At Team Xbox, our mission is to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet. Our team culture is collaborative, supportive, and fun. We work hard on big obstacles and strive for an environment that values diverse perspectives and individuals. We are looking for a self-motivated individual with proficient collaboration capabilities and finance experiences to take on Xbox Marketing support as a Senior Finance Manager - Gaming Analyst.

The Senior Finance Manager - Gaming Analyst will bring a combination of finance and business acumen, leadership, and influencing skills to this space to drive outstanding financial results in close alignment with our business partners. 

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. 

Responsibilities

• Deep business Partnership : Serve as the primary finance partner to the leaders within our Central and 1st Party Studios marketing organizations. Apply strategic thinking to ensure investments are aligned to key priorities. Clearly communicate recommendations and scenario analysis to finance and business leaders.

• Financial Analysis : Take a macro-level view to analyzing results to understand performance against plan/forecast. Monitor trends and key levers, such as headcount and marketing investment against plan/forecast assumptions. Proactively communicate across multiple stakeholders to ensure successful end-to-end understanding of portfolios, processes, and planning.

• Detailed Investment Management : Ensure detailed investment alignment to key priorities across marketing investments and resource allocation.

• Process Improvement : Own refining the people and non-people management process with the business and apply learnings for better accuracy in forecasting. Share best practice learnings across teams to enable broader group success.

• Embody our culture (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)  and values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values)  

Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications

• 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 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 equivalent experience

Additional or preferred qualifications

• Experience in analyzing and using data to drive business insight and decisions

• Proficiency in excel and use of pivot tables and advance modeling techniques

• Self-motivation; quickly identifying what needs to be accomplished and getting it done

• Experience in financial analysis, financial forecasting or budgeting, and /or controllership, in the technology industry.

Financial Analysis IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $94,600 - $183,800 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 $122,000 - $200,500 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 October 18, 2024.

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) .