Senior Finance Manager

Job Category: Finance
Location: Redmond, WA, US
Job ID: 835383-110161
Division: Finance

The Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Information and Services (MSCIS) Finance team supports a broad business scope including Surface, Xbox, Kinect, Xbox Accessories, PC peripherals & Software replication. MSCIS is responsible for the manufacturing and delivery of all of Microsoft's physical products. The environment is dynamic and innovative, where the finance team has to be flexible & deeply integrated with the business.
MSCIS Finance team is looking for someone with drive and enthusiasm to take on a high impact role as a Finance Manager focused on our Reverse Logistics within the Global Supply Chain business. As we expand our assortment of products - the financial scope & complexity of our Inventory reserves management is increasing. This role will specifically support reverse logistics operations, inventory excess & obsolescence accounting/controllership and also provide financial support for the expansion of the MS Stores business. We are looking for candidates with the passion to drive such improvements across the whole organization - the impact would be across both finance and our operations partners.

Responsibilities:
- Ongoing analysis and business group support, plus help in identifying and solving control problems and issues.
- Monthly reporting on operational costs & analysis for the business
- Controllership for our inventory reserves, ensuring we are compliant with MS Policy
- Works with EOC and APOC leads to consolidation of WW Inventory Reserves for management reporting.
- Constantly look for ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness of finance activities and reporting, for example, through automation and detailed analytics.
- Report and develop analysis to support management in understanding the inventory reserves and excess and obsolete and cost drivers, plus opportunities for efficacies.
- Financial support of the supply chain function related to the expansion of the MS Stores business. MSCIS is responsible for the Stores supply chain WW.
- Ad hoc support for the reverse logistics operation - this may involve accounting & close support, plus reporting and analysis.
Qualifications:
- BA/BS in Business, Accounting, or Finance; MBA, CPA, or CMA is preferred.
- 5+ years of demonstrated work experience ideally in a similar supply chain role, covering accounting, financial and management reporting
- Advanced skills in core Office applications such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Knowledge of MS Systems such as MS Sales preferred.

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group. Microsoft is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.

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