Senior Financial Analyst, Platform Science
$119.4-150k
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Telematics & trucking fleet management platform
Job no longer available
Telematics & trucking fleet management platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$119.4-150k
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To modernize enterprise trucking fleets to meet changing regulatory and consumer demands.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in an environment where we are constantly evolving our business, is motivated by building and problem solving and is willing to challenge the status quo
- 5+ years in FP&A or a related field with a focus on forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis, preferably in a SaaS environment
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- Strong analytical skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for financial modeling and data analysis
- Experience with Adaptive Planning is strongly preferred
- Positive attitude, intellectual curiosity, and adaptability within a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a cross-functional team, with a desire to take ownership of reporting and forecasting tasks
What the job involves
- This is an exciting addition to our team that will help us evolve our existing FP&A reporting and forecasting while helping build and create new forecast models, segment P&L development and profitability analyses
- Near-term, this person will be part of a project to help build/integrate financial models driven by a recent acquisition and longer term the role will collaborate with cross-functional leadership to evolve internal reporting, drive forecasting improvements, and conduct financial analysis to support efficient scaling within the company
- Reporting and Data Analysis: Design, build, and maintain internal reporting systems to provide leadership with relevant data insights
- FP&A Process Improvement: Identify and propose enhancements to FP&A tools and processes, leveraging data connections and technology to improve efficiency
- Budgeting and Forecasting: Lead the operating expense (opex) budgeting and forecasting processes, including preparing monthly forecasts and conducting variance analysis
- Technical Partnership: Collaborate with technical teams to report on and analyze hosting and data costs
- Revenue and Ad Hoc Analysis: Provide revenue forecasting support and conduct ad hoc financial analyses as needed
- Collaboration with Department Leaders: Work with departmental leads to prepare annual budgets and quarterly updates
- Executive and Board Presentations: Support the preparation of presentations for executives, the board, and investors as opportunities arise
Our take
The American commercial fleet industry is experiencing some innovative changes, with tech startups aiming to resolve historic inefficiencies in route setting and capacity loading. Trucks of the future will require additional solutions for software management, driver displays, and network connectivity.
Platform Science develops trucking connectivity solutions that unify many modern improvements into a single platform. While the company develops its own tools, its unique selling point is its customisable dashboard, which unifies existing software stacks to bring everything together as an all-in-one logistics freight control centre.
Platform Science's product is highly regarded for improving the driving experience and is in use by major fleets including Schneider, Western Express and Velocity. It has raised significant growth capital which will accelerate its product development, and in 2025 acquired Trimble's global transportation telematics business units to expand its connected vehicle application platform.
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Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Apr 2024
$125m
LATE VC
Feb 2022
$115m
SERIES C
Total funding: $359.9m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits (some plans for employees are 100% covered by Platform Science)
- Generous paid time off and company holidays
- 401k matching
- Investment in your professional growth in the company
- Wellness programs
- Life and disability insurance
- Six weeks of paid parental leave
Company HQ
University City, San Diego, CA
Leadership
Jack Kennedy
(CEO & Co-Founder)Jack served in the US Navy for 5 years before working at the Department of Defense and working in Management Consulting for HighPoint Associates. After roles at Fox Networks, News Corp, and Qualcomm, they founded Platform Science as CEO in January 2016.
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