Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence + Research Group ("AI+R") is an exciting, fast growing business unit that is responsible for driving the company's overall AI strategy and forward-looking research and development. The group is responsible for delivering services that seek to empower our users by bringing them closer to the people and information that matter most to them. Bing is the single largest AI application from Microsoft presently, but the team also drives the company's effort across other AI initiatives in Health, Retail, Chatbots, and Virtual Assistants. The AI+R Online and Deal Finance team provides end-to-end support of the Bing, Bing Affiliate, Yahoo (Oath), Display/Native Advertising, and Research P and L including product analysis, forecasting, target setting, performance management and planning. We aim to be the trusted advisors to the various Product and Engineering groups in driving key business decisions. We also partner closely with the business development team to
Financial and business health performance management Implementation and management of financial reporting systems Financial modeling, scenario analysis, and opportunity sizing Cross-group partnering to create risk-adjusted return scenarios to help prioritize investment dollars among competing initiatives Market and compete analysis including earnings coverage and briefings ROB such as target setting, budgeting, forecasting, scorecards, quarterly/monthly reporting Product analytics such as next wave product planning and Go To Market (GTM) scenarios The open position for a Finance Manager will be
Bachelor's degree in fiance, business administration, economics or related discipline 3+ years of Financial Planning and Analysis experience, focus of delivering strategic projects a plus Strong analytical and numerical skills Experience forming cross-group and cross-functional partnerships to achieve goals with strong business partnering skills with ability to influence others without direct authority Ability to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty in a business that evolves rapidly Ability to communicate complex analysis in a simple way