Ava Ge

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Group Finance Manager, Corporate Accounting at Microsoft

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Overview

Ava Ge is a Group Finance Manager at Microsoft specializing in strategic deals and corporate accounting policy. Her career includes senior finance roles at Amazon, overseeing gaming and Twitch, and T-Mobile. Ava is a Certified Public Accountant with a background in financial advisory services at EY.

Beyond her corporate finance career, Ava is a certified ski instructor, holding a Level 1 teaching certification from the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA). This reflects a passion for outdoor activities and skill development outside of her professional domain.

Unique fact: She is a professionally certified ski instructor.

Personality Overview

Late Adopter

Overcautious

Tough To Convince

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.  The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much.

Topics They Care About

Gaming & Streaming Finance
At Amazon, she oversaw end-to-end accounting for Prime Gaming, Amazon Games Studio, Luna (cloud gaming), and the live-streaming subsidiary Twitch.
Strategic Deal Accounting
Her current role at Microsoft and prior experience at EY focus on the complex accounting for strategic deals, policy alignment, and purchase accounting.
Post-Merger Integration
While at T-Mobile, she was involved in post-merger integration activities, specifically aligning processes with legacy Sprint systems after the acquisition.

Media Appearances

Ava has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2024
Group Finance Manager, Corporate Accounting at Microsoft
9-2022 - 10-2024
Senior Manager, Finance - Global Prime, Fuse, Gaming & Twitch at Amazon
2-2021 - 10-2022
Senior Manager, Accounting & Control - Device Sales and Device Leasing at T-Mobile
6-2020 - 2-2021
Senior Manager, Accounting - Device Leasing at T-Mobile
10-2017 - 6-2020
Senior Manager - Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) at EY

Education

2011 - 2012
Master from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2004 - 2008
Bachelor of Arts (BA) from University of International Business and Economics

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Exp : 17 Location : Bellevue, Washington, United States Job Level : Middle Designation : Group Finance Manager, Corporate Accounting at Microsoft
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Insights For Selling To Ava

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • First of all, focus on building their confidence by sharing examples, case studies etc.

DONT's

  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Don't be very accepting if that is your natural style, stay firm
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ava is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ava

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ava move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Ava take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And Ava

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