New 
Finance Director
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 04, 2025 | |
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OverviewEmpower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. That's what inspires us, drives our work, and pushes us to challenge the status quo every day. Through our Cloud-first strategy, we strive to deliver solutions that are optimized for the world and enable customers to drive their business more successfully. The Cloud Product Infrastructure Margin team is an exciting and fast-evolving finance team at the forefront of Microsoft's Cloud-first strategy. The FP&A Lead within the Cloud Infrastructure and Supply Execution team will be responsible for managing the full lifecycle of capital expenditure (Capex) planning. This includes long-range planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities. The role also supports the integration of data center and server analytics to inform capital approval processes. This role is pivotal in shaping long-term capital strategy, influencing cross-functional decision-making, and enabling scalable infrastructure growth aligned with Microsoft Cloud's ambitions. This role will lead financial planning rhythm, including monthly and quarterly reviews of Capex spend, contribute to cost insights, and support deliverables for executive-level financial reporting. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planetto 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.
ResponsibilitiesOwn end to end view of Capital expenditures including planning, quarterly reporting of actuals and variance analysis. Monitor trends and proactively identify risks and opportunities to ensure financial targets are met.Deliver driver-based analytics and frame on composition of capital spend and work with various team to automate reporting and planning modulesPartner with Finance teams supporting CO+I and AHSI team to understand capital funding asks and manage ROB around Monthly Capital Council processLead Compete analytics in Datacenter and Hardware space, including recent earnings announcementsAct as central point of contact for Consolidation of Capex and COGS LRP, including out year view of margin impact from capital spendSupport various ad hoc analytical and reporting asks to support teams' mission of delivering right capacity, at right time and with lowest total cost of ownershipMentor finance team members and foster a culture of analytical rigor, strategic thinking, and business partnership. | |