Accounting Manager

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. The Margin Strategy and Investment Optimization (MSIO) finance team is an exciting and fast-evolving finance team at the forefront of Microsoft's Cloud-first strategy. We are looking for a talented and motivated individual to help shape the future of our cloud infrastructure accounting systems and processes and continue to build the MSIO team.

The team's charter is to partner with a broad group of stakeholders to build out the end-to end Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure, while optimizing investments and enabling accounting solutions that are scalable and mitigate risk. As a key member of the team you'll be responsible for designing and executing the accounting system and process solutions for new initiatives focused on the next generation of Microsoft's Cloud infrastructure. The role will be involved with a multi-billion dollar asset portfolio influencing the design of systems & processes, providing key insight to business partners, and executing monthly financial close processes.

The Accounting Manager role will collaborate with Microsoft partners globally, including Finance, Tax, Treasury, Trade, Sourcing and Business Operations to optimize systems, processes and accounting for Cloud Infrastructure .

Qualifications:

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 2+ years post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience

o OR Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field

o OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Association of Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA) or equivalent certification.
• Previous accounting experience in Cloud, supply chain, fixed assets and/or multi-national companies preferred
• Demonstrated analytical, collaboration, and time management skills
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with all levels of management
• Demontrated understanding of GAAP, Internal Controls, and SOX
• Demonstrated systems and process improvement experience
• Must be extremely collaborative and comfortable dealing with ambiguity, influencing across multiple complex organizations, creating effective internal business partnerships
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects, have excellent attention to detail, and work effectively under deadlines

Controllership IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $72,800 - $144,000 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 $95,100 - $157,900 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

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

Responsibilities:

• Execute asset management accounting including recognition of acquisitions, depreciation, retirements, and transfers for worldwide datacenter hardware.
• Work independently and in partnerships for cost accounting, asset management, reporting, process enablement, and fiscal close cycles.
• Provide partners with timely and accurate financial reporting using a variety of database programs.
• Manage detail-oriented programs to recognize all capitalizable hardware costs through a combination of automated, manual, and vendor-run processes.
• Participate with a high performing team to add to thought leadership for Business Enablement.
• Ensure compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)/International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and MS Policy; enable controls to safeguard assets and accurate financial reporting.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders to meet regulatory, statutory, audit and compliance requirements.
• Build and manage close partnerships with teams across Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Business.
• Embrace inclusion, a growth mindset, and enable culture and norms that support consistent quality partner experiences.