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This Senior Finance Manager role supports the Microsoft Advertising business, a growing $12b+ online advertising business that provides solutions for the world’s top marketers, agencies, content partners and brands.

As a member of the Advertising Controllership Team, your overall responsibilities will include ensuring financially compliant new business launches aka ‘Finance Readiness’ and ensuring complete and accurate financials for the global business.

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

Prioritization

• Leads Finance Readiness for select high impact business launches to ensure financially compliant launches in accordance with Microsoft Policy.

• Drives rhythm of the business activities for area of responsibility including monthly close and financial reporting responsibilities.

• Supports the team in managing priorities and impact in a collaborative environment.

Partnership

• Provides recommendations to team members and business leaders for systems and process optimization.

• Applies advanced understanding of Microsoft Finance and business (e.g., key metrics, Finance and Accounting reporting requirements, rules, and regulations. Accounting, and control strategy) to multiple contexts and situations to evaluate results and asseses potential impacts of changes.

• Develops new approaches to leverage best-in-class technology (e.g., Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence) to accomplish goals. Leads efforts to implement technology to increase productivity and to ensure desired results.

• Manages stakeholder engagement across multiple teams to ensure a comprehensive, clear narrative and influences for desired results in a compelling and understandable way.

Protect

• Contributes to accounting and financial compliance for Advertising SOX activities to ensure green audit results.

• Implements accounting and reporting processes and ensures compliance with local legislations and statutory requirements. Advises and consults with peers and stakeholders regarding documentation, policy adherence, and sharing of financial data and information to minimize risk. Translates accounting, statutory, and regulatory changes to address impacts on business operations.

• Meets with internal and external auditors to discuss audit procedures, respond to questions, and provide information and records.

Other

• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 4+ years accounting or finance experience

• OR Master's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 3+ years accounting or finance experience

• OR equivalent experience.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 8+ years accounting or finance experience

• OR Master's Degree in Business, Accounting /Finance, or related field AND 6+ years accounting or finance experience

• OR equivalent experience.

• Professional accounting certification such as CPA or equivalent.

Accounting IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $91,800 - $178,800 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 $117,900 - $195,000 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

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .