Senior Finance Manager - OEM Controller

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

3d•$97,600 - $206,400

About The Position

The Senior Finance Manager serves as the Finance owner for Microsoft’s Worldwide OEM (WDS) business incentives portfolio, providing strategic financial leadership, controllership oversight, and business partnership. The role is responsible for end-to-end financial stewardship, including reporting, compliance, risk management, process optimization, and financial governance. It partners with leaders across Field Finance, Engineering, Operations, Compliance, and Business teams to ensure financial integrity, support growth initiatives, and enable scalable execution of business objectives. The role uses accounting, finance, and compliance expertise alongside data analytics, automation, and AI-enabled technologies to improve insights, strengthen controls, identify risks and opportunities, and support decision-making. The Senior Finance Manager influences stakeholders, navigates ambiguity, leads cross-functional initiatives, and advances continuous improvement through modern financial processes and intelligent solutions. The position also executes monthly accounting processes to record OEM revenue adjustment activity.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Business, Accounting/Finance, or a related field and 3+ years of accounting or finance experience; or bachelor’s degree in one of these fields and 4+ years of accounting or finance experience; or equivalent experience.
Strong accounting and financial analysis skills, including the ability to build financial models from partner incentive program letters.
Ability to prioritize competing business needs and deliver results in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
Ability to build trusted partnerships and influence outcomes across Finance, Business, Engineering, Operations, and Compliance organizations.
Experience with ERP systems and advanced Microsoft productivity tools.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, challenge assumptions using data-driven insights, and influence outcomes across multiple stakeholder groups.
Experience using business intelligence, analytics, and AI solutions to drive insights, automation, and decision-making.
Ability to work at both strategic and detailed levels, balancing business leadership with execution.
Proficient written and oral communication skills, including communication across varied functional stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Business, Accounting/Finance, or a related field and 6+ years of accounting or finance experience; or bachelor’s degree in one of these fields and 8+ years of accounting or finance experience; or equivalent experience.
Professional accounting certification such as CPA or equivalent.
Experience with SAP ERP systems.
Experience with Power BI, Power Query, Copilot, or other AI-enabled tools.
PMP certification or project management experience.
Knowledge of the industry.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor to business, engineering, operations, and finance leaders, providing data-driven insights and influencing strategic decisions.
Lead financial risk assessments and drive mitigation plans across incentive programs and operational processes.
Lead adoption of AI-enabled solutions and automation to improve financial insights, reporting accuracy, compliance monitoring, and process scalability.
Translate complex business requirements into actionable financial and operational solutions, creating clarity and alignment among stakeholders.
Build and manage close partnerships with Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Business teams.
Collaborate with global stakeholders to meet regulatory, statutory, audit, and compliance requirements.
Ensure compliance with GAAP/IFRS, SOX, and Microsoft policy, and enable controls that safeguard assets and support accurate financial reporting.
Identify and lead transformational initiatives to improve business performance, strengthen financial controls, and drive operational efficiency.
Contribute thought leadership and innovative solutions to improve financial processes and business capabilities and advance AI and automation transformation.
Execute monthly accounting processes to record revenue adjustment activity for the OEM business.
Embrace inclusion and a growth mindset, and support cultural norms consistent with Microsoft values.