Bridget Boman Email & Phone Number

At Slate Group, we make your priorities our priority. We focus on helping clients get the most out of their budgets with the goal of providing savings that exceed the cost of our services. Our dedicated budgeting and financial support will help you find new ways to create value and allow you to focus your time and bandwidth on the work that matters. We are problem solvers who work tirelessly and combine a high level of customer service, with the smarts, talent and heart to move the trajectory of our clients’ business forward. Learn more at www.SlateGroupWA.comAt present, supporting and managing budgets for Microsoft Marketing teams. Includes monthly coordination with budget owners for timely invoicing of projects and initiatives to maintain quarterly budget accountability. Requires actively tracking and reviewing monthly spend to ensure expenses are reflected accurately.

Redmond, Wa And Kista, Sweden

Finance Manager – Microsoft Sweden08/2008 to 02/2009♦ Selected for Finance Global Exchange Program to report EPG pipeline analysis and performance to management team ♦ Drove mid-year EPG review process and maintained ownership of P&L and ESA-fee reporting and forecastingFinance Manager – EPG HQRedmond, WA10/2007 to 08/2008♦ Complied with MAP and GAAP to manage monthly close and P&L for Enterprise Partners and Industry Management teams ♦ Supported business review processes and metrics development and interpreted revenue and Opex performanceFinance Manager – Server & Tools05/2000 to 10/2007♦ Oversaw budget process for business partners and presented monthly revenue and Opex reports to executive managers♦ Trained R&D and Marketing owners and support personnel in financial basics to enable effective budget management♦ Prepared headcount reports for Server & Tools Sr. VP, people review, and space planning ♦ Delivered accurate forecasts of operating expenses and met monthly with business partners to identify future expenditures

Kista, Sweden And Redmond, Wa

After full-time employment as a finance manager for nine years, completed several progressive contract assignments over an eight-year period with increasing responsibility, executive visibility, and remote and overseas demands.Business Manager – Microsoft Partner Network (MPN)05/2016 to 08/2017♦ Oversaw aspects of Opex and COGS management, including development and implementation of new forecasting process, budget reallocations, expenses, and month-end reporting♦ Designed and maintained MPN team SharePoint sites and prepared monthly business reviews, ROBs, and all-hands agenda♦ Processed month-end reconciliations, cross-charges, and open PO accruals Royalty Accountant, Special Projects – Royalties and Content Operations (RCO) 01/2015 to 12/2015♦ Supported integration of new organization and associated contracts into RCO accounting and reporting processes♦ Ensured quality of data migration into new royalty tool by UAT test process♦ Proposed process improvements for contract setup and product list maintenanceInterim Accounting Manager – RCO08/2014 to 01/2015♦ Supervised remote accounting team in Fargo, ND and verified journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations ♦ Led monthly royalty expense reviews with business partnersRoyalty Accountant – RCO01/2011 to 08/2014♦ Processed month-end advance and impairment account reconciliation, accrual, and write-off journal entries—accommodating for changes in foreign exchange—and compiled advance aging reports for business partners ♦ Determined impairments with business partners Finance Manager – Business Platform Division07/2010 to 01/2011♦ Forecasted, tracked, analyzed, and reported Opex to department GM and directs♦ Met monthly with business partners to identify future expendituresFinance Manager – Enterprise Partner Group (EPG) HQKista, Sweden02/2009 to 07/2009♦ Corresponded daily with Corporate Finance team in Redmond, WA ♦ Prepared daily budget reports and ensured teams met targets

Participated in integration of new organization into RCO’s accounting and reporting processes.Proposed process improvements for contract set-up and product list maintenance.

Acted as Accounting Manager for five months while manager was on leave.Oversaw work of remote accounting team in Fargo, ND.Led monthly meetings with business partners to review their royalty expenses.Reviewed journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations and reports sent to business partners.

Prepared and distributed timely and accurate advance reports to business partners.Created advance aging report to help business identify potential advance write-offs, impairments and contracts to expire.Performed month end advance and impairment account reconciliations, accruals, advance write-offs and impairment entries.Processed JE’s to account for FX changes in advance and impairment accounts.Worked with business partners to determine impairments.Budgeted for allocations of Royalty team expenses in Alfred.

Prepared monthly operating expense reports and analysis.Presented financial results to DSG, ASG and DMG GM’s.Performed month-end close procedures and ensured that expenditures were accurately recorded. Forecasted operating expenses with a high level of accuracy. Met monthly with business partners to understand future expenditures.

Participated in budgeting process for EPG HQ teams.Ran daily budget reports for Corporate Finance to ensure that the teams came in at their budget targets.Corresponded daily by phone and email with Corporate Finance team in Redmond, Washington.

Provided business insight through reporting and analysis.Participated and presented business performance to EPG (Enterprise Partner Group, which is the large account sales organization) management team.Used, understood, and communicated the EPG pipeline report.Drove Mid Year Review process for EPG.Had ownership of EPG P&L and ESA fees reporting and forecasting.Owned segmentation process together with DMO (Data Management Organization).Drove monthly close and P&L management for all parts of Microsoft EPG sales and services to major customers.Managed forecast process.

Drove monthly close and P&L management for both Enterprise Partners and Industry Management and ensured that results were fairly stated and in accordance with MAP and GAAP.Supported monthly and quarterly business review processes, defined performance business metrics, and provided insightful analysis and interpretation of results for both revenue and operating expenses.Drove budgeting processes for teams and provided leadership and insight to business to ensure that resources were optimized.

Prepared monthly revenue and operating expense reports and analysis.Presented financial results to Server & Tools Marketing Corporate VP and GM's.Performed month-end close procedures and ensured that expenditures were accurately recorded. Developed and delivered presentations to Server & Tools Marketing owners and administrative assistants on financial basics and tools so that they could be successful in managing their budgets.Provided headcount expertise for business partners and co-workers allowing for successful reconciliation of headcount on a monthly basis.Prepared and delivered headcount reports for Server & Tools Sr. VP People Review and Space Planning to ensure effective resource analysis and allocation.Drove budget process for Server & Tools Marketing business partners.Strived to achieve a high level of accuracy in forecasting operating expenses. Met monthly with business partners to understand future expenditures.Worked closely with business partners to help them prioritize expenditures so they could make tradeoff decisions on where to spend.Identified all deals and contracts for Server & Tools Marketing and ensured that they were entered in corporate database.