Finance Manager, Strategic Markets Products
Microsoft
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- 2 years+ of experience · Bachelor's degree or Master's degree
- Must know
- SalesBudgetingBusiness analysis
- Nice to have
- Financial modelingPower BIFinancial analysisAccounting
- Work
- On-site in Reston
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Budgeting79%Financial modeling46%Business analysis29%Sales22%of 100 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 10, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
The Strategic Markets Finance team is responsible for portfolio health, economics, and financial strategies for Microsoft’s Government and Emerging Technologies portfolio. This role partners with product, engineering, business planning, and sales teams to shape business models, pricing, and investment decisions for complex cloud, infrastructure, and AI offerings, including those for government and public-sector customers. The Finance Manager will serve as a product finance partner across an evolving portfolio of emerging offerings, guiding products from incubation through launch and scale, and informing senior leadership decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Partnering with product, engineering, business planning, and sales teams as the Finance lead for an assigned and evolving product portfolio.
- Acting as a trusted advisor, translating complex analysis into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Building business models, unit economics, and pricing analyses to inform product, go-to-market, and deal decisions.
- Evaluating investment opportunities and recommending Finance positions.
- Leading recurring financial reporting, forecasting, and business reviews for senior leaders.
- Improving processes, data, and reporting through automation, including AI tools.
- Anticipating business needs and solving problems as the portfolio evolves.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Financial modeling
- Business partnering
- Strategic analysis
- AI tools (for process improvement)
- Power BI (or similar financial reporting tools)
Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 2+ years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership, finance, or related field OR equivalent experience.
Additional/Preferred Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 3+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance work experience OR Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 5+ years of post-graduate financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance work experience OR equivalent experience.
- 1+ year(s) of experience in product finance, pricing or unit economics for cloud, infrastructure or technology offerings.
- Advanced financial modeling and experience with financial reporting tools (e.g., Power BI).
- Ability to apply AI tools to improve and scale financial processes.
- Strong partnering and executive communication skills; comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities.
Other Requirements
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements is required for this role, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
- U.S. citizenship is required for this position to meet federal government security requirements.