Senior Finance Manager - Gaming Analyst
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 01, 2024 | |
|
OverviewAt Team Xbox, our mission is to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet. Our team culture is collaborative, supportive, and fun. We work hard on big obstacles and strive foran environment that values diverse perspectives and individuals.We are looking for a self-motivated individual with proficient collaboration capabilities and finance experiences to take on Xbox Marketing support as a Senior Finance Manager - Gaming Analyst. The Senior Finance Manager - Gaming Analyst will bring a combination of finance and business acumen, leadership, and influencing skills to this space to drive outstanding financial results in close alignment with our business partners. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
ResponsibilitiesDeep business Partnership: Serve as the primary finance partner to the leaders within our Central and 1st Party Studios marketing organizations. Apply strategic thinking to ensure investments are aligned to key priorities. Clearly communicate recommendations and scenario analysis to finance and business leaders. Financial Analysis: Take a macro-level view to analyzing results to understand performance against plan/forecast. Monitor trends and key levers, such as headcount and marketing investment against plan/forecast assumptions. Proactively communicate across multiple stakeholders to ensure successful end-to-end understanding of portfolios, processes, and planning. Detailed Investment Management: Ensure detailed investment alignment to key priorities across marketing investments and resource allocation. Process Improvement: Own refining the people and non-people management process with the business and apply learnings for better accuracy in forecasting. Share best practice learnings across teams to enable broader group success. Embody ourcultureandvalues | |