Alice Jolla will become Microsoft’s new chief accounting officer. (Photo via Microsoft)

Microsoft corporate controller Alice Jolla will take over as chief accounting officer following the retirement of Frank Brod.

Microsoft announced Jolla’s new role in an SEC filing Wednesday. Brod leaves a 31-year career that has spanned business and finance in three countries. He spent 14 years at Microsoft.

Jolla will become Microsoft’s top accountant on July 31, though Brod will remain on through September to aid in the transition. As part of the promotion, Jolla will receive a stock award worth $1.5 million, vesting 6.25% each quarter she remains with the company. She will be joining the finance leadership team under Microsoft finance chief Amy Hood.

Jolla has been a part of Microsoft’s finance and accounting teams since 2007 in various roles. She joined the company as senior director of accounting, going on to serve as senior director of financial planning and analysis before her current role.

Before joining Microsoft, Jolla was an industry fellow with the Financial Accounting Standards Board and worked for Dow Chemical and Union Carbide. She holds an MBA from the University of Charleston and a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University.

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