Anthony Rocha
San Ramon,CA
Summary
Procurement and Finance professional with 14+ years experience in biotech, engineering, and non profit sectors. Proven success managing full procurement life cycles, full cycle of accounts payable processes, negotiating with vendors, and driving cost effective purchasing solutions across cross-functional teams. Committed to maintaining accuracy, transparency, and integrity in all transactions.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Buyer
Xaira Therapeutics
South San Francisco, CA
10.2025 - Current
- Maintained high standards in requisition processing and purchase order release.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align procurement with project needs.
- Researched potential new vendors, evaluated their capabilities, and established relationships with approved vendors.
- Maintained accurate records of all purchased items including pricing, quantity ordered, lead times.
- Worked closely with finance department personnel to reconcile payments and resolve billing disputes in a timely manner.
Buyer
Pliant Therapeutics
South San Francisco, CA
03.2024 - 05.2025
- Processed requisitions and released completed purchase orders ensuring accuracy, completeness and contractual compliance.
- Contacted vendors for pricing and availability.
- Assisted requestors with following up on orders and returns as needed.
- Collaborated with Legal to ensure contracts are routed for signatures.
- Collaborated with Accounts Payable to assist in resolving invoicing related issues.
- Provided support to internal end-users in initiating accurate requisitions.
Project Accountant Assistant
Avila & Associates Consulting Engineers
San Francisco, CA
05.2023 - 10.2023
- Set-up projects, billing rate tables, wage rate tables, invoice formats, project accounting, and budget organization and all ongoing changes to projects.
- Prepared monthly invoices, with all applicable billing backup (consultant invoices, reimbursable expenses, client billing sheets) for approval by Project Managers.
- Maintained billing with all the appropriate documents, expenses, consultant invoices, and monthly invoices to clients.
- Reconciled accounts payable, receivable, expenses, and purchase orders.
Accounts Payable Specialist (Temp)
Shields Harper & Company
Martinez, CA
08.2022 - 03.2023
- Received, verified, and processed 350+ invoices per week into P21 ERP software.
- 3-way matching of packing slips, purchase orders and vendor invoices.
- Assisted in maintaining integrity of record retention per Company policy.
- Consulted with purchasing administrator and warehouse director regarding shipping and freight charges.
- Updated and reconciled vendor files and statements each month.
- Assisted Purchasing department with ad hoc projects and followed up with vendors regarding late shipments.
Payment Analyst/Accounts Receivable
Coco Kids
Concord, CA
03.2008 - 11.2020
- Analyzed and evaluated childcare provider claims per state guidelines and company’s policies and procedures.
- Inputted formulated calculated rates into CC3 software.
- Updated Reimbursement Guide and Child Care Fund Participation Manual for QA.
- Audited files resulting in maximum state funding from the state of California.
- Managed and authorized over $8 million in provider payments for fiscal year.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Economics
CSU East Bay
Skills
- Purchase order management
- Vendor evaluation
- Procurement strategy
- Contract negotiation
- Supply chain coordination
- Cost analysis
- Invoice processing
- Data analysis
Affiliations
Team Captain and MVP, San Francisco Spikes soccer club
Timeline
Senior Buyer
Xaira Therapeutics
10.2025 - Current
Buyer
Pliant Therapeutics
03.2024 - 05.2025
Project Accountant Assistant
Avila & Associates Consulting Engineers
05.2023 - 10.2023
Accounts Payable Specialist (Temp)
Shields Harper & Company
08.2022 - 03.2023
Payment Analyst/Accounts Receivable
Coco Kids
03.2008 - 11.2020
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Economics
CSU East Bay