Asia GES EPS and ABS Controller

Overview

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.

Microsoft Asia is one of the 3 regions of Microsoft Commercial Business and covers 6 Areas: ANZ, India, Greater China Region, Japan, ASEAN, and Korea. All 6 areas of Asia have been a key enabler of the market IT growth through solid partnership with Governments, Enterprise, Small and Medium Corporates, as well as IT partners and consumer partners of the region. Microsoft Finance is a truly global finance team, and you will be part of the WW MCAPS GES (Global Enterprise Sales) Finance Community and representing Asia to make each other great and build on each other.

The Asia Regional EPS (Enterprise Partner Sales) and ABS (AI Business Solutions) Controller leads financial insights, performance management, and executive storytelling across the Region to drive EPS and ABS business growth. The role ensures alignment on budget, forecast, and performance outcomes, and connects Area, Regional, and WW Finance & Business leadership.

You must have a growth mindset, act as an entrepreneur that drives business impact, and continuously learn and innovate. You have the capability to actively contribute and build strong collaboration within diverse and virtual teams. You are action oriented and able to build and deliver strong results through others beyond the team as well.

Responsibilities

People: The Asia Regional EPS and ABS Controller is an experienced professional within the Asia Finance community and is expected to contribute to the thought leadership of the community.

• Orchestrate Finance Rhythm of the Business (RoB) including QBRs, APRs, forecast cycles, and executive read outs with regards to the EPS and ABS Business

• Be the SME for EPS and also partner with the other Regional ABS Core Controller in landing insights across Asia areas

Partnership: Partner with Area SLT / FLT and Business leaders to drive performance transparency and decision making

• Provide forward looking insights on growth, market share, benchmarks, and strategic initiatives

• Ensure clarity of expectations, financial accountability, and alignment across stakeholders

• Act as the connective tissue between Area, Region, and WW Finance communities

• Support Microsoft Big Bets and strategic priorities with data driven insights

• Understands the interconnections between data, information, and results and translates this into forward-looking narratives and forecasts. Generates actionable plans based on complex results, ambiguous findings, and multi-year time horizons. Participates in and influences business partner situations understanding and awareness.

• Collaborates on improvements through automation. Applies understanding of advanced technology to accomplish business goals and to provide greater depth of analysis.

Prioritisation: Works directly with business partners to translate top-down targets to an accountable budget for each group.

• Completes and reviews analysis, modelling, and research to support preliminary and adjusted forecast cycles.

• Partners and solicits insight from business and commercial stakeholders. Manages financial plans, budgets, and forecasts to support strategic decision-making.

• Delivers results through tracking performance, reporting accuracy, and partnering with business leaders to ensure execution of plans and accountability for results.

• Helps to ensure the accurate and timely rhythm of business reporting including key performance indicators (KPIs), monthly close, and budgeting. Generates relevant and actionable insights to drive the business forward.

• Acts as subject matter expert for data management and operations.

Key indicators of success

• Own and orchestrate ROB timely and smoothly

• Revenue insights to drive actions

• Standardization and simplification of processes

• Strong community lead btw area and core teams

Qualifications

Required Qualifications;

• 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 Master'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 equivalent experience
• +2-3 year(s) work experience in matrix-based organization.

Preferred Qualifications;

Master's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND 6+ years of post-graduate Financial Analysis, Accounting, Controllership or Finance work experience

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• +2-3 year(s) experience in multinationals with multi-product/multi-segment finance roles.

• +2-3 year(s) work experience in matrix-based organization.

• +2-3 year(s) work experience in the technology or software industry.

• Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountants (CA) or equivalent certification.

Our team leverages the following sets of skills, which this role will help you enhance:

Analytical

• Deep analytical and reporting capabilities which include leveraging internal Microsoft tools, reporting cubes, BI tools and other financial systems

• Passion to solve problems, working at multiple altitudes, from strategic and high-level framing to detailed analysis

Cross-Group Collaboration

• Leadership skills, proactively driving and delivering high-impact results through both individual and v-team effort

• Partnering capabilities, influencing others without direct authority and appropriately pushing back when required

• Ability to influence, establish credibility, trust and partnership at all levels of the organization.

• Presentation of results to senior management on a regular basis

Project management

• Effectively managing and prioritizing multiple inputs, tasks and stakeholders, sometimes under tight deadlines

• Comfort with ambiguity and uncertainty, in a business that evolves at a fast pace

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. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.