Senior Finance Manager - Cloud Partnerships

Microsoft Corporation • Redmond, WA

38d

About The Position

Our Corporate Cloud Partnership team is an exciting and fast-evolving finance organization at the forefront of Microsoft's cloud growth. We partner deeply with Microsoft engineering, marketing, and business development teams to build strategic partnerships that deliver maximum value. We are looking for an Cloud Partnerships Senior Finance Manager to lead some of our largest and most strategic Azure partnerships. This role focuses on defining the strategy to land successful long-term partnerships by applying robust technical, financial, and business expertise. This role also serves as a thought partner for contractual terms and GTM incentive discussions. 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

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 2+ 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 4+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field OR equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of deep modeling experience and ability to work with financial systems

Nice To Haves

• Passionate about the technology industry, and ability to engage in technical discussions
• Written and verbal communication skills, enabling simple communication of complex topics to an executive audience
• Analytical skills and strategic thinking
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty in a business that evolves at a fast pace
• Comfort working at multiple altitudes, from strategic/high-level projects to detailed analysis
• Proven leadership skills, with demonstrated results in proactively driving and delivering high value/high-impact project results through both individual and v-team efforts
• Partnering capabilities, with the ability to influence others without direct authority and appropriately push back when required
• Ability to handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines
• High level of self-motivation; ability to quickly identify what needs to be accomplished and resourcefulness to get things done

Responsibilities

• Engaging with internal and external executives to clearly articulate the outcome of complex financial analyses
• Partnering with Business Development, Engineering, Marketing, and other teams to guide healthy Azure partnerships
• Creating robust financial models to evaluate complex transactions and determine negotiations guardrails
• Developing frameworks to accelerate, simplify, and scale Azure's deal making and partnership process
• Continuous learning of Microsoft Cloud services, infrastructure, operations, go-to-market, and long-term growth levers
• Embody our culture and values

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees