The Modern Workplace Commercial revenue team supports our core Productivity workloads across our M365 Business, including Office 365/EMS/Windows across both our Cloud & On-Premise businesses. Our business is growing, as our customer base shifts to premium subscription services and our addressable market continues to grow through innovative new product offerings. Our agile finance team supports multiple facets of the business, ranging from pricing and decision support to field enablement and rhythm of business cycles. This role would specifically focus on the Modern Desktop / Windows Commercial Revenue business, as Sr. Finance Manager. The Role will work in close partnership with stakeholders across finance and product marketing to run the team’s revenue forecasting and long-range planning (LRP) model for the business. This necessitates the ability to take a long-range view of the drivers of the business. This is a high impact position with the potential to deliver direct and significant impact to the Windows and Microsoft P&L. The position has a high level of exposure to Modern Workplace Finance and Marketing leadership. It requires strong financial and business acumen as well as excellent analytical and communication skills.
Responsibilities
• Run forecast, budget and LRP model for Windows Commercial
• Own relationships with central finance and investor relations on KPI/metrics reporting, tools, processes, new initiatives, hierarchy and P&L structure
• Partner effectively to drive alignment and business insight across commercial product finance teams (Office, C&E), field finance, Marketing and central controllership groups
• Run the strategic LRP model for Windows Commercial, developing top level driver frameworks and modelling strategic business scenarios and opportunities
• Be comfortable explaining to senior management the accounting and business implications of revenue recognition standards on license and subscription streams
Qualifications
Qualified candidates should have a combination of: 8+ years’ experience in Finance with strong business partnering capabilities and analytical strength.
Successful candidates have an understanding of revenue tools and processes. Proven track record of achieving exceptional results through influence where no direct line authority exists.
Individual should be strong in presentation skills, with the ability to ‘tell the story behind the numbers’ & communicate complex financial messages clearly, simply and succinctly.
Education, qualifications, training
• Bachrlors degree in Finance, economics, Business administration or related discipline.
• CPA preferred
• MBA preferred
Experience or skills required
• Demonstrated experience in developing complex financial models; excellent quantitative analysis and forecasting skills
• Great communication & partnership skills and strong executive presence, while also paying strong attention to detail
• Knowledge of Microsoft’s financial tools (primarily MS Sales, Mercury) and Commercial business is strongly preferred
• Strong organizational skills with ability to work on and manage multiple ad-hoc projects within tight timelines
• High proficiency in MS Office and BI tools
Characteristics
• Business acumen
• Strong analytical and conceptual abilities
• Well refined technical finance and strategic skills
• Team player
• Cross Cultural sensitivity
• Strong interpersonal awareness and emotional intelligence skills
• Influencing skills and good in ‘holding other people accountable’ (corporate and subsidiaries)
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