Cloud & AI Finance Manager - African Cluster Markets at Microsoft

Overview

• The Cloud & AI Platforms Finance Manager in the Africa Sub-area is the Finance partner to the STU (Specialist Sales) and CSU (Customer Success) Leads. The successful candidate will develop deep subject matter expertise on ACR to deliver actionable insights to business partners as well as the Segment Finance managers & CFOs.
• 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.

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND sound experience of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience OR
• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND solid experience of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience
• OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in Multinationals with multi-product/multi-segment finance roles is recommended
• Fluent in English
• BA/BS or MBA degree in Finance, Economics, CPA/CA preferred

Responsibilities

Drive ACR growth in the Geo through deep ACR analytics forward and backwards. Provide actionable insights to the Segment Finance managers and CFOs.

• Provide insights on ACR performance by understanding the growth trajectory for key customers
• Insightful analysis provided to business leveraging IAP depth on Commit & Complete
• Key finance contact for HQ finance and accountable for finance content for ACR ROB, Planning & Execution incl. budget, forecast and outlook
• Drive insights, analytics and action on key ACR motions and priorities for Africa including Migrations / Data & AI and MACC to ACR
• Leverage Corp models and analytics and CEMA community best practices to provide actionable insights through the segment controllers and CFOs

Prioritization:  

• Accountable for finance content related to ACR ROB, Planning & Execution incl. budget, forecast and ongoing insights in efficient manner.
• Responsible for executive insights on deviation from forecast based on drivers and trends

Controls & Compliance

• Drive compliance with STU & CSU LT with focus on consumption