Redmond, WA  ·  Finance

Sanyukta
Chowdhury

Finance Leader  |  Planning, Execution & Results

“Where numbers meet nuance — a finance mind with an artist’s soul”

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15+ Years of Impact
Growth Mindset
Curiosity
Optimism
About Me

Strategic Finance Leader
with a Creative Edge

With over 15 years of experience spanning infrastructure, cloud, and customer-success finance, I bring a rare combination of analytical rigour and creative problem-solving to every organisation I serve. My career has taken me across Microsoft, Amazon AWS, Expedia, UBS, and Tata Consultancy Services, building deep expertise in FP&A, controllership, cost optimisation, and revenue strategy.

I believe the best financial decisions live at the intersection of data and imagination. Whether designing a new revenue metric, leading a multi-hundred-million-dollar CapEx portfolio, or mentoring a cross-functional team, I show up curious, structured, and relentlessly focused on outcomes.

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MBA

Foster School of Business, University of Washington

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B.E. — Computer Science

Regional Engineering College, India

Trademark Strengths

Creative Thinking Problem-Solving Analytical Depth Executive Communication Change Leadership
Experience

Career Timeline

15+ years across technology and finance — from Bangalore to Redmond.

Microsoft CorporationRedmond, WA
Jul 2021 – Present

Group Finance Manager, Customer Success

  • Lead revenue planning for Microsoft’s global Support business across a ~$7B revenue portfolio.
  • Launched the “Unified Consumed Revenue” metric, creating a single source of truth for customer-success finance.
  • Drove COGS controllership across a $0.5B+ cost portfolio.
  • Launched the “Job 2 for Unified” programme, embedding growth-and-retention into every planning cycle.
Revenue Planning COGS Controllership Metric Design
Microsoft StoresRedmond, WA
Feb 2020 – Jun 2021

Senior Financial Manager

  • Owned end-to-end close and forecasting for retail inventory across global Microsoft Store locations.
  • Key contributor to the D365 migration, modernising financial systems and improving data integrity.
  • Earned the Microsoft EDM quarterly “Protect” award for eCompany store process improvements.
Close & Forecasting D365 Inventory Finance
Amazon Web ServicesSeattle, WA
Jan 2019 – Feb 2020

Senior Financial Analyst, Network Finance

  • Controllership and forecasting for a $1.8B+ global network CapEx portfolio.
  • Built automation tooling for accrual processes, reducing manual effort and error rates.
  • Authored useful-life analysis that directly influenced AWS depreciation strategy.
CapEx Automation Depreciation Strategy
Expedia, Inc.Bellevue, WA
Nov 2015 – Dec 2018

Manager, FP&A

  • CapEx/OpEx controllership for the global IT portfolio, partnering with engineering and infrastructure teams.
  • Led annual budgeting for a 600+ headcount technology organisation.
  • Implemented a new IT cost-allocation methodology, improving transparency and accountability.
FP&A Cost Allocation Headcount Planning
UBSStamford, CT
Feb 2008 – Oct 2015

Consultant / PMO

  • Managed a $70M IT portfolio with financial oversight, risk management, and executive reporting.
  • Served as PMO lead across multiple concurrent technology investment programmes.
Portfolio Management PMO Financial Services
Tata Consultancy ServicesIndia / USA
Mar 2003 – Jan 2008

IT Analyst

  • GE Financial Insurance — enterprise systems delivery.
  • Bear Stearns — IT equities platform for a $20M portfolio.
  • CVS Pharmacy — technology delivery for a 100+ headcount programme.
IT Delivery Financial Services Client Management
Recognition

Key Achievements & Awards

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WW MCAPS Finance Awards

Multiple awards recognising excellence in complex planning execution, controllership, and COGS savings across Microsoft’s worldwide customer-facing finance organisation.

Microsoft
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Gold Star Award

Awarded for exceptional forecast accuracy with a variance of <5% and outstanding business-partnership excellence.

Internal Award
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Expedia Finance Award

Recognised for implementing the IT cost-allocation model and leading a complex restatement process that improved transparency across the global technology portfolio.

Expedia
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EDM “Protect” Award

Microsoft quarterly award for exceptional contribution to updating eCompany store processes and safeguarding financial integrity during a period of significant retail transformation.

Microsoft
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~$7B Revenue Portfolio & $2M Cost Savings

Currently driving revenue planning for Microsoft’s Support business — a global portfolio of approximately $7 billion. Simultaneously identified and led the decommissioning of a high-cost conferencing tooling estate, delivering approximately $2 million in annual savings.

Impact
Expertise

Skills & Capabilities

Financial

FP&A Revenue Planning CapEx / OpEx Controllership Cost Optimisation Forecasting Budgeting

Strategic

Executive Reporting Business Partnering KPI Design Rhythm of Business Metric Architecture

Technical

Microsoft D365 Financial Modelling Process Automation Data Analytics Excel / Power BI

Leadership

Cross-functional Teams Vendor Management Team Development Stakeholder Alignment Change Management
Beyond Work

The Creative Side

The interests that spark joy, restore balance, and quietly fuel better thinking at work.

Music

Melodies that move the soul.

Painting

Colours as a window to inner worlds.

Reading

Every book a new universe.

Beaches

Where the horizon makes the mind exhale.

Long Walks

Moving meditation — best ideas arrive on foot.

Pilates

Strength, grace, and quiet focus.

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Get in Touch

Let’s Connect

Interested in collaborating, discussing finance strategy, or just saying hello? I’d love to hear from you.

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