Group Finance Manager, Resource Investment Strategy

Job ID: 200046059Posted: 2026-10-05Location: United States, Washington, RedmondSalary: USD $116,900 - $203,600 per yearEmployment type: Full-TimeWork site: 3 days / week in-officeRole type: Individual ContributorTravel: Less than 25%Profession: FinanceDiscipline: Financial AnalysisCompany: MicrosoftOverviewThe Resource Investment Strategy org is responsible for driving Microsoft resource allocationrigor across Microsoft’s portfolio. It is an exciting and fast-evolving team that partners deeplywith engineering leaders to ensure $20B+ resources across ~100K engineering FTEs arecontinuously aligned to strategic engineering priorities.Why is this the right place for you?Now is the time and place to accelerate your career development and velocity by understanding and driving the strategic importance of cost leadership, a core competency forfuture finance leaders.Develop a CFO mindset and influence senior leadership to drive expense management and resource allocation decisions – continuously aligning investments and costs with a prioritized engineering product roadmap.Bring fresh energy and innovation to solve complex short and long-term problems in the new AI transformational age.Build deep trusted relationships to collaborate across a wide variety of teams at Microsoft including senior engineering leaders, Product Revenue and Margin teams, Central Finance Team, Global Workplace Services, Procurement and Human Resources.Highly driven team with an emphasis on fun!The position requires a motivated and agile system thinker who can demonstrate intellectualcuriosity and navigate ambiguity and complexity to be the trusted finance advisor to ourengineering leaders and drive success for our business partners.ResponsibilitiesBusiness and Finance Partnership: Provide strategic leadership to top Engineering andFinance leaders to drive operating leverage through resource allocation and investmentoptimization by giving visibility to the current resource landscape, analyzing macro-levelresults, and applying systems thinking to identify and recommend levers to influencedecision-making.Business Health: Drive process excellence while partnering across Engineering and Finance to continuously assess the overall health of the business and understand key drivers to identify opportunities, risks, and tradeoffs. Ensure resources and investments are constantly aligned with business strategy, product engineering roadmaps, and company priorities.Thought Leadership: Establish and leverage holistic analytical framework and best practices across Finance to spot and anticipate trends and deliver insights to unlock greater efficiencies for resource allocation and investment spend.Embody our culture and values.QualificationsRequired/Minimum QualificationsMaster'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 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. Preferred/Additional QualificationsFinancial analysis experience in a high-tech companyRevenue Planning and/or Consulting experienceCommunication & presentation skillsExperience in developing complex financial models and scenario analysis, excellentquantitative analysis skillsAbility to influence and impact without authority, operate in ambiguity, and solvedifficult problems, combined with the ability to prioritize and function well in a dynamic andmatrixed environmentInterpersonal and cross group collaboration skills. Ability to drive simplicity within acomplex and matrix environmentProficient technical skills (Excel/Power BI and SQL)Financial Analysis IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $116,900 - $203,600 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 $148,400 - $222,600 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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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