Skills required to be successful are deep analytical skills, ability to work through ambiguity and in collaboration with cross functional teams, demonstrated communication skills and ability to partner and influence decision makers. The role requires a high degree of agility and skill in navigating multiple stakeholder requirements while enabling the accelerated growth aspirations for the business in an evolving and competitive market environment. Executive maturity and balanced self-awareness will be important in influencing business partners and in driving thought leadership beyond the pure finance mandate.
Responsibilities
- Support rhythm of the business across all the stakeholders with efficiency and effectiveness
- Drive understanding of business health through deep analytics and incorporating industry & customer level insights
- Provide actionable insights to the business to ensure execution of plans and accountability for results
- Participate on deal economics providing insights and recommendations to balance concessions and financial goals to be presented to Deal Desk.
- Support monthly outlooks, Chief Financial Officer forecast and budgeting process to land growth commitments with clear assumptions and drivers. Understand and manage business risk
- Communicate results and insights to leadership in a compelling and crisp manner with deep understanding of the business
- Drive actions with stakeholders to achieve business goals including revenue generation, resource allocation, and investment decisions through close collaboration
- Lead a virtual community of Enterprise Controllers in the Latin America subsidiaries to provide financial guidance coming from Americas / Corp HQ and triangulate perspectives on trends and future outlooks assumptions
- Lead on-going efforts to develop and evolve our insights framework with key partners across finance and business to stay up to date with the business need and land growth opportunity
- Deliver impact by building on the work others, aligning people and resources, and fostering shared accountability
- Ensures compliance with company policies, legal standards, and regulatory requirements by reviewing and monitoring accuracy of financial documents and business processes; drives corrective measures. Consults with business partners on sharing financial information, approved instruments and processes, and consistency with corporate policies
- Collaborates with Compliance groups to ensure team is current on company policies and procedures
Qualifications
- 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 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 equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Expertise in financial planning and analysis, including analysis, forecasting, planning, reporting, and developing financial models. Attention to detail and accuracy
- Written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively across multiple groups, responsive with a customer service orientation
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
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