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About the Role

Partner closely with leaders across Microsoft's Commercial Solution Area sales organization to guide financial planning, forecasting, business performance, and strategic decision making within the Azure products and solutions business in Canada. Connect financial insights with business priorities, helping leaders translate complex information into clear actions and informed decisions to support growth, drive business performance, and enable transformation across Microsoft's Cloud and Artificial Intelligence portfolio in Canada. This role offers collaboration across local, regional, and worldwide finance teams, with exposure to a broad network of business leaders and finance professionals.

Responsibilities

Provide clear, consistent, and actionable financial reporting, performance metrics, and executive insights.
Partner with business teams to translate organizational priorities and goals into actionable financial plans, budgets, forecasts, and investment strategies.
Monitor business performance and identify key drivers, opportunities, and risks.
Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, including KPIs, monthly financial reviews, forecasting, and budgeting.
Develop financial analyses, modeling, and research to anticipate evolving business and finance needs.
Generate actionable insights and recommendations to support business growth, operational excellence, and long-term success.
Build collaborative relationships across finance, sales, and business teams.
Partner with business leaders to evaluate opportunities, navigate complex financial challenges, and develop solutions.
Provide guidance and recommendations to help stakeholders understand trade-offs, achieve business goals, and optimize ROI.
Share business performance insights, trends, risks, and opportunities across finance organizations.
Leverage best practices and learnings from across the finance community.
Assess the potential impact of economic, market, and geopolitical changes and support planning efforts.
Translate complex data, business information, and financial results into clear, forward-looking insights, forecasts, and recommendations.
Develop actionable plans that address complex business challenges, evolving priorities, and long-term opportunities.
Collaborate on innovative solutions using AI, automation, and advanced analytics.
Champion financial integrity, compliance, governance, and responsible business practices.
Support strong financial controls and adherence to Microsoft policies, standards, and risk management practices.
Identify, assess, and help mitigate financial, operational, and business risks.
Foster an environment where team members and business partners feel comfortable raising concerns.
Promote accountability, transparency, and collaboration.
Contribute to a positive, collaborative, and inclusive team environment.
Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning, growth, and innovation.
Embody Microsoft's culture and values in interactions, decision-making, and daily work.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 6+ years experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field OR equivalent experience
Master'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
8+ years Financial Forecasting & Planning, Analysis, Modeling & Insights OR equivalent experience
5+ years Executive Stakeholder Partnership
12+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience OR equivalent experience.
3+ years experience in multinationals with multi-product/multi-segment finance roles.
3+ years work experience in matrix-based organization.

Skills

Financial Analysis
Financial Forecasting
Financial Planning
Financial Modeling
Business Performance Analysis
Executive Reporting
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Automation
Advanced Analytics

Location

Toronto

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior
IC5

Education Level

Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree

Salary/Compensations

CAD $128,000 - CAD $222,400 per year

About the Company

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Opportunity

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.
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