Senior Finance Manager, ENG Decision Support

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

About The Position

The Commercial Product and Infrastructure (CPI) Finance organization is responsible for driving Microsoft cloud & AI capacity, margin excellence, and resource allocation rigor across Microsoft’s portfolio. Within CPI, the Resource Investment Strategy finance team partners deeply with engineering leaders to ensure over $20B in resources across approximately 100,000 engineering FTEs are continuously aligned to strategic engineering priorities. This role specifically partners with Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO+I) to support Capacity and Datacenter engineering leaders. The position involves partnering with engineering, global talent acquisition, and finance to plan full-time employee (FTE) headcount and vendor resources, and to implement a strategic workforce talent roadmap supporting long-term capacity growth. The ideal candidate possesses strong problem-solving abilities at multiple levels, from high-level strategy to tactical execution, and can navigate complexity and ambiguity in a fast-paced environment. The role provides leadership to business and finance teams regarding financial management, resource prioritization, and allocation, ensuring investments align with key priorities. It drives analytical and conceptual thinking with stakeholders, extending beyond numbers into strategy, and influences a compliant culture through actions and education.

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.
Financial Analysis

Nice To Haves

Problem-solving ability at multiple altitudes (high-level strategy to tactical execution)
Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

Apply strategic thinking into FTE headcount resource planning to maximize engineering investments through industry intelligence and benchmarking.
Provide deeper insight to enable leadership’s decision on where and how resources should be deployed.
Give visibility to the current resource landscape and drive re-deployment discussions.
Communicate trade-off scenarios and provide financial analysis for recommendations.
Lead finance rhythms with business partners (close, forecast, budget).
Partner with stakeholders to craft the capacity investment story through business understanding and collaboration.
Take a macro-level approach to analyze results, highlighting trends and key levers.
Support CFO and Engineering CVP reviews.
Partner with procurement and business on vendor spend to align to strategic functional areas.
Model and analyze key drivers, identify levers, and drive planning decisions.