This role will act as the Finance Lead for the Services Org within Microsoft's Customer and Partner Solutions Organization (MCAPS) working across the Europe South and Middle East & Africa Operating Units which are distinctively managed as two Areas. This role requires extensive business partnership across two area leadership and finance teams. This is a highly dynamic environment supporting our largest Enterprise Customers and driving AI Services both through the Support and Consulting business and a focus on driving growth in our Azure commercial agreements.

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.

• The Finance Lead consults with business leaders on implications of results and operating revenue and expenses.
• Provides guidance to achieving objectives and maximizing return-on-investment. Works directly with business partners to translate top-down targets to an accountable budget for each group.
• Delivers results through tracking performance, reporting accuracy, and partnering with business leaders to ensure execution of plans and accountability for results.
• Conceptualizes and designs new approaches and metrics to how relevant financial data is collected and evaluated to impact future outcomes and decisions.
• Shares business insights and advances solutions and action plans to drive business and commercial leader goals and short-term accountabilities.
• Applies understanding of the broader Microsoft context to offer solutions to ensure organizational objectives are met.
• Collaborates on improvements through automation. Understands the interconnections between data, information, and results and translates this into forward- looking narratives and forecasts.
• Develops and leverages relationships with business partners to bolster sales, and to understand and manage business risk.
• Drives the right tone from executive leadership and ensures strict adherence and understanding of Microsoft policies on risk and compliance.
• Monitors comprehensive system of accounting policies, procedures, and controls that span all operations that impact the Services organization and revenue recognition.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree/Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND significant experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field
  
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Ability to work at the office a minimum of 3 days per week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the technology or software industry.
• Experience in matrix-based organization.
• Experience in multinationals with multi-product/multi-segment finance roles.

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.