Collections Director - Treasury

** Overview*
* Treasury supports the digital transformation journey of Microsoft's customers, partners & vendors by providing competitive credit and payment solutions to support revenue growth while managing credit risk. We are a compliance first organization with customer obsession and deal economics focus, while managing our large Accounts Receivable portfolio.

The Treasury team is looking for a  
** Collections Director - Treasury
** to lead the North American market and to partner with business leaders to accelerate profitable growth across North America. If you have a passion for data-driven decision making, operational excellence, and leading diverse teams across geographies, this is a role for you. We are a leader in AI initiatives, and your role will require adopting to new automation.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. That's what inspires us, drives our work, and pushes us to challenge the status quo every day. Through our Cloud-first strategy, we strive to deliver solutions that are optimized for the world and enable customers to drive their business more successfully.

** Responsibilities*
* Leadership & People:

+ Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing North American Collections team; set clear expectations, encourage accountability, and create an inclusive, growth-mindset culture.

+ Model Microsoft leadership principles by communicating with clarity, generating positive energy, and delivering results through others.

+ Invest in capability building across the region and support career development and succession planning.

+ Be a strategic thinker, leveraging the ability to learn to understand and connect complex business models quickly.

Prioritization:

+ Own the North American financial rhythm of the business: monthly close for cash collections, reporting, ensure accuracy, timeliness, and clear storytelling.

+ Drive performance to accelerate cash collections and working capital; identify risks/opportunities and recommend actions to improve outcomes.

+ Standardize and simplify reporting and planning processes across countries; leverage automation and analytics to increase insight and reduce manual effort.

Partnership:

+ Collaborate with Sales, MCAPS, Operations, and Engineering to improve business health metrics, and find solutions for our customers when help is needed to pay. Gain credibility and partnership quickly. Ability to influence senior stakeholders with empathy and integrity

+ Ensure consistent policy application, strong controllership, and alignment to global finance priorities.

+ Drive cross‑functional alignment on business vision and priorities, translating strategy into clear, actionable requirements.

Protect:

+ Ensure strong controllership and compliance across North America, including adherence to Microsoft policies, internal controls, and local statutory requirements.

+ Champion privacy, security, and ethical standards; promote a compliance-first culture through decisions, communications, and coaching.

Other:

+ Embody Microsoft's  culture  and  values

** Qualifications*
* ** Required/minimum qualifications:*
* Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 8+ 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 10+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field OR equivalent experience.

1+ year(s) experience managing direct reports.

** Additional or preferred qualifications*
* + Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 8+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience OR Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 12+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience OR equivalent experience.

+ 3+ years' experience managing direct…