Job Title: Sr. Finance Manager
Company: Microsoft
Industry: Technology
Mentor Since: Fall 2006
Will Mentor: Graduate Students
Profile
Background
Job Description
The Commerce Finance team is an exciting and fast-evolving finance team at the forefront of Microsoft’s Cloud-first strategy, responsible for the financial compliance of Microsoft product and capability launches. We partner deeply across Microsoft Finance as well as with Microsoft engineering, operations, and business development teams to drive financial compliance. We collect and prioritize finance risks and requirements, perform user acceptance testing, help launch new offers, and provide appropriate ongoing program management and governance. As a Senior Manager within the Commerce Finance Intake and Engagement team, I drive the prioritization of engineering resources for the Microsoft Finance organization. Driving clarity with stakeholders across Finance and engineering, influencing the prioritization of Finance requests and partnering to address trade-offs where needed.
Company Description
Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
Employment History
A results-driven professional with broad experience in procurement, supply chain, finance and process improvement with industry knowledge in technology and manufacturing environments. Work experience at the following companies: GE Capital, Microsoft and Boeing.
Education
MPA -- Seattle University BS -- Radford University
Mentoring Objectives & Scope
My primary objective is to support the ongoing development of networking, interviewing and career development skillsets via monthly in person and video call team syncs. My request is for participants with a bias for investment and engagement.
When and where do you hold meetings with your students?
I prefer in-person meetings. Weekdays, just after office hours, on the Microsoft campus or over Teams calls. A few social events.