Finance Director, US Commercial Industries

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

About The Position

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. We are looking for a Finance Director to join the US Commercial Industries Finance team! This key leadership role will be managing a team of 5 individuals with diverse backgrounds and experience, partnering closely with our sales leaders across industries within our $28B+ portfolio. This role encompasses full left-to-right responsibilities for financial management, resource allocation and deal/customer insights, working with business leaders and their teams and engaging across the entire Americas business.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 8+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 10+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field OR equivalent experience.
1+ year(s) experience managing direct reports.

Responsibilities

People Management
Builds team capability in AI‑first finance by coaching employees to leverage automation and simplification to elevate impact, reduce manual effort, and focus on strategic value‑added work
Help employees identify growth opportunities, develop skills and build development plans.
Establish and communicate performance expectations, identify, and address gaps and monitor performance to ensure plans are met.
Prioritization
Leads the guidance and adoption of AI‑enabled insights and automation to simplify planning, forecasting, and close rhythms, enabling faster decision‑making and greater focus on the highest‑impact business priorities.
Guides the team to manage the rhythm of the business for area of responsibility including monthly close, recurring business reviews, forecasting, and budgeting.
Directs and reviews financial performance and financial plans (e.g. resource allocation, investment opportunities). Ensures team is generating relevant and actionable insights to move business forward with recommendations to the sales leadership team and other key stakeholders to ensure execution of plans and accountability for results.
Directs and coaches team to drive efficiency and excellence in finance execution through standardization and centralization across the Americas community.
Partnership
Partners with senior business leaders to embed AI‑driven analytics and simplified decision frameworks into core business rhythms, accelerating clarity, accountability, and execution across the Americas.
Provides insights into business health, industry benchmarks, and growth. Advances solutions and action plans to land accountabilities.
Understands business results and translates into forward looking point of view to drive strategic decisions with the senior leaders.
Facilitates to resolve complex issues and offer solutions to ensure business objectives are met. Shares business expertise to help others implement and execute their goals.
Coaches team to translate data into actionable insights and plans, driving a shared understanding of business situation and accountabilities in the Americas community.
Protect
Drives the right tone from executive leadership and ensures strict adherence and understanding of Microsoft policies on risk and compliance.
Influences leadership to ensure compliance is a top priority and modeled throughout the organization. Drives a compliant culture through actions and decisions to instill trust; advocates, educates and promotes best practices and new developments.
Directs team and holds others accountable to ensure financial control processes, policies, instruments, and procedures are executed.
Guides team and encourages others to identify and share risks to compliance and take steps to mitigate.