Janet Liu
Group Finance Manager, Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure at Microsoft
- Role
- Group Finance Manager, Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure Finance at Microsoft
- Location
- Redmond, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Janet Liu
Sr. Finance Manager with diverse business experience in Cloud Business, Xbox and Surface Manufacturing & Supply Chain, and Sales & Marketing of fortune 500 companies. Drives business value while taking on increasing responsibilities and new challenges. Proven track record for leading strategic financial planning, analysis, and controllership activities with interaction at all levels of management. Strong cross functional collaboration, business partnership, problem solving, process improvement, and analytical capability to decompose complex business challenges even under ambiguous situations. Specialties: Strategic Planning, Budget, Forecast, Reporting, Analysis, Business Partnering, Import Custom & Duty management, Accounting, Standard Costing, SOX controls, process improvement, people development, business integrations, Sales & Marketing Finance, Vendor Management
Experience
Group Finance Manager, Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure Finance
Dec 2015 — Present · Redmond, WA, US
Manage Global Data Center Operation end-to-end financials as a controller• Drive Global Data Center cost efficiency planning and operational initiatives to support long term bets to keep Microsoft Cloud Business ahead of competition• Define Microsoft’s Datacenter Operation decisions across global portfolio to drive Cloud infrastructure\'s growth and enhance Commercial Cloud business Gross Margin • Oversee Cloud Business P & Ls and ensure Shared Ops costs correctly allocated cross the company for Azure, Office 365, and other Productivity and Intelligent Cloud Products• Perform Cloud Business financial reporting and Commercial Cloud Business Gross Margin modeling & analysis for senior leadership and CFOs • Lead cross team planning and target setting process for Microsoft Cloud Business
Education
Northern Kentucky University
Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor of Science in Accounting, with honor of Cum Laude
1993 — 1996
Xavier University
Master, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Concentration: Information Sys.
2001 — 2003
Skills
- Financial Modeling
- Forecasting
- Corporate Finance
- Process Improvement
- Financial Analysis
- Accounting
- Financial Reporting
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Managerial Finance
- Analysis
- Budgets
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Valuation
- Management
- Finance
- Financial Planning
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Budgeting
- Business Process Improvement
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