Senior Finance Manager

Microsoft; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology corporation in the United Kingdom seeks a Finance Professional to drive financial planning, investment optimization, and accountability across various business units. The ideal candidate holds a Master’s degree and has extensive experience in financial analysis within complex, multinational structures. Responsibilities include forecasting, community engagement, and contributing to growth ideation while leveraging data-driven insights to influence business outcomes. This role requires onsite work 3-4 days a week.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or related field.
• Experience in multinational finance functions working with complex organizations.
• Ability to synthesize and simplify multiple deliverables into concise workflows.

Responsibilities

• Drive accountability through data-driven insights for revenue and growth targets.
• Develop and implement investment frameworks aligned with business strategy.
• Own forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy and stakeholder alignment.
• Contribute to financial modeling and ideation on growth opportunities.
• Oversee efficient close process and enhance finance activities using AI.

Skills

Financial analysis

Data-driven analytics

Forecast accuracy

Investment optimization

Complex analytics & modeling

Education

Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field

Job description

The Windows + Devices division plays a vital role in ensuring Microsoft's continued success in the era of artificial intelligence. Within that division, Consumer Channel Sales works across the Windows + Devices product stack (Windows, Surface, M365) and partners with internal stakeholders and external retail partners to delight consumers and maximize mutual business results (revenue, margin, market share) maintaining the highest ethical, compliance and security standards throughout. And with the advent of Copilot + PC's and Neural Processing Unit (NPU), the world of personal computing will never be the same.

Finance at Microsoft interfaces across a broad intersection of business partners including Engineering, Marketing, Category Management, Sales, Data Science, Investments, Pricing/Deals and Supply Chain teams. The Windows and Devices Finance Team comprises of teams covering aspects of Sales, Revenue, Investments, Compete and Gross Margin for our various products & services.

Responsibilities:

• Performance management: Partner with business stakeholders to drive unit, revenue, gross margin and market share targets. Be an influential finance partner using data‑driven analytics and deep business / compete understanding to distil actionable insights. Drive accountability through focus on key business driver s , understanding of past results / future trends and implications vs. target.
• Investment Optimization: Develop and implement investment frameworks to ensure investments are managed in line with strategy, ROI, partner commitments and are coordinated to optimize strategic outcomes. Bring agility and thought leadership on how we can rebalance / expand investment in response to market and business opportunities.
• Financial Planning: Own forecast & outlooks processes for the businesses you support. Drive forecast accuracy, regional stakeholder alignment and clear & concise feedback loops with worldwide groups. Be an independent voice, using data to verify the business projections and ensure consistency across our financial and business narratives. Communicate complex, data‑driven recommendations to business partners, including delivering challenging messages when necessary, and drive consensus on investment strategies and remediation plans.
• Growth & Transformation: Contribute to ideation on growth opportunities. Lead financial modeling & investment design within the strategic and financial parameters of our business. Partner with business to understand market dynamics and channel economics.
• Finance Processes and Accountabilities: Oversee and efficient close process and contribute to an insightful rhythm of the business (ROB) - providing predictability and transparency through our financial storytelling. Improve efficiency and effectiveness of core finance activities through the application of AI and enhanced reporting, automation, process excellence. Create strong Culture of Compliance in all interactions.
• Community: Active member of the WW Consumer Controller community. Partner with Regional / WW peers to innovate, share insights & address common opportunities.

Qualifications:

• Required Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field
    • OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration , Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND extensive experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • Experience in multinational finance functions working with complex matrixed organizations.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Prior PC market and / or Consumer technology experience is highly desirable.
  • Mastery of complex analytics & modelling and ability to distill critical insights & decision points.
  • Strong process management- able to synthesize & simplify multiple deliverables into concise logical workflows.
• This role does require you to be onsite 3 -4 days a week.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.