The Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions (MCAPS) Corporate HQ profit and loss accounts (P&L) team manages a multi-billion dollar P&L, actively advocating for executive level business partners on resource allocation, spend management, and prioritization. If you have business acumen, use financial data to make recommendations, and are keen on building strong partnerships, this role offers an opportunity to deliver significant impact. As a Group PnL Controller in the Corporate HQ P&L Team, you will observe historical trends to accurately project them into the future and make prioritization recommendations and resource management adjustments to align spending levels with affordability. This role will allow you to learn about Microsoft’s sales and marketing operating mechanisms while accelerating your career growth and seniority by working closely with business and finance leaders. 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** In this role, you will partner close with 2 Corporate Headquarters central Engines (Enablement & Operations / AI Transformation) to manage their P&L by observing trends and projecting them into the future making smart recommendations on resource prioritization to adjust spending levels to affordability. It also works close with the AI Transformation team to bring clarity and translate AI Efficiency initiatives into financial models that quantify the opportunities created in the Sales and Marketing P&L. Other responsibilities: + Perform month close activities by leveraging work done by accounting and operations teams; + Operating expenses (OPEX) and cost of goods sold (COGS) monthly and quarterly financial forecasting as well as yearly Budgeting process; + Deliver timely and accurate business insights for OPEX financial forecasting, budget and close cycles. + Drive executive reviews and discussions related to segments financial performance. + Ensure business is adhering to companies policies fostering a compliance first culture Our team leverages the following sets of skills, which this role will help you enhance: + Analytical: + Deep analytical and reporting capabilities which include leveraging internal Microsoft tools, reporting cubes, BI tools and other financial systems + Desire to solve problems, working at multiple altitudes, from strategic and high-level framing to detailed analysis + Cross-Group Collaboration: + Leadership skills, proactively driving and delivering high-impact results through both individual and v-team effort + Partnering capabilities, influencing others without direct authority and appropriately pushing back when required + Project management: + Effectively managing and prioritizing multiple inputs, tasks and stakeholders, sometimes under tight deadlines + Comfort with ambiguity and uncertainty, in a business that evolves at a fast pace + Other: Embody our culture and values **Qualifications** **Required/Minimum Qualifications** + Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 6+ 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 4+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field + OR equivalent experience. + This role requires you to be onsite 3+ days per week on average with flexible working hours in one of Microsoft’s finance hubs: + Redmond, WA + Reston, VA + Washington, DC + Las Colinas, TX + Fort Lauderdale, FL + Atlanta, GA **Preferred Qualifications** + Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 10+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience + Experience in multinationals with multi-product/multi-segment finance roles. + Work experience in matrix-based organization + Work experience in the technology or software industry Financial Analysis IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $115,000 - $200,300 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 $146,200 - $219,200 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 February 17, 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) .