Finance & Accounting Associate, TruckSmarter
$100-135k
+ Equity
All-in-one platform serving truck drivers
Open for applications
All-in-one platform serving truck drivers
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$100-135k
+ Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To empower truck driver's lives and by doing so, build the future of the industry.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent
- 4+ years of relevant experience in accounting, FP&A, investment banking, or strategic or investment finance
- Advanced knowledge of financial accounting
- Intermediate Excel skills and experience building models from scratch
- Experience driving and executing on finance processes (e.g., budgets, financial reporting, performance analyses against forecast)
- Sound business judgment and ability to bring clarity through business insights based on deep analytical rigor and attention to detail
- Independent, motivated, and ready to be challenged by an unstructured and ever-changing environment
- Ability to roll-up your sleeves to execute, prioritize tasks, and problem solve
- Not afraid to ask probing questions and challenge existing processes
- Ability to build relationships and work cross-functionally across multiple teams; you are seen as a trusted and objective advisor
- Understanding of risk, underwriting, and credit principles
What the job involves
- In this job, you’ll be the financial backbone of the company. You'll drive financial processes like budgeting and forecasting to guide decision-making, build and maintain models for detailed analysis, and ensure accurate financial reporting
- Your expertise will be crucial in influencing strategic decisions, supporting corporate initiatives like board meetings and fundraising, and managing the company's debt facility
- Own the company's accounting and financial close
- Support the design and optimization of finance and accounting procedures and systems
- Assist in ongoing finance processes (e.g., budgets, re-forecasts, monthly reviews, quarterly planning) to inform decision-making
- Build and own models for in-depth analyses and forecasting, as well as ensure their quality, timeliness, and accuracy
- Support and influence key strategic and business decisions
- Improve operating teams’ understanding of financial statements and budget adherence with thoughtful and transparent analysis and partnership
- Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to internal and external partners
- Assist in corporate initiatives such as board meetings and fundraising
- Manage the day-to-day requirements of the company’s debt facility
Our take
The massive rise in eCommerce means that truck drivers are at an all-time demand, but the trucking industry massively lags behind many others in technological advancements. TruckSmarter delivers a free platform that allows truckers, carriers, and dispatchers to search and book loads, streamlining the entire trucking process.
The trucking industry has been historically fragmented, with truckers wasting countless hours searching for their next gig, followed by more time waiting to be loaded or unloaded – which can be very detrimental to truckers who are often paid per mile. Trucksmarter digital trucking platform addresses all these problems. It stands out from the competition by being a free-to-use service. It makes its revenue by offering truckers same-day payments for each load, in exchange for a small percentage of their fee, rather than charging to use the load board itself.
TruckSmarter has raised an impressive amount of funding from top investors and names in the industry, showing respect for and interest in its solution. The investment will be used to add more finance and banking tools to the company’s driver ecosystem.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
70% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Sep 2022
$25m
SERIES B
Apr 2022
$25m
SERIES B
Total funding: $69m
Company benefits
- 100% of premiums, 75% for dependents
- Unlimited PTO
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Parental leave
- Relocation support to move to SF or Chicago
- 401(k) program
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Daniel Kao
(Co-Founder & CEO)Investor & Advisor. Former General Manager, Shipper Platform & Head of Customer Success at Uber Freight. Co-founded Sharespace and Open Canal.
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