Ivana MIlić koja je direktor finansija i controllinga u Microsofta, govorila je o tome kako izgleda controlling u Microsoftu i koja rešenja oni primenjuju kada je reč o controllingu i finansijama.

1. Microsoft Finance,
Controllers and HR
synergy
Belgrade - 20th May, 2014
Ivana Milic – Finance Lead Serbia & Montenegro

2. • We’re 120k people, in 191 countries (110 subsidiaries)
• MS Serbia Open 2002
• R&D Center open 2005
• We’ve always believed that making technology less expensive and available to more people would unleash
human creativity on a scale never seen before.
• That fundamental belief that technology can change the world and improve people’s lives is why we do what
we do. It drives our long-term investments. And it’s why Microsoft has a long history of rejecting
conventional wisdom and taking on the toughest challenges in pursuit of bringing technology to more people
Who are we?

4. IT Industry Trends

5. Automate,
Unify, Simplify
Control,
Track, Audit
Improve
Financial
Operations
Streamline
Compliance
Monitor,
Analyze, Align
Drive
Corporate
Performance
Drive business
process productivity
and amplify finance
and accounting
performance
Reduce the
complexity of
governance, risk
management, and
compliance (GRC)
Monitor, and
analyze data for
relevant insight;
enhance visibility
into performance
across the
enterprise
Microsoft Approach for Finance

6. Controlling at Microsoft
Business controllers Controls & compliance
- Key business partner to sales
providing a variety of fin.
planning and analysis
- Strong finance and business
support with clear
understanding of the business,
assessment of challenges and
opportunities to support
revenue and scorecard targets,
longer term growth and
competitive agenda.
- Ensure that any new
initiatives or business
solutions are implemented
with appropriate risk
control
- 9 SCA (Finance
management, HR, Spent
management, Anti-
corruption, Retail, Privacy
and security, etc)
Financial controllers
- Maximum return for every
dollar spent
- Managing the P&L to ensure
the right short and long-term
investment decisions are
made
- Responsibility for cost
management, accurate and
timely budgeting, forecasting
and recording of all costs

7. My day at work

8. Examples:
• Electronic approvals
• Purchase Orders
• Expenses Reports
• Payments
• RE&F investments
• Vacations requests
• Email + Calendar
• Instant Messaging
• Yammer
• Live Meeting
• Video Conferencing
• Blogs
• Revenue
• P&L
• Headcount
• Controller Workspace
• Business Scorecard
• Share Dashboard