Business Applications is a key focus and investment area for Microsoft, combining an extensive portfolio of cloud business application technologies with the breadth and reach of the Microsoft Cloud in a way that no other provider can.  Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform are one of the fastest growing sets of Microsoft cloud services and serve as the foundation for the overall Microsoft Cloud - allowing organizations to gain a holistic view of their business from marketing to sales to back-office operations and modernize legacy business process.

 The Business Applications Finance Lead is the finance partner of France business leaders across Sales, Marketing and Customer Success units, as well as an active member of a global community of corporate and area Business Applications Finance experts. The successful candidate will develop deep subject matter expertise on Business Applications products across Dynamics 365 and Power Platform to drive strong performance and sustainable growth for the business.

Responsibilities

Business Partnership

• Drive the France business conversation through insightful and actionable analytics around customer acquisition / value realization (usage) / expansion of Business Applications workloads to empower the business partners to drive the right business outcomes for sustainable growth.
• Build a deep external perspective of the market and the competitive landscape to provide thought leadership to the business partners and navigate them through new business opportunities / growth road map for the area.

Finance Partnership

• Work closely with the rest of the French finance team members and build a joint sense of ownership and accountability behind investments and business actions to drive equitable growth across all customer segments.
• Understand local business blockers and leverage the WW community to exchange learnings and best practices to drive resolution.
• Partner with the Corporate Engineering Finance teams to get a holistic view of the business strategy, trends, and the product roadmap.

Finance Excellence

• Lead the outlook, forecast and budget processes for Business Applications, with focus on accuracy and business accountability.

Key indicators of success :

• Insightful analysis provided to business partners and other finance stakeholders
• Forward thinking centered customer lifetime value and multi-year investment perspective into actionable insights for sales teams
• Forecast accuracy, high quality budgets.
• Compliance is at the center of everything we do
• Dynamics 365 & Power Platform business health.  Customer acquisition, value realization (usage) and expansion
• Market share growth acceleration vs. key competitors

Culture & Behavior :

• You 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.
• You put compliance at the center of everything you do, ensuring the focus is on sustainable future growth
• You drive digital transformation in the finance function towards data driven (Machine Learning) forward-looking insights. You also engage directly with customers and business partners.
• You simplify and inspire through storytelling and excellent communication skills.
• Microsoft values and ethical behavior are a corner stone in our culture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in multi-national corporation
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen
• Finance business development or Solutions delivery experience preferred
• Industry experience preferred, but not limited to technology
• Fluent in English