Do you want to help revolutionize how Microsoft plans, forecasts, and manages its $168B+ business portfolio? Do you want to design and build the next generation of user experiences and analytics platforms using cutting-edge technology? Do you want to influence product engineering teams to shape the next generation of planning and forecasting capabilities? 

The Finance Data and Experiences organization (FD&E) builds and implements scaled solutions that enable Microsoft to run its end-to-end business more effectively and efficiently. FD&E operates within the Finance organization and has strong delivery partnerships across Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Engineering. Our products influence data-driven decision making across a myriad of users and audiences. 

We pride ourselves on a culture of customer centricity, innovation, agility, transparency, and flexibility. We are always eager to hear new ideas and promote out-of-the-box thinking when addressing complex process, architecture, or technology challenges.  We drive continuous improvement in financial rhythms and processes by adopting emerging data and analytic platforms, automation and tools that help our customers scale and operate efficiently. 

FD&E is looking for a Finance Program Manager with a passion for technology to lead end-to-end planning and forecasting for Microsoft Finance on behalf of Planning Enterprise Tools team (PlanET).

Available Roles

Consumer Revenue: Four roles available supporting:  Gaming, Windows/Office, Search & Advertising, and Consumer Field Channel & Marketing

Commercial Revenue: One PM role available supporting Commercial Revenue Budget modeling and field cascade using a third party planning platform.

Expense: Three roles available supporting: Commercial Sales Org, Consumer Sales Org, and Product Engineering Groups

Supply Chain: Four roles available supporting: Supply Chain Operations PM, New Capabilities PM, and Supply Chain COGS Planning Support (2)

Business Operations: Six roles available supporting all businesses across Microsoft Finance

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end vision for planning and forecasting for supported business including project/sprint management, communications, requirement gathering, support orchestration, executive status updates, business partner relationship management, and drive evangelization and education efforts for our owned solutions/tools

Lead design framework and help architect Data solutions to support Microsoft’s business, resulting in actionable roadmaps thru deep understanding of key business scenarios to define clear requirements

Partner and envision with business finance team to design robust planning and analytic solutions to meet the complex needs of the business. Partner with engineering orgs across Microsoft to jointly define execution strategies across the different programs’ priorities

Translate finance and business opportunities into a clear and consumable action plan by bridging business needs with technical specifications and capability requirements

Define development standards, approach, and ensure all reporting and solutions accrue to our end state vision

Work across FDE team to build/support well integrated data sets for analytics and planning

Develop and implement optimized processes & instrumentation to enable best-in-class customer service

Own execution, change management and communication to business partners

Work closely with the business finance team to deeply understand, define key business scenarios, and requirements

Execute key finance ROB for targets, planning, and forecast cycles

Lead a v-team of multiple engineering developers and finance teams

Ensure all user facing tools, analysis, and solutions follow a consistent approach and follow agreed upon standards

Communicate and oversee all stages of development, test, and deployment.

Find process improvements, and ensure we continue to deliver best in class tools and capabilities for our business partners and users

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have:

BA/BS in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or other technical/quantitative discipline

5+ years of previous experience as a Financial Analyst, Controller or Finance Lead, and/or as Technical Program Manager

A great attitude, and a desire to excel and grow both personally and professionally

A deep desire to partner with and learn from business partners, and enable best in class customer solutions

Deep understanding of the finance rhythms including Long Range Planning, forecasting, and target setting

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in a fast paced/changing environment

Ability to drive results through others

Able to handle multiple stakeholders, work streams and prioritize as needed, including pushing back

Excellent communication and project management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Azure DevOps / Agile principles, Power BI Modeling, and Reporting authoring skills including working knowledge of VBA and DAX

Understanding of relational databases including a working knowledge of SQL Server and Azure Data Services

Experience managing project backlogs and prioritization via Azure DevOps or similar tool

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.