Senior Finance Manager, CELA

We're seeking a Senior Finance Manager to lead critical financial discovery projects for Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA). This team provides reporting and analysis to inform financial and business decisions, supports litigation matters, and ensures compliance with regulatory entities.  

The ideal candidate will excel in performing detailed research and reporting from large datasets. This role requires extensive attention to detail and a willingness to learn complex reporting criteria to meet business needs. The candidate must have the drive to understand project requirements and execute them on tight timelines. Precision, accuracy, and timeliness are crucial, as the reporting will be used for regulatory and compliance purposes.  

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. We come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. We build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment that positively impacts our culture every day.  

The successful candidate will bring a combination of financial reporting, data analytics, project management and research skills to provide our business partners with critical information.  We work hard on exciting projects that support CELA executives and strive for a team culture that values diverse perspectives and individuals. Our team is collaborative, supportive, and fun!   

  Other responsibilities include:  

• Conducting deep financial research and analysis, including diving into archived or historical financial information and stitching together disconnected data sources when necessary.  
• Documenting processes and outputs meticulously and ensuring data custody is tightly controlled.   
• Following prescribed processes meticulously and ensuring data custody is tightly controlled.  
• Enhancing team efficiency and effectiveness through improved reporting, automation, process excellence, and detailed analytics, including using the latest AI tools to scale our ability to respond to stakeholders with accuracy and speed. 
• Acting as a trusted advisor to business partners and providing high-quality, concise reporting to meet their needs.  
• Partnering with key stakeholders both within and outside of Finance.  
• Partnering with data scientists to learn how to write queries, and learn data structures over time o Proactively identifying and solving business problems and issues.
• Embody our culture and values

Required/Minimum Qualifications  

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.  

Additional or Preferred Qualifications  

• 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. 
• Familiarity with Microsoft financial processes and reporting technologies & systems, such as MS Sales, Mercury, MSRA, etc. preferred.   
• Ability to use the latest AI tools to increase impact, improve and scale processes 
• Advanced time management, prioritization, and organization skills   
• Exceptional attention to detail and an ability to perform queries on complex databases