Susan Lyons
Sales Operations, Finance, Analytics Leader
- Role
- Director Finance Marketing at Microsoft
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Susan Lyons
Experienced finance & sales operations leader managing high performing teams, delivering business insight and creative solutions to guide business decisions. My background and experiences in a variety of business settings offers the following to organizations and teams:• Passion for people! I care personally in growing each team member uniquely and get energy from coaching others. I have a proven record for selecting, building and leading high-performing teams.• Broad perspective: I have career experiences across Financial Controllership, Sales Operations, Business Partnership, Process Improvement, Business Strategy & Planning, Business Analytics & Insight, which enables me to see connections and cross group collaboration opportunities to strengthen organizational systems.• Balanced execution: I am strong at providing the right level of clarity and empowerment for teams to be effective. I know how to flex and when to roll up my sleeves to get things done efficiently.• Continuous improvement & growth: I get joy working with teams that seek risks, innovate and take something from good to great! • Values: I lead with Authenticity, Inclusion, Fairness, Fun and Simplicity.
Experience
Director Finance Marketing
Sep 2022 — Present · Redmond, WA, US
As Finance leader for Microsoft\'s Marketing organization, I partner with the Chief Marketing Officer and Marketing Senior Leaders to prioritize marketing investments in alignment with key business priorities. I influence leadership decisions with a data-based approach and support investment decisions to achieve P&L goals. I lead FP & A, compliance and analytics resources with accountability for the marketing finance ROB including budget, forecast, monthly close, SLT resource reviews, and customer acquisition cost evaluation to support ROI. I own modeling & scenario planning with EVP to land financial targets and support changing business priorities. I am a key contributor to marketing initiatives to transform and drive change in support of improved operating leverage and spend accountability.
Education
University of Puget Sound
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Business, Accounting, Communications
Skills
- Business Intelligence
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Management
- Strategy
- Budgets
- Finance
- Leadership
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Analysis
- Product Management
- Saas
- Team Leadership
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Analytics
- Business Strategy
- Process Improvement
- Financial Planning
- Business Process Improvement
- Strategic Planning
- Business Analysis
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