Aissata S.
Cloud Finance Director, D&I Advocate, People Leader & Dreamer
- Role
- Finance Director Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure Strategy, Planning & Delivery Finance at Microsoft
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Aissata S.
Result-oriented, inclusive, and decisive leader with solid success in financial planning,…
Experience
Finance Director Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure Strategy, Planning & Delivery Finance
Mar 2019 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
In almost six years at Microsoft, I\'ve been leading transformative finance initiatives that drive significant business impact.Cloud Finance Director (2022 – Present): Established and led a newly created team in SC that manages the Microsoft custom chips initiative from scratch, resulting in substantial cost avoidance amounting to millions of dollars. Spearheaded multiple strategic and process optimization projects, leading to an 89% reduction in manual workload and over $250M in savings for Microsoft. Led the diversification of Microsoft’s supply chain footprint (multi sourcing), mitigating risks and saving over $200M in capexEstablished and lead a newly created team in S.C that manages the Microsoft custom chips initiative from scratch with a keen focus on strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and execution excellence, resulting in substantial cost avoidance amounting to millions of dollars.Group Finance Manager (2020 – 2022): Efficiently led the Global Fulfillment, Logistics & Channels finance team for all Hardware products during unprecedented Supply Chain constraints. Led initiatives to expand and enhance short and long-term objectives, saving millions of dollars in costs. Led Devices’ multi-year financial performance from launch to end-of-life decisions, establishing a new framework for budget and forecast planning.Sr. Finance Manager (2019 – 2020): Led all aspects of Devices Cashflow and partnered with corporate (CFT) to develop tools & processes for broader organizational benefits. Developed and supported key projects such as Buy/Sell, Supply Chain Financing, and raw material management, leading to over $500M cashflow improvement for Devices within the first year
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