Alex Beck

About Alex Beck

I am the Small, Medium Enterprises & Channel (SME & C) Americas and Sales Enablement & Operations (SE & O) FP & A Lead for Global Commercial Sales at Microsoft and own end-to-end P&L management. Further, I am an MBA graduate from the UCLA Anderson School of Management with experience working within the M&A Transaction Services Group at PwC as well as within the Deloitte Audit Practice.

Experience

1. Group Finance Manager, Sme & C Se & o Americas

   Microsoft

   Sep 2024 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   Responsible for end-to-end P&L management for the Small, Medium Enterprises & Channel Americas business as well as the Sales Enablement & Operations Americas business (approximately $1B of annual spend across the two businesses) including close, forecast, and budget activities for all aspects of the P&L.

Education

• Lehigh University

  Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics, Accounting

  2007 — 2011

• UCLA Anderson School of Management

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2017 — 2019

• University of Galway

  Economics

  2009 — 2009

Skills

• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Financial Analysis
• Finance
• Financial Accounting
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Data Analysis
• Working Capital Analysis
• Constant Currency Analysis
• Microsoft Excel
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Certified Public Accountant
• Auditing
• U.s. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)
• Year End Accounts
• Financial Reporting
• Microsoft Office
• Price Volume Analysis
• Financial Due Diligence
• Quality of Earnings
• Trend Analysis
• Public Speaking
• Presenting
• Leadership
• Net Debt Analysis
• Accounting
• Management
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Financial Statements
• Business Analysis
• Internal Controls
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Teamwork