Luciana Siciliano

Experience

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  Serco - Microsoft

  Dec 2006 - Oct 2007

  Shared Service Centre Procure to Pay Operational Group Manager

  • Leads a multi-cultural team of +10 financial professionals. • Managed the outsourcing Procure to Pay services account with Microsoft.• Led day-to-day procure to pay operations on behalf of Western Europe Microsoft subsidiaries.• Received “Certificate of Excellence” award from Human Resources.

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  Cpl

  Nov 2007 - Dec 2008

  Microsft Preferred Supplier Program Global Coordinator

  • Led the Microsoft Preferred Vendor Program (MSVP) across worldwide aligned with global procurement and company strategies to funnel +80% payables spend through preferred and strategic company suppliers.• Improved program rhythm of business, communications with suppliers and procurement such as newsletters, surveys, to optimize their engagement with Microsoft and education on the program’s benefits, criteria, and principles.• Expanded the program benefits to suppliers and clearly defined the value of the program.• Enabled and executed procurement spend category cost-saving startegies. Show less

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  Microsoft

  Jan 2009 - now

  • Leads a dynamic team of 8 high skilled financial and technical professionals. • Coordinates a harmony of financial strategy and technical excellence.• Responsible for enabling Microsoft Finance Operations with advanced data and technology solutions to accelerate their digital transformation ensuring that every solution developed fits well with the FinOps organization and Microsoft vision.• Established this function from scratch, assembling a team that flourishes on curiosity, and combining full-time employees with outsourced technical experts. Manages a $2M annual budget. • Recognized and high demanded team across the organization, with +2,000 data objects or tables from different data sources in Synapse or SQL, +150 data pipelines, +6 machine learning models, +55 app solutions, +60 business insights dashboards that collectively provide +500 stakeholders with real-time insights, process transformation and automation solutions increasing our operations productivity in thousands of hours.• Received CFO and CVP “Innovation” Award. Show less • Responsible for the strategic direction and execution of Microsoft Finance Payouts enterprise solutions with a $1.6B spend from outsource/insource strategy, process, technical solutions and control standpoint.• Responsible for payables global process design and technical improvement, standardization across +100 subsidaries, enabling successful execution in +5 operational delivery centers. Implemented intelligent automation, and enhanced controls.• Fostered strong relationships across and beyond Finance organization, resulting in an expanded portfolio of services offered by our Finance operational organization.• Achieved a remarkable reduction in payables operational costs exceeding $10 million, all while maintaining compliant and sustainable practices and robust SOX controls.• Received CFO “Business Outsourcing and Optimization” Award. Show less • Provided regional oversight and governance of the Procure to Pay process design, controls, and effectiveness, as well as the resolution of process and operational related issues.• Developed and maintained effective working relationships with LATAM Chief Financial Officer and country financial controllers and provided regular updates on process effectiveness, planned enhancements, priorities, issues, and escalations ensuring best in class operations in our financial services.• Collaborated with Microsoft P2P Global Process Owners to proactively identify, prioritize, and lead the adoption of business process improvement opportunities within the region. Show less

  • Finance Director | Data & Technology Solutions

    Sept 2019 - now

  • Accounts Payable Global Process Owner

    May 2013 - Sept 2019

  • LATAM & Canada Procure to Pay Process Owner and Service Lead

    Jan 2009 - May 2013