Finance Director - Launch Compliance

Microsoft Corporation•Redmond, WA

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About The Position

If you love the pursuit of excellence and are inspired by the challenges that come through driving innovations that impact how the world lives, works and plays, then we invite you to learn more about Microsoft Business Operations (MBO) - and the value we deliver across Microsoft and to our customers and partners. We offer unique opportunities to work on interesting global projects in an environment that appreciates diverse perspectives, focuses on talent development and recognizes and rewards great work. We make doing business with Microsoft easy. The Financial Compliance and Engagement Team is a core function of the Planning & Launch Organization in MBO helping to ensure Financial Reporting Compliance for the most important priorities getting to market. We are looking for a Finance Director, a dynamic, strategic thinker who will drive financial compliance across the launch delivery life cycle. The successful candidate will bring their finance acumen and expertise to influence the design of financial systems and processes to support Microsoft Financial Reporting. This critical role will help drive system capabilities development, as well as collaborate with business partners and stakeholders to deliver financially compliant launches with speed and agility. We are looking for a proven organizational and people leader, strategic thinker who will lead a team to deliver outstanding Launch Financial Capability Design, Requirements and Testing. The priorities of this role include - delivering the design for foundational platform capabilities that meet financial requirements to be compliant, documenting and defining financial requirements, and testing and signing off on capabilities prior to go-live. This leader must also be excellent at organizational and talent development - creating the right culture to attract best in class talent and capable of balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a fast paced environment. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in finance or related field AND 8+ years of finance or financial compliance experience OR equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in finance or related field AND 15+ years experience in finance or financial compliance OR Master's Degree in finance or related field AND 12+ years of finance or financial compliance experience OR equivalent experience.
CPA Preferred
Demonstrated experience leading SOX/ICFR programs or financial compliance audits for global organizations
Managed financial compliance for commercial product launches with documented success metrics
Experience presenting compliance risk assessments and recommendations to VP or Câsuite level stakeholders
Knowledge of Microsoft financial and operational capabilities
Experience partnering across a wide-array of internal business groups, executive stakeholders and execution partners with ability to build solid relationships with individuals at all levels

Responsibilities

Managing a team of Finance professionals with a diverse portfolio of Launches and ensuring accurate, on-time and compliant Launches that maximize speed to market for Microsoft
Leading resourcing decisions as new work signals drive demand into Launch delivery, carefully balancing Capacity across the team with MS Priorities
Building & managing strong relationships with internal business groups across Microsoft to create shared understanding on Financial Reporting risks, platform capabilities to ensure informed business prioritization and decisions making
Ability to translate Business scenarios into Financial Reporting requirements and Finance validation testing plans
Roll out the adoption of AI in every step of our Launch execution cycle and drive success execution of our KPIs
Driving alignment across all dependent and joint groups to ensure a holistic "One Microsoft" approach to delivering Launches with the highest quality and speed to value
Driving strategic transformation initiatives, including proactively identifying and solving roadblocks in the process, in order to get ahead of changes in our business and our launch financial services
Driving articulate messaging and communication for Launch Execution across all levels of the organization to drive awareness, understanding and alignment on plans, roadmaps and implications
Operating as an outstanding organizational leader, with proven track record of attracting, retaining, and cultivating high performing talent

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