SME&C Finance Security CSA

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

2d•$97,600 - $206,400

About The Position

The SME&C Finance Security CSA partners with business and finance teams to support strategic decisions through analytical frameworks and financial thinking about current revenue and future business models. The role contributes to growth strategies and provides the sales team with financial clarity to execute Microsoft business priorities. Within WW SME&C Finance, the role supports the company’s business transformation and customer orientation in subsidiaries and externally; drives strategic resource allocation and investment decisions using local insights and worldwide strategy; and builds trust to support compliant, long-term customer and shareholder growth. The position focuses on Security across Corporate and SMB segments, including forecasting, planning, go-to-market execution, business insights, and financial controls.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science, or a related field and 6+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance experience; or bachelor’s degree in one of those fields and 8+ years of such experience; or equivalent experience.
1+ year of experience in multinational organizations in multi-product or multi-segment finance roles.
1+ year of work experience in a matrix-based organization.
1+ year of work experience in the technology or software industry.

Responsibilities

Provide actionable insights on pricing, new SKU go-to-market plans, and resource allocation to inform executive decisions.
Lead business case development for new initiatives and strategic changes, partnering with EG and Core teams to align and execute rapidly.
Lead Security go-to-market execution across Corporate and SMB segments, translate plans into measurable execution indicators, and drive actions to close performance gaps.
Analyze business health using analytics, industry insights, and customer insights, and turn findings into actionable recommendations.
Support CFO forecasting, budgeting, planning, and target-setting; establish growth commitments and assumptions, and identify and manage business risks.
Partner with EG, Channel and MCAPS Finance, MCAPS HQ, and the SME&C community on Security forecasting and long-range planning conversations; own the analytical framework for whitespace opportunities.
Drive standardization and simplification with the SME&C CSA team, SME&C Operations, shared resource teams, and Corporate teams.
Lead projects to build AI-enabled tools and dashboards that strengthen Area reporting and insights.
Advise SME&C leadership, challenge plans, and offer solutions as a trusted advisor.
Communicate financial results, business performance, and insights to senior leaders to influence decisions.
Work with stakeholders to drive action on revenue generation, resource allocation, and investment decisions; align people and resources and foster shared accountability.
Lead the evolution of the insights framework with finance and business partners to meet changing needs and surface growth opportunities.
Deliver analyses that accelerate Security growth, workload adoption, customer adds, and other focus drivers.
Provide competitive and market insights that challenge Security go-to-market leaders on new business opportunities and the growth roadmap.
Review financial documents and business processes for accuracy and compliance with company policies, legal standards, and regulatory requirements; drive corrective action when needed.
Advise business partners on sharing financial information and using approved instruments and processes consistently with corporate policy.
Partner with Compliance groups to keep the team current on company policies and procedures.