Netherlands CFO

Responsibilities

• Build an organization through attracting, developing and sharing the right people for the right roles.
• Drive manager hiring and succession in such a way to build a team that reflects the diversity of the population. Proactively drive high quality and realistic succession plans, focusing on long-range potential and the mix of internal, external and diverse candidates.
• Build an agile finance organization that can easily adapt to evolving businesses and market needs
• Create subsidiary organization structures that evolve over time to effectively partner with the business
• Balance corporate skill sets while exercising local autonomy for effective decision making
• Act as a talent scout in the local market to acquire the best long-term talent for Microsoft (leverage college graduates, MBA, Interns, etc.)
• Drive management excellence through meaningful priority and providing meaningful coaching, development and performance feedback

• Own the performance management process from local strategic priority setting, to target setting, budgeting, forecasting, actual, variance and trend analysis
• Deliver strong financial support on strategic business priorities (partnership, business case development, investment scenarios)
• Drive profitability & productivity discussions and provide guidance, challenge plans, offer solutions, and ensure full buy in from local management on key investment areas
• Ensure effective communication and understanding of the financial & business performance, and drive the decision-making process
• Ensure strong allocation and management of local resources (ROI) to drive effective profitable growth and drive shareholder value
• Participate in and influence business decisions by fully understanding the business strategy, business model, organization and market

• Enforce and enhance the Controls & Compliance Framework and ensure statutory compliance
• Work to incorporate local standards of business conduct to be compatible with MS standards
• Define processes to systematically review key cost drivers as well as continue to search for cost saving opportunities
• Focus on P&L Agility efforts, Empowerment and Quarterly Accountability
• Lead Rhythm of Business and optimize Planning, Forecasting and Reporting processes
• Improve Revenue and P&L forecast accuracy
• Manage and oversee month end processes ensuring accounting excellence
• Improve Business Productivity through best practice sharing and ROI analysis
• Ensure the management and compliance of statutory entity financials
• Ensure sufficient and effective risk management (insurance / business continuity plan)

• Provide support for implementation of shared services and outsourced solutions (e.g. One Finance)
• Execute headcount blueprints as appropriate
• Partner with business stakeholders to map out deeper partnership opportunities

• Showcase MSFT business processes and technology
• Promote values of local, regional and global Platform solutions built on MS Products
• Collaborate with sales teams on meetings with customers on digital transformation
• Represent MSFT externally and build strong relationships in the Netherlands CFO community and professional bodies
• Observe how other companies operate and benchmark best practices

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND extensive experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field
• • OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Science or related field AND extensive experience in financial analysis, accounting, controllership or finance, or related field
  • OR equivalent experience

• Significant experience in finance / finance leadership positions
• Experience in Multinationals with multi-product/multi-segment finance roles
• BA/BS or MBA degree in Finance, Economics, CPA/CA preferred

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.