Senior Finance Manager, Operations Controllership
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Sep 30, 2025 | |
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OverviewThe Operations Controllership in Corporate Accounting is responsible for designing and executing effective financial controls across Microsoft's commercial ecosystem to ensure audit readiness, mitigate financial reporting risk, and support compliance with SOX and other regulatory requirements. Operations Controllership is looking for someone to take on a high impact role as a Senior Finance Manager, reporting to the Group Manager of Operations Controllership. This role is part of the Operations Controllership and Compliance team, which designs and executes effective financial controls across Microsoft's commercial ecosystem. The team proactively scopes and manages changes to processes and systems, collaborates with key business partners to define roles and accountability, and drives consistency through standardized compliance reviews and automation initiatives. This role requires an understanding of business processes and the associated financial statement risks and plays a critical role in ensuring audit readiness, mitigating financial reporting risk, and supporting compliance with SOX. 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.
ResponsibilitiesReviews the controls and ensures they are working. Maintains Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) controls and related documentation and performs governance activities to ensure that the global control activities are executed in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and SOX regulations.Drives end-to end risk assessment activities.Assist controls owners in maintaining and operating SOX controls and provides compliance guidance, as needed.Assists in accurate reporting of issues and remediations.Contributes to process-improvement efforts by collecting and reviewing feedback from business partners and teams, while integrating proven industry practices.Serves as an escalation point of contact to resolve complex issues when governing vendors. | |