Join Security finance to play an integral role in shaping the future of our Security business. Security is at an inflection point as the world shifts to remote everything, digital transformation accelerates, attack sophistication increases and there is a growing need for operational resiliency. The Security Finance team works across engineering, marketing, and sales teams to develop solutions to deliver against this journey. Our core products include identity, management, security, and compliance. You will learn partnership and have an ability to impact across many key business functions including product, go to market strategy as well as business planning & development.

The Security Finance team provides deep business performance insights for the Security businesses, performs rigorous financial, economic, and competitive analyses to assess growth opportunities and drives near term and long-term investments across product, GTM and business model. We provide thought leadership by creating, evolving, and socializing business frameworks such as Competitive Share Analysis, setting market share gaining Targets, and drive deep business partnership across organizations to help inform decisions by business leadership.

In this role, you will collaborate with engineering, sales, and product marketing to understand performance signals and trends, inform go-to-market strategies, and identify opportunities for business growth. You will play key roles in both running the day-to-day business and helping drive strategic growth for the future. If you have a proven ability to effectively influence stakeholders and navigate through ambiguity, and possess strong business intuition and analytical skills, then you are a great candidate for this role.

To be successful, the individual needs to be highly analytical, be a curious and strategic thinker, highly collaborative, self-motivated and able to easily connect the dots and understand high level picture.

In this role you will:

• Collaborate with cross functional teams (engineering, marketing, sales, finance) to define key performance levers, set decision support frameworks, surface insights, and drive sustainable & profitable revenue growth

• Drive consistency in how we measure performance and look at our business and opportunity holistically. Maintain good pulse on competitive insights into the product landscape based on internal and external data to inform competitive position and drive growth actions for the business. Articulate findings into high quality/ actionable analysis and communications, facilitate executive decision making across finance, stakeholder executive leadership
• Implement process improvements through effective partnerships and a deep understanding of Security financial complexities.

• Act as the growth agitation agent for the business.

• Translate data and analytics into a simplified engaging message with actionable insights. Facilitate a shared understanding and awareness of business partner situation.

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• Ensures compliance with company policies, legal standards, and regulatory requirements by reviewing and monitoring the accuracy of financial documents and business processes. Drives corrective measures. Consults with business partners on sharing financial information, approved instruments and processes, and consistency with corporate policies. Collaborates with Compliance groups to ensure the team is current on company policies and procedures.

Other

• Embody our culture and values

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 2+ 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 4+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field OR equivalent experience.

Financial Analysis IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $96,500 - $188,400 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 $123,500 - $206,400 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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.