Senior Buyer, Accounts Receivable, Payable Manager

CHAD M. NELSON

Cell: 408-***-**** Email: *************@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-nelson-a0641a1a8/ EXPERIENCE

-Senior Buyer May 2024 to Present

Lightmatter Inc, Mountain View, California

● Maintained, negotiated, and evaluated contracts with key Manufacturing, Software, & Marketing Vendors.

● Integrated ZIP Procurement Software and created a full Procure to Pay Platform customized to the Company.

Implemented full automation of Purchase Orders & approval processes.

Custom approval process based on departments & approval thresholds in both US & Canada.

Created full Purchase Order process.

Oversaw and implement entire platform integrations.

Worked closely with IT to create proper policies and tool implementation for proper security of Vendor Records & Data.

Cross department collaborations & training on how to improve ZIP.

Oversaw and maintained Netsuite integrations in relation to ZIP procurement platform.

● Assisting in managing and forecasting CAPEX

Oversaw over 50 million annually.

Assisted in cleaning & recreating CAPEX process.

Implemented CAPEX taxonomy & policies to maintain proper approvals, and accuracy.

●Created multiple Procurement & Accounting policies

Procurement Policy

Invoice Approval Policy

Travel & Expense Policy

Credit Card Policy

● Cleaned, reviewed and maintained Purchase Orders in Netsuite

Cleaned all open purchase orders dating back to 2018.

Implemented weekly audit of Purchase Orders.

Worked with Vendors and internal owners to validate purchase orders that were open.

-Vendor Management & Sales Operations Analyst October 2023 to Present Arkose Labs, Inc San Mateo, California

● Responsibilities include: Procurement, Accounts Receivable Collections and associated Revenue,and System integration.

● Responsible for negotiating service contracts (software, marketing events, etc.) across all departments.

● Integrated ZIP Procurement Software to streamline Purchase Order process.

● Provide monthly reporting to departments for actual spend against budget, and forecast.

● Maintain bank accounts and banking relationships.

● Maintain Accounts Receivable from initial entry, collections, and reporting.

● Responsible for period close of Revenue and Accounts Receivable.

● Provide weekly reports and updates on billings and collections to C-Suite, VP of Finance, and Director of Deal Desk.

● Provide weekly reporting of cash forecast and scheduled billings.

● Monitor Salesforce to ensure data is properly entered and captured.

● Maintain the synchronization between Salesforce and Netsuite utilizing Celigo.

● Integrated ZIP Procurement, Ironclad Contract Management, and Celigo.

● System Administrator for ZIP, Ironclad, Salesforce, Celigo, Netsuite, and Gong.

● Provide training sessions and documentation for all users utilizing the various platforms.

● Perform periodic systems compliance checks.

-Staff Accountant August 2022 to September 2023

Lacework, Inc. Mountain View, California

● Maintained and reconciled numerous General Ledger Accounts:

Prepaids and maintenance

Fixed assets

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

Payroll and Payroll Tax

Commissions

● Performed and entered Monthly Accruals

● Maintained Expense Reporting (entry, daily maintenance, and reconciliations)

● Utilized financial system (Netsuite) for AP & AR Cash Reconciliations (Bank Accounts, Multi-Currency, Multi-Entity) Maintained Travel and Expense System for 1,000+ employees using Navan and Concur.

● Performed periodic close for GL accounts, monthly reconciliations uploaded to FloQast.

● Assisted in preparing documentation for external auditors and annual 1099 filings.

-Senior Accounts Payable Accountant February 2022 to August 2022 Lacework, Inc. Palo Alto, California

● Managed accounts payable system in financial accounting system (Netsuite).

● Processed invoices and Purchase Orders through Coupa system.

● Integrated Coupa with Netsuite.

● Established and maintained relationships with key vendors.

● Performed maintenance on A/P subledger ensuring accuracy of vendor data.

● Trained new team members on Netsuite and Coupa.

-Staff Accountant November 2020 to January 2022, Adara, Inc. Palo Alto, California

● Responsible for several General Ledger Accounts including:

Cash

Prepaid Expenses (monthly additions, amortization, and reconciliation.)

Fixed Assets (maintained and reconciled schedule).

Accounts payable (entry and disbursements).

Accruals (entry and reconciliations).

Managed multiple international intercompany accounts.

● Reconciled accounts for monthly close to ensure timely and accurate reporting.

● Assisted in preparing documentation for external auditors & performing annual 1099 filings.

-Accounts Payable Specialist November 2019 to November 2020 Adara, Inc. Palo Alto, California

● Managed Accounts Payable system in NetSuite.

● Processed invoices for payment.

● Established and maintained relationships with key vendors.

● Performed maintenance on accounts payable subledger to ensure vendor data accuracy. EDUCATION

Pima Community College/University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 2014-2018 Major: Journalism TECHNICAL SKILLS

● Proficient in Procure to Pay platforms including ZIP, Coupa, & Bill.com.

● Proficient in NetSuite Financial and ERP systems.

● Proficient in expense reporting systems including Navan and Concur.

● Proficient in financial close automation including FloQast.

● Proficient in CRM Systems including Sales Force.

● Proficient in Microsoft Suite including Excel, Office, PowerPoint, and Word.

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