Senior Finance Manager

** Overview*
* Do you want to be part of a close‑knit, high‑performing finance team that partners closely with senior leadership to drive business outcomes across the Americas? We are seeking a highly collaborative, energetic, and business‑oriented finance leader to own the Americas SME&C P&L and serve as a trusted partner to both Finance and senior leadership teams.

The successful candidate will bring a strong track record in finance business partnering and the ability to manage end‑to‑end Americas SME&C P&L, including close, forecasting, budgeting, and planning. Success in this role requires strong financial modeling and forecasting capabilities, a solid understanding of data and reporting, and the ability to translate complex financial insights into clear, concise executive‑level narratives. A strong sense of curiosity, analytical rigor, and the ability to influence and drive action across stakeholders are critical.

As a member of the Americas P&L team, you will partner with a broad set of stakeholders, including SME&C team, HR, GTA, and Central Finance teams. You will play a key leadership role in driving ROB orchestration, leading close and forecast rhythms, landing worldwide finance initiatives, and continuously identifying opportunities for standardization, simplification, and strengthened financial controls.

** Responsibilities*
* ** Partnership*
* + Develops new approaches to leverage best-in-class technology (e.g., Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Predictive Analytics etc.) to accomplish goals. Contributes to efforts to implement technology to increase productivity (e.g., report optimization) and to ensure accurate conclusions.

+ Provides trusted financial partnership to SME&C business leaders, translating complex financial data into clear insights that support P&L decision‑making, trade‑offs, and accountability.

+ Integrates multiple data sources (revenue, OPEX, HC, investments) into a cohesive financial narrative that explains performance drivers, risks, and outlook versus plan and forecast.

+ Partners closely with Sales, Operations, and Strategy leaders to balance revenue growth, cost discipline, and margin outcomes, ensuring financial implications are clearly understood before decisions are made.

+ Delivers actionable recommendations on resource allocation, cost optimization, investment prioritization, and productivity to drive P&L performance and shareholder value.

+ Applies deep understanding of Microsoft Finance policies, financial systems, and forecasting mechanics to evaluate results, challenge assumptions, and ensure financial conclusions are sound and defensible.

** Prioritize*
* + Owns and drives Americas SME&C P&L performance management, OPEX, and HC, ensuring accurate forecasting, variance analysis, and clear explanations of drivers.

+ Leads close, forecast, and business planning cycles, providing timely insights to business leaders and ensuring forecast accuracy, consistency, and alignment with corporate guidance.

+ Identifies trends, risks, and opportunities, translating analysis into concrete action plans and follow‑ups with accountable owners.

+ Supports annual and in‑year planning processes, including budget setting, resource reallocation, and scenario modeling to support changing business conditions.

+ Ensures data quality and modeling discipline, advising on data limitations, assumptions, and trade‑offs to support reliable decision‑making.

** Protect*
* + Ensures integrity of financial reporting and internal controls, reviewing financial and budgetary reports to confirm accuracy, completeness, and compliance with policies.

+ Owns compliance across accounting, statutory, and regulatory requirements, coordinating with Regional, Corporate, and local Finance teams as needed.

+ Partners with Internal and External Audit, ensuring timely responses, high‑quality documentation, and closure of findings.

+ Monitors and enforces adherence to Microsoft finance, privacy, security, and ethical standards, proactively identifying and mitigating financial and compliance risks.

+ Translates accounting, regulatory, and policy changes into business impact, ensuring Americas SME&C  leadership…