If you are looking for exciting business and finance challenges, an opportunity to impact the future of cloud computing, a place to grow your career along with the business, and learn and have fun in the process, this role in Microsoft's Cloud and AI Revenue Team is for you. The Cloud + AI Revenue Team is seeking an experienced Sr Finance Manager to drive customer migration strategy, and lead analysis and financial rhythm for Azure hybrid offerings and Windows Server and System Center licensing businesses. This role requires strong analytical skills, process excellence, and the ability to lead projects across teams as you guide our business and customer transition from on-premise to the cloud. This is a unique and exciting role and we are looking for a high-caliber candidate who thrives in fast paced, dynamic environments. This business relies heavily on a strong finance partnership to enable success and you will exercise significant influence through analytical insight in this pivotal
Lead key financial rhythms including monthly close across a variety of stakeholders including: marketing, engineering, and finance leaders Establish KPIs to best evaluate progress of customer migration from on-premise to cloud Recognize and understand underlying business and market drivers and the competitive landscape across cloud platform products Provide analytics and guidance on driving performance improvements Develop and land annual financial targets for Azure hybrid services and licensing businesses Perform ROI analysis for new and existing initiatives to help optimize business performance
One of the single most important characteristics of an ideal candidate is a passion to dive into the business and generate insights to help guide the business in the right direction. The person should be able to build and nurture relationships across finance and business partners to drive results and insights. 6+ years of relevant finance experience with progressive advancement within your discipline BS/BA degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Math or Computer Engineering; MBA preferred. Excellent cross group collaboration skills including the ability to comfortably