Senior Finance Manager, Total Rewards

OverviewCome join the Human Resources (HR) Finance team at Microsoft as a Senior Finance Manager, Total Rewards! Finance has a reliable seat at the table with the Compensation and Benefits leadership team and you will serve as a trusted advisor to the business. This role provides controllership support for the Global Compensation and Benefits team in HR, including responsibility for managing the ~$4B United States (US) Benefits Cost Pool. Your analysis will be instrumental in understanding cost drivers, driving long term planning, accurate forecasting, controlling costs, and influencing resource allocation decisions. Leveraging analysis, modeling and communication skills, business acumen, storytelling, and sound judgement is key to successfully operating in this role. You will be a trusted advisor and controller to the business, advising them as they navigate resourcing decisions, leveraging your insights to help evaluate productivity, efficiency and thoughtful recommendations as to how to optimize. Our team culture is second to none and our business partners are fantastic to work with. We are looking for a self-starter with a learner's mindset to leverage their energy, curiosity, and a knack for numbers. If this is you, then you have come to the right place! 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.

Responsibilities• Build, maintain, and drive robust financial models to help guide/influence business decisions and to support forecasting, budgeting, and resource allocation decisions.• Drive the financial analysis to ensure financial levers are clear for executive decision making related to the annual Salary and Benefits Planning Process for the company.• Coordinate across all Finance and HR stakeholder groups to ensure a shared understanding of options, drivers and profit & loss (P&L) implications.• Develop trusted business partnerships with leaders through deep understanding of their business and proactive financial management, as well as strengthening relationships with other key stakeholders in HR, Procurement, and the broader Central Finance Team (CFT) organization.• Leverage new techniques, tools and technology (including AI [artificial intelligence] and Machine Learning) to drive forecast accuracy improvements for US Benefits.• Lead all key rhythms of business (ROB) for the team including planning, budgeting, close and forecast.• Own company-wide cost pool allocations, including planning of annual rate changes that align with the annual plans agreed upon and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) requirements; ensure rates are updated in our systems properly and drive audits to ensure allocations are executed properly.• Analyze and present executive quality financial results performance to leadership teams in a clear and concise manner, including monitoring business health, P&L trends, key drivers and variances, resource investments against plan/forecast assumptions and proposing spend optimization where appropriate.• Ensure that financial results are stated accurately and in accordance with accounting policy and ensure business proposals and changes to existing processes are covered by appropriate policies, align with finance rhythm and have sound internal controls in place.• Drive cost efficacy initiatives through financial analysis, reporting and process improvements.• Enhance existing processes for consistency, standardization and to increase efficiency and implement new financial processes as needed.• Other - Embody our culture and values.

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