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The Corporates Services Finance team provides key insights that help corporate business partners at Microsoft make better financial and business decisions. We are looking for a strategic and analytical **Group Finance Manager** to partner across the Commerce + Ecosystems (C+E) engineering organization within Operations and Finance. This role is pivotal in enabling Microsoft to make data-driven decisions by enhancing governance, prioritization, and visibility into resource allocation across the C+E portfolio. You will play a key role in helping senior leadership understand how engineering resources are deployed, how investment decisions are made, and how to optimize for maximum business impact.

This is a high-impact role that requires a systems thinker who can demonstrate intellectual curiosity, strong storytelling capabilities, navigate ambiguity and the ability to influence across engineering, marketing, and finance teams. You will be instrumental in shaping how Microsoft governs its commerce investments and ensures alignment with strategic priorities.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

This role follows a **hybrid work model** , requiring **on-site presence at our Redmond campus three days a week** .

Responsibilities

+ **Governance & Prioritization Support:** Partner with planning and engineering to drive transparency into how initiatives are evaluated, committed, and resourced, ensuring alignment with business goals and readiness criteria.

+ **Developing and Tracking Metrics:** Design, implement and maintain, in partnership with engineering, financial models that size engineering resource needs and allocation against divisional priorities, including t-shirt sizing, trade-off analysis and ROI assessments.

+ **Cross-Functional Collaboration:** Work closely with upstream stakeholders (e.g. MCAPS, Finance, Marketing) to ensure priorities reflected in governance process and financial and operational data is accurate, timely and actionable.

+ **Strategic Storytelling:** Craft compelling narratives and drive clarity on how investments are prioritized and deliver value. Support monthly executive forums.

Qualifications

Required 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.

+ 2+ years experience partnering with business/functional leaders.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Proven data and financial modeling capabilities, scenario analysis and ability to work with financial systems.

+ Communication and storytelling skills, with ability to distill complex data into simple and executive-ready insights.

+ Self-starter, ability to handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines, exhibit attention to detail, quickly prioritize for impact and the resourcefulness to deliver data driven insights.

+ Interpersonal and cross group collaboration skills.

+ Ability to influence and impact without authority, operate in ambiguity, and solve difficult problems, combined with the ability to prioritize and function well in a dynamic and matrixed environment.

+ High-level of integrity and support for a diverse and inclusive culture.

Financial Analysis IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $116,900 - $203,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $148,400 - $222,600 per year.

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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until **November 9, 2025** .

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .