Microsoft Looking For Group Finance Manager- Xbox Game Studios at Redmond, WA Full Time

Xbox Game Studios Controller / Group Finance Manager

Are you excited about working on multiple products that entertain millions of people across the globe on any given day? Are you looking for a finance role that offers a good balance of business analytics, business partnership and financial controllership? The Gaming Finance team is responsible for a broad range of business support, including full P&L analysis and close responsibilities; long-range planning; target-setting; and other responsibilities. The team partners across the gaming ecosystem with marketing, the studios, and the sales teams.

The Xbox Game Studios Controller is a highly visible position and requires best of class financial project management skills, deep cross-group collaboration, exceptional business partnership, broad knowledge of gaming/entertainment industry economics, end to end P&L knowledge, and strong communication skills in support of critical path business management tools and process initiatives across Xbox Game Studios portfolio.

Responsibilities

Drive month end close process, forecast, long range plan, and budget and deliver results to the gaming finance leadership team. Ensure P&L reporting by game title is accurate and timely for both actual and forecasted results

Manage a team of Finance Managers supporting a diverse group of game development studios

Monitor and respond to the ongoing business health of the Studios business by driving continued updates and improvements to revenue, COGS, opex, balance sheet and headcount reporting. Partner with GTA to align on staffing resources and headcount ramps.

Partner with Studios finance leads, MCB, CCSM, Royalty Accounting, Windows 10 Store finance teams, and Supply Chain Ops to drive processes to support Studios products, business processes, and financial reporting

Partner with internal MSFT finance teams to ensure proper accounting treatment for new and evolving business models

Demonstrated ability to work in an ambiguous and dynamic environment

Lead special projects and ad hoc requests as required

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 8+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience OR Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 6+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership, or finance work experience OR equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

8-10 years of demonstrated financial analysis work experience, preferably in the entertainment industry (video games, movies, music, interactive entertainment)

Experience managing a team

Very strong spreadsheet competency with Excel required. Knowledge of MS Finance tools (e.g., MS Sales, Mercury, Alfred, Headtrax, Keystone, Nexus) is a significant asset

Very strong interpersonal skills (written and oral) and the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of levels of personnel. Deep commitment to building strong partnerships is required

Strong project management skills with the ability to identify and implement process improvements. Ability to manage multiple projects and reprioritize as necessary to align with current business objectives

Excellent organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects and competing tasks/priorities

BA/BS degree in Finance or Accounting. An MBA or CPA is highly valued

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.

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