Senior Finance Manager

• Develop trusted partnerships with business leaders, HR, GTA, BSO, and Finance stakeholders to drive effective Headcount planning, people investment decisions, and hiring execution across the GES organization.
• Translate complex Headcount data, hiring trends, and forecast risks into clear and actionable narratives for leadership.
• Partner with business leaders to optimize hiring strategies, align Headcount investments with productivity objectives and blueprint targets, and balance business priorities with resource constraints.
• Influence leadership decision-making by highlighting Headcount risks, opportunities, and tradeoffs related to hiring plans, productivity goals, and organizational priorities.
• Leverage advanced analytics and AI-enabled solutions to improve forecast accuracy and decision-making.
• Drive alignment across the GES organization by establishing consistent Headcount planning assumptions, forecasting methodologies, and governance processes.

• Lead end-to-end Headcount processes including Budget, Forecast, and Actuals.
• Analyze Headcount performance, hiring trends, attrition, hiring execution, and forecast performance to identify key drivers, root causes, and opportunities to improve forecast accuracy.
• Develop and manage weekly Headcount outlooks, proactively identifying hiring gaps, forecast risks, and execution challenges while recommending mitigation plans.
• Drive Headcount reporting simplification, standardization, and automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency and scalability.
• Lead Headcount reviews during month-end close and forecast cycles, facilitating discussions with business leaders and driving accountability for hiring commitments and Headcount outcomes.
• Provide consolidated Headcount analysis and recommendations to support investment decisions, forecast accuracy, and resource prioritization.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for Headcount management, forecasting methodologies, reporting frameworks, and planning processes.

• Reviews, analyzes, and interprets financial, budgetary, and Headcount reports to ensure accuracy, integrity of planning assumptions, and support of internal controls. Monitors control processes and procedures regarding accounting, Headcount governance, non-financial disclosures, and regulatory filings. Recommends and executes corrective measures.
• Ensures collaboration between business stakeholders and internal audit teams. Meets with internal and external auditors to discuss audit procedures, respond to questions, and provide information, records, and supporting documentation related to financial and Headcount management processes.
• Manages accounting and financial compliance, including the collection of data, accurate record-keeping, and coordination with local Finance, Regional, Corporate, HR, and GTA teams to implement reporting processes and ensure compliance with company policies, local legislation, and statutory requirements. Advises and consults with peers and stakeholders regarding documentation, policy adherence, financial and Headcount data governance, and information sharing to minimize risk.
• Understands and adheres to financial compliance standards, Microsoft privacy, security, and ethical standards. Translates accounting, statutory, regulatory, and policy changes to address impacts on business operations, Headcount planning processes, and hiring governance.
• Where appropriate, reviews reports and filings for country, federal, state, and local regulatory agencies (including SEC filings and disclosures) and ensures compliance with internal policies, controls, and reporting requirements.

• Embody our culture and values.

Required/minimum qualifications

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:
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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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