Senior Finance Manager

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

21h • $97,600 - $206,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Finance Manager supports Microsoft’s Global Marketing Engines & Experiences (GMEE) organization as a trusted finance advisor. The role aligns significant investments with business objectives, success metrics, and KPIs, and manages the investment portfolio and resource allocation. It uses AI and advanced analytics to generate actionable insights, scale measurement, and enable faster, better-informed investment decisions. The position partners closely with GMEE leadership, Finance leads, and the broader marketing finance organization. It follows a hybrid work model with on-site presence at the Redmond campus three days per week.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science, or a related field, plus at least 2 years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership, finance, or a related field; or a bachelor’s degree in one of those fields plus at least 4 years of relevant experience; or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Work experience in or supporting a marketing organization.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills, including an ability and interest in storytelling with data.
• Proficiency with Microsoft technology, including Excel and Power BI.
• A positive and inclusive approach to teamwork and a desire to excel personally and professionally.
• Ability and desire to collaborate with and influence the business.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to thrive in highly ambiguous situations.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Growth mindset and ability to make process and business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Improve investment and budget tracking by assessing whether investments target the right areas and priorities and deliver intended outcomes.
• Partner with the marketing finance analytics team to develop an ROI framework that supports acceleration, optimization, stopping, and redirecting investment decisions.
• Bring a portfolio perspective to next-best-dollar decisions and recommend resource reallocations toward the highest-value priorities.
• Connect significant investments to business objectives, success metrics, KPIs, and relevant revenue signals.
• Create a unified, decision-oriented view of Program OPEX, headcount, People$, commitments, forecasts, and key investments across GMEE leadership.
• Connect resource allocation and headcount management to GMEE strategic priorities and business objectives.
• Identify portfolio-level risks, opportunities, capacity, and trade-offs that may not be visible within individual businesses.
• Establish operating rhythms and accountability while preserving ownership with individual Finance Leads.
• Consolidate GMEE forecasting, close, and planning, and lead the finance operating rhythm to ensure timely, consistent inputs and a unified view for leadership decisions.
• Drive AI transformation and automate foundational analysis to enable faster and deeper insights.
• Develop forward-looking scenarios that quantify the financial and business implications of changes in headcount, investment levels, and business priorities.
• Combine Finance, Marketing, and field/MCAPS insights to give leaders a holistic view of business performance and investment effectiveness.
• Incorporate external benchmarking and internal best practices into planning to continually improve the investment framework.
• Balance near-term business gaps with longer-term growth investments, accounting for differing marketing-lever payback horizons.
• Partner with GMEE business leaders and marketing finance to develop insights and influence investment prioritization.
• Embody Microsoft’s culture and values.

Benefits

• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation; additional information is available through the linked Microsoft careers pay information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior