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---
layout: handbook-page-toc
title: Finance
---

## Welcome to the GitLab Finance Handbook
{: .no_toc}
Welcome to the GitLab Finance Handbook
{.h2}

The GitLab Finance Department includes multiple Teams: Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax and Business Operations Programs.

[Finance Team READMEs](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/finance/readmes/)
[Finance Team READMEs]({{< ref "./readmes" >}})

<i aria-hidden="true" class="fab fa-gitlab fa-fw icon-color font-awesome"></i> Quick Links
{.h2}

# On this page
{:.no_toc .hidden-md .hidden-lg}

- TOC
{:toc .toc-list-icons .hidden-md .hidden-lg}

## <i aria-hidden="true" class="fab fa-gitlab fa-fw icon-color font-awesome"></i>Quick Links

[Finance Issues](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/finance/issues)

- [Finance Issues](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/finance/issues)
    - Please use confidential issues for topics that should only be visible to team members at GitLab.

[Accounts Payable](/handbook/finance/accounts-payable/)

[Expense Guidelines](/handbook/finance/expenses/)

[Operating Metrics](/handbook/key-review/)

[Procurement](/handbook/finance/procurement/)

[Sales Comp Plan](/handbook/finance/sales-comp-plan/)

[Signature Authorization Matrix](/handbook/finance/authorization-matrix)

[Authorization Matrix Policy](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/finance/authorization-matrix/#authorization-matrix-policy) 

[Stock Options](/handbook/stock-options/)

- [Accounts Payable]({{< ref "./accounts-payable" >}})
- [Expense Guidelines]({{< ref "./expenses" >}})
- [Operating Metrics]({{< ref "key-review" >}})
- [Procurement]({{< ref "./procurement" >}})
- [Sales Comp Plan]({{< ref "./sales-comp-plan" >}})
- [Signature Authorization Matrix]({{< ref "./authorization-matrix" >}})
- [Authorization Matrix Policy]({{< ref "./authorization-matrix#authorization-matrix-policy" >}})
- [Stock Options](/handbook/stock-options/)

## Forms

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---

<div class="alert alert-purple center"><h3 class="purple"><strong>We <i class="fas fa-heart orange font-awesome" aria-hidden="true"></i> Finance</strong></h3></div>
<div class="text-center rounded-3 p-3 display-6 text-primary" style="border: 2px solid #5468ff;"><strong>We <i class="fas fa-heart orange font-awesome" aria-hidden="true"></i> Finance</strong></div>

## <i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-book fa-fw icon-color font-awesome"></i>Finance Handbooks
{: #finance-handbooks}
## <i aria-hidden="true" class="fas fa-book fa-fw icon-color font-awesome"></i>Finance Handbooks{#finance-handbooks}

- [Accounting](/handbook/finance/accounting/)
- [Business Technology](/handbook/business-technology/)
- [Financial Planning & Analysis](/handbook/finance/financial-planning-and-analysis/)
- [Investor Relations](/handbook/finance/investor-relations/)
- [Tax](/handbook/tax/)
- [Accounting]({{< ref "./accounting" >}})
- [Business Technology](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/business-technology/)
- [Financial Planning & Analysis]({{< ref "./financial-planning-and-analysis" >}})
- [Investor Relations]({{< ref "./investor-relations" >}}/)
- [Tax]({{< ref "/handbook/tax" >}})

---

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### Company Accounts

<a name="company-accounts"></a>

Login information for the following accounts can be found in the Secretarial vault
on 1Password:

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### Fiscal Year

<a name="fiscal-year"></a>

A fiscal year is a one-year period that corporations use for accounting and budgeting.
GitLab's Fiscal Year runs from February 1 to January 31.

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| FY24-Q3 | 2023-08-01 to 2023-10-31 |
| FY24-Q4 | 2023-11-01 to 2024-01-31 |

Refer to our [writing style guidelines](/handbook/communication/#writing-style-guidelines) for proper use of date formats.
Refer to our [writing style guidelines]({{< ref "communication#writing-style-guidelines" >}}) for proper use of date formats.

### Revenue non-committee
- **Internal Management Members:** Chief Finanical Officer (DRI), Chief Executive Officer, Chief Revenue Officer (model, guidance, plan, target)

## Invoice template and where to send
- **Internal Management Members:** Chief Financial Officer (DRI), Chief Executive Officer, Chief Revenue Officer (model, guidance, plan, target)

<a name="invoices"></a>
## Invoice template and where to send

Vendor invoices are to be sent to ap@gitlab.com and payroll@gitlab.com for contractors. An [invoice](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sRA2uCpFblOleyVIslqM4YwbW27GkU5DTgwMLhgR_Iw/edit?usp=sharing) template can be found in Google Docs by the name of "Invoice Template".

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| Function | Name |
| -------- | ---- |
| Customer Support | [R&D Finance](/handbook/finance/financial-planning-and-analysis/r-and-d-finance/) |
| R & D | [R&D Finance](/handbook/finance/financial-planning-and-analysis/r-and-d-finance/) |
| Sales | [Sales Finance](/handbook/finance/financial-planning-and-analysis/sales-finance/) |
| Professional Services | [Sales Finance](/handbook/finance/financial-planning-and-analysis/sales-finance/) |
| Marketing | [Marketing Finance](/handbook/finance/financial-planning-and-analysis/marketing-finance/) |
| Customer Support | [R&D Finance]({{< ref "./financial-planning-and-analysis/r-and-d-finance" >}}) |
| R & D | [R&D Finance]({{< ref "./financial-planning-and-analysis/r-and-d-finance" >}}) |
| Sales | [Sales Finance]({{< ref "./financial-planning-and-analysis/sales-finance" >}}) |
| Professional Services | [Sales Finance]({{< ref "./financial-planning-and-analysis/sales-finance" >}}) |
| Marketing | [Marketing Finance]({{< ref "./financial-planning-and-analysis/marketing-finance" >}}) |
| G & A | Ellen Boyd and Jess Smith |

### Types of Work that the team does

1. Level 1: Keeping the lights on activity. Always striving to make this area as efficient as possible so more Layer 2 focus can be attained. Example: closing the books.
1. Level 2: Operational Efficiencies, Business Engagement and Partnering, actionable insights for the organization. Examples: improving close process, partnering with sales to make a business decision

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---
layout: handbook-page-toc
title: "Accounts Receivable"
description: "The Accounts Receivable Team is a centralized team responsible for the timely collection of the accounts receivable portfolio and to enhance cash flow through the management of business systems and customer care."
---

## On this page
{:.no_toc .hidden-md .hidden-lg}

- TOC
{:toc .hidden-md .hidden-lg}

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/stylesheets/biztech.css" />

{::options parse_block_html="true" /}

## Welcome to the Accounts Receivable Handbook 
Welcome to the Accounts Receivable Handbook
{.h3}

## Charter

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Please see the internal [Wiki](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/Finance-Division/finance/-/wikis/Billing%20Operations%20&%20Accounts%20Receivable%20Wiki) Page for additional information & resources!

_The Accounts Receivable Team began in May of 2021. We appreciate your patience while we work to define this team's roles and responsibilities!_
*The Accounts Receivable Team began in May of 2021. We appreciate your patience while we work to define this team's roles and responsibilities!*

## Meet the Team

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## Helpful Links & Resources

* [Importance of Cash Collection](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/finance/sales-comp-plan/#importance-of-cash-collection)
* [Authorization Matrix](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/finance/authorization-matrix/#authorization-matrix)
* [GitLab Subscription Agreement 101](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/legal/customer-negotiations/#gitlab-subscription-agreement-101) 
* [Request GitLab Financial information, Tax and/or Insurance Certificates](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/legal/customer-negotiations/#requests-for-gitlab-financial-information-tax-and-insurance-certificates) 
* [Completing Vendor Request Forms](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/legal/customer-negotiations/#completing-vendor-request-forms) 
- [Importance of Cash Collection]({{< ref "../../sales-comp-plan#importance-of-cash-collection" >}})
- [Authorization Matrix]({{< ref "../../authorization-matrix#authorization-matrix" >}})
- [GitLab Subscription Agreement 101](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/legal/customer-negotiations/#gitlab-subscription-agreement-101)
- [Request GitLab Financial information, Tax and/or Insurance Certificates](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/legal/customer-negotiations/#requests-for-gitlab-financial-information-tax-and-insurance-certificates)
- [Completing Vendor Request Forms](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/legal/customer-negotiations/#completing-vendor-request-forms)

**Please note:** As a private company, we will not share the following information:

- Stock / Share ownership of the company
- Finances, including annual and/or historical performance

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- Invoices are submitted via email to the `Bill-To` contact reflected on the order form
- Fees under agreements shall be paid without any withholding or deduction as per our terms of service found [here](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/legal/subscription-agreement/#6-payment-of-fees).

_Customers with overdue accounts may be contacted directly at any time throughout the collection process to discuss payment of outstanding account balances._
*Customers with overdue accounts may be contacted directly at any time throughout the collection process to discuss payment of outstanding account balances.*

## Functional Responsibilities

* Maintain billing system, customer records, and customer billing portals
* Performing AR account reconciliations
* Follow up on, collect, and allocate payments
* Communicate with customers via phone or email regarding open account balances
* Investigating and resolving any irregularities or enquiries
* Support Sales Team with the completion of vendor forms
* Assist in general financial management and analysis of customer account status
* Assist in month-end close procedures
- Maintain billing system, customer records, and customer billing portals
- Performing AR account reconciliations
- Follow up on, collect, and allocate payments
- Communicate with customers via phone or email regarding open account balances
- Investigating and resolving any irregularities or enquiries
- Support Sales Team with the completion of vendor forms
- Assist in general financial management and analysis of customer account status
- Assist in month-end close procedures

### AR Performance Indicators (PI)
* Average Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
* Accounts Receivable Aging Greater Than 90 Days

- Average Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
- Accounts Receivable Aging Greater Than 90 Days

## Business Systems

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### Tesorio

Tesorio is a full cycle cash flow performance platform. It allows for AR, collections, cash forecast automation, and increased predicatbility around customer performance metrics and Accounts Receivable KPIs.
Tesorio is a full cycle cash flow performance platform. It allows for AR, collections, cash forecast automation, and increased predictability around customer performance metrics and Accounts Receivable KPIs.

- **Tesorio is used for the following:**
   - Customer past due notifications
   - Customer statement submissions
   - Account amd invoice tagging 
   - Account and invoice tagging
   - Customer account segmentation and agent assignment
   - KPI analysis and reporting
      - DSO - Days Sales Outstanding
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## Accounts Receivable Job Family

[Accounts Receivable Job Family Page](https://handbook.gitlab.com/job-families/finance/accounts-receivable/)
[Accounts Receivable Job Family Page]({{< ref "/job-families/finance/accounts-receivable" >}})

The next step in the Accounts Receivable job family is to move to the [Revenue Accounting](https://handbook.gitlab.com/job-families/finance/revenue-accounting/) job family.
The next step in the Accounts Receivable job family is to move to the [Revenue Accounting]({{< ref "/job-families/finance/revenue-accounting" >}}) job family.


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