OverviewEmpower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. That is what inspires us, drives our work, and pushes us to challenge the status quo every day.Microsoft Treasury supports the digital transformation journey of Microsoft's customers, partners & vendors by providing competitive credit and payment solutions to support revenue growth while managing credit risk.We are a compliance first organization with customer obsession and deal economics focus. We support over $150B in trade and receivables and $11B in payment solutions per year in global markets. The team is also charged with managing over $130B of investment portfolio, currency risk, bank account infrastructure and business risk insurance.The Finance Compliance Director will serve as Head of Finance and Executive Director of a newly created electronic money institution based in Dublin, Ireland. This role will provide effective financial leadership to develop and implement a Finance governance framework, including policies and procedures and roles and responsibilities, to deliver regulated business strategies and manage financial risks effectively. The role will also maintain complete and accurate financial records that properly account for and explain the activities of the business at any point in time, while also ensuring that regulatory requirements for capital and liquidity as a licensed e-money institution are continuously monitored and met.Stakeholder collaboration in this role is essential, as you will ensure the timely, complete and accurate submission of all aspects of regulatory financial reporting to the Central Bank of Ireland. Other key collaborations will include working with Microsoft finance and functional teams, while also providing operational support and guidance to those groups, and overseeing corresponding bank relationships. Further, as a leader in the finance team, you will need to recruit, lead, develop and retain a high performing finance team of 3-8 individuals to achieve these goals. Most importantly, you will lead and champion a culture centered on embracing a growth mindset, diversity and inclusion, a theme of inspiring excellent, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day.This position is a high impact role that will follow the common law and statutory law duties of a director of an Irish company, providing their expertise participating in board decision-making, and constructively challenging the executive team through participation on multiple board committees. A successful candidate will quickly establish oneself as a credible subject matter expert, spending time managing productive and collaborative relationships with the relevant stakeholders across the wider organization and defining clear actions and deliverables to develop required in-house competencies.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.ResponsibilitiesResponsible for preparing and presenting recurring management reporting packs to the senior management team, containing monthly financial KPIs/ratios and strategic performance metrics, comparisons of actuals to plan, detailed commentary and analysis of results highlighting key business points and trends, compliance with regulatory requirements, and escalating items of concern.Ensure the month-end closing procedure is met within standard deadlines, perform regular P&L analysis and reconciliations, ensure the preparation of bi-monthly VAT returns and annual corporate tax computations and prepare annual financial statements including P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement, that comply with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IRFS") and enable the accounts to be readily and properly audited.Ensure all e-money positions are always reconciled and customer funds are held securely in safeguarding accounts at third party banks, including ownership and assurance that payments to Revenue are accurate and timely and appropriate stress tests, recovery and resolution strategy are performed and documented.Assume responsibility as the Designated Safeguarding Officer being PCF-56.Oversee the Finance element of the outsourcing relationship with technology service providers, including tracking and monitoring performance levels against the agreed SLA, ensuring the SLA is up-to-date and aligns with active business requirements and addressing any issues with company senior management.Develop, implement and maintain a financial risk management framework and financial internal control framework to enhance financial operations and identify, quantify and manage financial risks, including but not limited to credit risk exposure management, FX risk exposure management, liquidity risk monitoring and management.Oversee and manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors and any other financial advisory services, manage the interim and annual audit processes and prioritise and address all audit queries as may arise.Own the budgeting activity of the entity by proactively setting, managing and reviewing the company's annual operating plans and multi-year forecasts and strategic business plans, work closely with functional leadership to set and review annual operating budgets, identify and manage variances from approved budget and manage variances with senior leadership.QualificationsRequired Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field AND extensive years of finance or financial compliance experience or equivalent experience.Membership of a recognised Irish or international accountancy body: Chartered Accountants Ireland (ACA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA).Extensive experience from a high-performance environment within Payment Services along with a successful proven track record in a Finance leadership role in a regulated financial institution in EU.People management experience.Proficient communication and relationship building skills, able to deliver through influence and build trusted relationships with a range of stakeholders.Willing to be granted PCF-11 and PCF-1 roles as established by the Central Bank of Ireland.Preferred QualificationsMaster's Degree in finance or related field AND extensive years experience in finance or financial compliance or equivalent experience.Current or prior experience holding a PCF-11 and/or PCF-1 role recognized by the Central Bank of Ireland within a regulated Payment Services entity.Current or prior board membership and/or board committee experience in a financial services company.This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.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 aboutrequesting accommodations.