Tammy Leese Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

► Finance Business Enablement Group Manager | 2015 – 2018► Strategic Deals Group Manager | 2015 I supported the development of a rapidly evolving Microsoft-wide commerce platform. This included leading a high-performing team within a $15B business division. We were charged with supporting all financial aspects of the division’s Business Enablement & Development across Operational Design, Finance Readiness & Testing, Strategic Investment Deals and Controls & Compliance (Governance). I also partnered with Operations, Marketing, and Engineering functional areas to… ✓ Develop, prioritize and test engineering requirements✓ Assess and mitigate risk✓ Quantify impact to short and long-term financial scenarios✓ Drive partner teams to create full scenario “story”✓ Author and manage business policies, controls, and training✓ Ensure scalabilityI’m most proud of having gained buy-in from senior leadership and staff to successfully overhaul our Business Enablement Team. This included developing and implementing the team’s mission and execution strategy, recruiting and ramping up the team, building a scalable & compliant cross-functional process, and creating a comprehensive succession plan across several organizations.This testimonial highlights my ability to drive large-scale projects, while also delivering financial and technical expertise at the same time:“Tammy has good strategic thinking as well as clarity of thought. She also has good judgment… Tammy knows this space well and when she raises a flag I take notice because she has a great sense of when there is a real risk to Microsoft in our processes or in our deals. She is known to be a Subject Matter Expert in this area and that level of respect comes across in other teams’ interactions with her.” ~ General Manager, Microsoft

Greater Seattle Area

► P&L Group Controller | 2014 – 2015► P&L Controller | 2009 – 2014► P&L Reporting Manager | 2008 – 2009Seven of my years at Microsoft were spent in successive P&L roles of increased oversight.In my final role within this business function, I recruited, hired and coached a 5-person team for the $18B business division. Within this capacity, I drove P&L contribution margin insight and accountability through the development of meaningful reporting, actionable analysis, and critical relationship management with both the Sales and Marketing teams. I led intelligent resource allocation decision-making that maximized budget in support of business plans and evolved as investment strategies rapidly changed, in addition to leveraging business intelligence to evaluate investment for revenue growth while maintaining and growing contribution margin. During this time, I created a robust SharePoint-based communication engine to provide business leaders with intuitive, reliable and flexible financial reporting, inclusive of easy and timely identification and recommendations for opportunity and concern areas. I also developed and implemented a robust report auditing process. Furthermore, I proactively partnered with the Business Excellence Team to introduce methodology and systematize reconciliation points and requirements throughout the auditing process. I ensured final data output was communicated to appropriate stakeholders and actionable within internal and external (SEC) financial calendar constraints.I'm proud of my ability to deliver value across functional organizations, while also serving as a coach and mentor to my teams:“Tammy was promoted last year and her performance for the year calibrated very well at the increased level… As a manager, her direct reports really value her, and she is very focused on developing them. They feel she is a trusted advisor and is very adept with the details.” ~ Finance Director, Microsoft

Greater Seattle Area

► Senior Accounting Manager | 2006 – 2008► Management Reporting Project Manager |2006► Revenue Reporting Supervisor | 2005 – 2006► Revenue Reporting Analyst | 2003 – 2005► Ventures & Divestiture Accountant | 2002 – 2003During my first six years with Microsoft, I was promoted through various accounting, reporting, allocations and revenue operations positions. The roles I occupied I often made use of my ability to manage large-scale, high-impact strategy while simultaneously ‘rolling up my sleeves’ and delivering complex financial and technical expertise. I introduced numerous process improvements and projects that impacted all finance organizations at Microsoft, resulting in improved efficiency, reduced risk and significant cost savings. Here’s a testimonial that highlights the impact of my work during this time: “Tammy has been invaluable in furthering our understanding of the intricacies behind our revenue systems, which has directly translated into increased accuracy in our financial reporting.” ~ Director, Microsoft Revenue Assurance