We are looking for a Senior Finance Manager to join our team and drive Controls and Compliance (C&C) program for key financial processes and corporate tools within Finance Operations (FinOps) team initially focused on Accounting Operations. This position requires partnership with different functions within and outside of Finance Operations – Corporate Accounting, Finance Applications, Finance Engineering, Finance Compliance Group (FCG)- our Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) program owners, and Internal Audit.
Responsibilities
Work closely with Finance Operations function and policy owners to drive ongoing risk assessments and understanding of risks management activities, including design of controls, and ensuring effective program to provide assurance to management on effectiveness of controls, specifically:
Coordinate periodic risk assessment to develop ongoing understanding of FinOps areas and evaluate adequacy of compliance processes.
Coordinate the overall design, plan and execution of a comprehensive controls and compliance program over designated FinOps areas.
Coordinate compliance reporting to inform management on state of control environment.
Support audit projects and issue remediation with control owners across FinOps areas.
Be a trusted and independent advisor on relevant policies and controls to the FinOps leadership team and other Controls and Compliance community members.
Qualifications
Required / Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field AND 4+ years of finance or financial compliance experience
OR equivalent experience.
Preferred / Other Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting or related field AND 6+ years of finance or financial compliance experience.
Professional experience in a combination of public accounting, controllership, internal audit, controls and compliance or the equivalent.
CPA or equivalent preferred.
Demonstrated experience with SOX.
Prior Public accounting or internal / external audit experience preferred.
Experience working in a large multinational environment preferred.
Other audit or compliance professional/industry certifications a plus (CIA, CISA, etc.).
Experience implementing compliance-by-design models, conducting risk assessments over complex business processes or functions and design controls monitoring programs.
Experience presenting to or training managers or business leaders.
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated expertise in the areas of shaping the compliance framework for an organization, designing and/or implementing audit test plans, driving change management related to internal controls and processes, and designing/executing remediation.
Ability to work under tight timelines and deal with ambiguity and changing business requirements.
Experience with compliance measurement systems, compliance scorecards or other vehicles to report compliance results.
Experience with large projects or process/control improvement opportunities impacting entire businesses or organizations.
Communication: experience landing executive level compliance training and communications.
Finance Compliance IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $91,800 - $178,800 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 $117,900 - $195,000 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
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