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Finance Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Microsoft

Seattle, Washington

Job description

Overview

In this FP&A role within Corporate Services Finance, you'll own core forecasting and cost-analytics processes, turning data into actionable insights for resource decisions. You collaborate with controllers and leaders across Corporate Functions, helping shape spend and headcount strategies. You'll modernize processes with automation and AI, driving faster, more standardized reporting. This position offers exposure to executive reporting and opportunities to redesign workflows for greater impact.

Responsibilities
  • OPEX forecast and close support end to end, including assumption validation and variance analysis
  • People cost analytics, cost-per-head views by geography, role type, and level
  • Headcount insights: analyze organizational shape, trends, and drivers
  • Allocated Azure and non-GWS CAPEX forecasting for CSF GA functions, including variance explanations
  • Process improvement and automation to standardize and AI-enable reporting
  • Ad hoc analysis and support for the broader FP&A team during close or planning cycles
Key requirements
  • Strong analytical, structured thinking, and attention to detail
  • Growth mindset, curiosity, and ability to work with ambiguity
  • Self-starter who proactively identifies what to analyze and how to improve
  • Clear communication skills; ability to translate finance data for non-finance audiences
  • Collaborative and flexible; able to partner across teams and priorities
  • Experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance roles
  • Solid Excel modeling skills with experience in Power BI, Power Query/PowerPivot or similar
  • Interest or hands-on experience applying AI and automation to finance processes
  • Experience with headcount, people cost, or workforce analytics
  • Experience in a matrixed, multinational organization or tech/software industry
  • Experience with enterprise planning and reporting systems
  • Analytical mindset
  • Curiosity and learning agility
  • Proactive problem-solving
  • Microsoft Excel modeling
  • Power BI
  • Power Query/PowerPivot

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