# Finance

## Where to find us

Mattermost:

* [Purchases Channel](https://community.mattermost.com/private-core/channels/purchases)
* [Sales: Ops Announcements](https://community.mattermost.com/private-core/channels/sales).

Email:

* <Spend@mattermost.com> (Budget requests)
* <Procurement@mattermost.com> (Procurement questions)
* <AP@mattermost.com> (Vendor and bill inquiries)
* <AR@mattermost.com> (Customer and invoicing inquiries)

## The team

* [Kendra Niedziejko](https://community.mattermost.com/core/messages/@Kendra.Niedziejko) - Chief Financial Officer
* [Isabel Alorro](https://community.mattermost.com/core/messages/@isabel.alloro) - Accounting Manager
* [Shawna Young-Marcelino](https://community.mattermost.com/core/messages/@shawna.young-marcelino) - Payroll Manager
* [Linda Dalenberg](https://community.mattermost.com/core/messages/@linda.dalenberg) - VP, Corporate Controller
* [Grace Leary](https://community.mattermost.com/core/messages/@grace.leary) - Staff Accountant
* [Ellen Kloepper](https://community.mattermost.com/core/messages/@ellen.kloepper) - Staff Accountant

## AORs

* For inquiries regarding customer invoices, sales commissions and payroll (all entities), please reach out to [Isabel Alorro](https://community.mattermost.com/core/messages/@isabel.alorro).
* For inquiries regarding budgets, procurement, vendor bills, staff member expense reimbursements, and virtual credit card requests, please reach out to [Isabel Alorro](https://community.mattermost.com/core/messages/@isabel.alorro).
* For inquiries regarding customer invoices and collections, vendor bills and payments, sales orders, please reach out to [Isabel Alorro](https://community.mattermost.com/core/messages/@isabel.alorro).
* For inquiries regarding deal desk and sales orders, please reach out to [Isabel Alorro](https://community.mattermost.com/core/messages/@isabel.alorro).

For more detailed AORs within the Finance team, please refer to the [Areas of Responsibility](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qraUnYC-4W1W7nouaWzmLKl5zVzKYKqXwkMdBX2t97M/edit#gid=649964022) sheet.

## Key resources

* Professional Services Procurement: [How to procure at Mattermost](https://handbook.mattermost.com/operations/finance/purchasing)
* E-sign Procedure (Internal - TBA)
* Sales Organization: [Deal Desk](https://handbook.mattermost.com/operations/finance/deal-desk)
* Accounting:
  * \[Customer Invoicing - TBA]
  * \[Customer Payments - TBA]
  * [Requesting Spend](https://handbook.mattermost.com/operations/finance/budget)
  * [Vendor Setup](https://handbook.mattermost.com/operations/finance/onboarding/how-to-on-board-as-a-vendor)
  * [Vendor Payments](https://handbook.mattermost.com/company/how-to-guides-for-staff/how-to-purchase/how-to-on-board-as-a-vendor/how-to-get-paid)
  * [Expense Reimbursements](https://handbook.mattermost.com/company/how-to-guides-for-staff/how-to-spend-company-money)
  * [Submitting Expense Reimbursements](https://handbook.mattermost.com/company/how-to-guides-for-staff/how-to-spend-company-money/how-to-use-expensify)
* Legal and Compliance: Archives - TBA
* Reporting: Operating Metrics - TBA
* Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting: [V2MOM Process](https://handbook.mattermost.com/company/how-to-guides-for-staff/how-to-v2mom)

## Fiscal year

Our fiscal year ends on January 31.

Prior to February 1, 2019, our fiscal year ended on September 30. Following years start February 1, end January 31 and have 12 months. To illustrate:

| Fiscal Year | Start Date  | End Date     | Months |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ |
| 2024        | Feb 1, 2023 | Jan 31, 2024 | 12     |
| 2025        | Feb 1, 2024 | Jan 31, 2025 | 12     |
| 2026        | Feb 1, 2025 | Jan 31, 2026 | 12     |

We originally had a fiscal year end of September 30 when we were a video game company so we could do our taxes in the fall, when tax accounting firms had more capacity versus in the spring.