Wikimedia Foundation/Finance and Administration/Finance Operations
Finance Operations
The Finance Operations team provides administration, support services and compliance activities for the organization. These services and activities comprise:
- Accounting for all organization activities.
- Process expense reimbursement and vendor accounts payable.
- Oversight of the external independent audit of the organization’s financial statements and footnote disclosures required under U.S. accounting and reporting standards and the Form 990.
- Ensure grant recipients are paid and agreements in place.
- Process payroll for U.S. staff.
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The Team
Dhaval Patel
Principal Investment Manager - Endowment
Janice Tud
Manager of Grants Administration
Emily Berman
Senior Manager of Travel and Convening
Shelby Langan
Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting Lead
Angelito Reyes
Senior Manager of Accounting
How we work
editThe Finance Operations team works across all departments and staff, helping answer questions about staff expense reimbursements, paying our vendors, telling our financial story and accounting for all the business activities the foundation performs to further our mission.
Sub-teams
editAccounting Operations, Technical Accounting and External Financial Reporting
Staff Expense Reimbursements, Vendor Invoice payments, Non U.S. payroll and benefits, monthly financial close, fixed assets, accounting for donations, grants, investments and cash.
Procurement
Oversight of procurement and vendor policies, contract executing and processing, and Coupa.
Payroll
U.S. Staff Payroll and Benefits Processing, and Contractors.
Grants Administration
Processing of outbound Wikimedia Foundation grants, ensuring regulatory compliance by country.
Travel and Convening
Oversight of travel and hotel bookings, planning, coordination and venue sourcing for staff convenings and large events, such as Wikimania, Summit, Board Meetings, APP and MCDC.
