• Perform financial and business analysis to evaluate product performance, operational plans, and major transactions (e.g., pricing, investments, partnerships).
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to support revenue, profitability, and resource allocation goals.
• Partner with engineering and business teams to align product roadmaps with financial expectations and planning assumptions.
• Drive long-range planning for networking investments and connectivity strategies to enable Microsoft Cloud growth.
• Collaborate across finance, engineering, and business planning to optimize utilization, improve gross margin scale, and accelerate market share.
• Deliver quarterly financial and operational reviews, clearly communicating results and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Integrate data from multiple sources into clear narratives and visualizations for executive decision-making.
• Maintain expertise in Microsoft financial systems, policies, and processes; identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Develop strategies to mitigate macroeconomic and geopolitical risks impacting business performance.

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 2+ 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 4+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifictions

• Masters Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 6+ 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 8+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance work experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) experience in multinationals with multi-product/multi-segment finance roles.
• 1+ year(s) work experience in matrix-based organization.
• 1+ year(s) work experience in the technology or software industry.

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.

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