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Director - Financial Compliance Group - Microsoft

Do you enjoy a high level of responsibility and accountability for managing financial reporting risks and financial compliance in a complex and global environment? Microsoft’s Corporate Accounting organization is looking for a highly motivated individual to direct the Financial Compliance Group (FCG) team, lead Microsoft's worldwide Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) program, and drive financial compliance across Engineering Groups.

This position reports to the General Manager, Corporate Accounting in Redmond. A candidate should be experienced and passionate about controls and compliance as well as IT and business process excellence. As the leader of the team driving Microsoft's SOX program and financial compliance, the successful candidate will work closely with senior leaders from Finance and IT communities, as well as Internal and External Audit. The successful candidate is a person with strong people management, communication, and cross-group collaboration skills. The individual must be organized and demonstrate the ability to prioritize against multiple deadlines. The candidate should be highly motivated, flexible, and thrive in an ambiguous and dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

Core Priorities and Technical Skills:

  • Provide clear direction and priorities for the SOX and Compliance programs

  • Actively engage with Finance and IT leaders to drive SOX compliance

  • Ensure high quality SOX program reporting for Microsoft's CEO certification and Audit Committee

  • Drive clarity for SOX and Compliance program stakeholders through meaningful training and communications to Business and IT communities

  • Ensure SOX and Compliance programs remain current with changes in accounting, auditing, and regulatory standards

  • Drive timely, effective, and sustainable audit issue and SOX deficiency remediation

  • Lead FCG collaboration and coordination efforts with Internal and External Audit teams

Leadership and People Management:

  • Lead a team of ten people that can meet changing business needs and evolve to grow with changing technology trends

  • Consistently attract, retain, and develop great talent, empowering individuals to do their best work

  • Exhibit a growth mindset, developing a culture of teamwork and collaboration

  • Work through others and across teams, aligning people and resources, establishing high standards of performance, and creating a culture of mutual accountability that delivers impactful business results

  • Key member of the Corporate Accounting Leadership Team helping to drive a culture of diversity and inclusion ensuring every individual is recognized for the value they bring to the organization

Qualifications

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.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

  • BS/BA degree in Finance or Accounting

  • Minimum of 12+ years of related work experience, including experience working with SOX 404 and 302 projects for multinational companies

  • CPA, public accounting audit experience with large public companies and Internal Audit experience are a plus

  • Experience managing and developing high-performing teams

  • Strong written and verbal communications skills

  • Ability to lead across organizational boundaries

  • Project management skills and experience

  • Experience presenting, communicating, and engaging with senior management 

 

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