Nicholas Ogufere
Senior Finance Manager
- Role
- Senior Finance Manager at Microsoft
- Location
- Redmond, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nicholas Ogufere
Senior Finance Leader with 16+ years of experience across technology, energy, and consulting. Currently leading engineering OPEX business health at Microsoft. Trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing insights for resource allocation, cost optimization, and long-range planning. Proven ability to influence executive decisions, improve financial visibility, and scale financial frameworks in complex, high-growth environments.
Experience
Senior Finance Manager
Sep 2024 — Present
Lead financial business health oversight for Microsoft\'s Engineering OPEX portfolio, influencing resource allocation, investment tradeoffs, and cost optimization across multiple Engineering Groups while partnering with senior Finance and Engineering leadershipBuilt and scaled enterprise-wide financial frameworks and forecasting processes, delivering executive-level insights (including Board-facing) that improved forecast accuracy, cost visibility, and decision-making across multi-billion-dollar budgets
Education
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
Chartered Accountant
2001 — 2004
University of Lagos
BSc, Finance (First Class Honours)
2002 — 2006
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