Vacancy for CA/ ICWA in Microsoft

Date: Dec 17, 2013

Location: Hyderabad, IN

Job Category: Finance
Location: Hyderabad, IN
Job ID: 862233-132304
Division: Finance


Senior. Finance Manager

Profession: Finance Discipline: Fin Plan & Analysis and Controllership Location: India, Hyderabad
We at MS IT, develop mission critical applications that support Microsoft businesses worldwide and manage Microsoft worldwide IT infrastructure. Working on next generation technologies to create software that helps Microsoft and its customers realize their full potential, is a challenge that drives us. We are Microsoft’s 1st
and best customer.
IT Finance plays a strategic role helping Microsoft Information Technology (Microsoft IT) execute on its mission of delivering IT solutions and services that drive innovation and business value across Microsoft. IT Finance has responsibility for financial planning and management of Microsoft IT Portfolio. This includes financial leadership, strategy/planning, operations, business decision support, and business intelligence across Microsoft’s Worldwide IT Group.
Come join the IT Finance Team as a Senior Finance Manager supporting MS IT business portfolios that drive IT solutions and success across Microsoft. As a strong leader you will partner across IT teams to effectively manage and guide their financial portfolio spending.
MSIT has made significant investments in the transformation to a real time IT enterprise supporting Microsoft. In conjunction, IT Finance implemented new financial systems solutions and processes to more effectively optimize resources across a $1.3b IT portfolio. MSIT connects the company thru leadership in technology that drives future growth and inspires industry. This is role is very well positioned to support and drive the finance transformation of IT as a key change agent.

To be successful with partners and portfolio leads, the role requires a mix of analytical, business, process excellence and reporting skills to provide appropriate business insight and guide financial execution. The ability and confidence to work across teams, understand and communicate complex concepts, bring insight and influence results is a must. Change is inevitable and possessing an active interest in driving change in a technology environment is highly valued. Senior Finance Manager will provide superior analytical horsepower and lead the financial planning, analysis & reporting for various IT groups at MS IT India. He or she will be expected to work very closely with MS IT India leaders, MS IT Finance teams at Redmond, long range planning, demand forecasting, cost optimization, modeling and ad hoc analysis basing all of this support on strong business, partnering and analytical skills.

Core responsibilities will include:

Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting: Drive annual planning process from target setting, project costing, selection and prioritization from budgeting thru forecasting. Provide leadership to the business with respect to financial management, resource prioritization and allocation. Drive decision making and incite within business and financial reviews with IT and Finance leadership

Investment Decision Making: Ensure IT investments are aligned to key priorities and recommend opportunities to re-allocate and re-deploy resources. Create insightful financial analysis and reporting providing meaningful insights into actionable business communications and recommendations.

Presentations / Meetings: Drive the business story of your portfolio influencing the content and incite gained through flash updates, reporting, business reviews & plans, forecasts, mid-year review, and budget. Communicate financial information in a way that is easily understood, interpretable and actionable by senior non-financial leaders.

Process Excellence & Change: Recommending process changes supporting the business, financial & financial tools process to benefit the business portfolio and simplify finance execution for the long term.

Experience Required:
Financial degree In Finance, Accounting or equivalent required
Professional certifications such as CA, ICWA, CFA, or MBA preferred
10 or more years of relevant & related work experience - required
Financial experience in technology, software solutions industries - desirable
Familiarity with internal MS Tools - a plus

The successful candidate will likely exhibit the following characteristics:
Ability to think and communicate “big picture” taking into account key levers, whilst executing through the financial process and tools framework to understand the details.
Strong team player with the ability to positively influence business and finance stakeholders.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
Passion for driving the right business decisions
Ability to deal with ambiguity and changing business needs
Strong understanding of financial principles processes and practices.
Excellent PC Skills, particularly Excel with an aptitude for financial systems
Demonstrated performance in creation/execution of financial and business models required
10 or more years of demonstrated work experience in areas relevant to this role

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