.
- Leverage Corp models and analytics and CEMA community best practices to provide actionable insights through the segment controllers and CFOs.
Prioritization:
- Accountable for finance content related to ACR ROB, Planning & Execution incl. budget, forecast and ongoing insights in efficient manner.
- Responsible for executive insights on deviation from forecast based on drivers and trends Controls & Compliance.
- Drive compliance with STU & CSU LT with focus on consumption.
Culture & Behavior:
You have a growth mindset, act as an entrepreneur that drives business impact, and continuously learn and innovate. You have a capability to actively contribute and build strong collaboration within diverse and virtual teams. You are action oriented and able to build and deliver strong results through others beyond the team as well.
You drive digital transformation in the finance function towards data driven forward-looking insights. You also engage directly with customers and business partners. You simplify and inspire through storytelling and excellent communication skills. Microsoft values and ethical behavior are a corner stone in our culture.
Key indicators of Success:
- Insightful analysis provided to business based on analytical framework & generated. opportunity pipeline leveraging IAP standards.
- Forward thinking centered around ACR scenarios into actionable insights for the sales team.
- ACR forecast accuracy.
- Change agents towards move to consumption.
- Community success and feedback from CFOs and AFM community.