Strategic Finance Lead, Traba
+ Start-up equity
5 days a week in office
Marketplace for matching industrial workers with open shifts
Open for applications
Marketplace for matching industrial workers with open shifts
201-500 employees
Open for applications
+ Start-up equity
5 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower both businesses and workers to reach their full productivity and potential.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years in strategic finance, FP&A, revenue operations, investment banking, or consulting (fast-growing startup experience a plus)
- Proven experience building financial models and influencing strategic decisions at the leadership level
- Advanced Excel proficiency; experience with QuickBooks, SQL & ERP systems a plus
- Strong analytical, communication, and storytelling skills — able to translate numbers into strategy and to be able to articulate this to key stakeholders
- Excited by operating in a fast-paced, evolving startup environment with a hands-on approach
- Proven track record collaborating cross-functionally
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Strategic Finance Lead to drive the numbers behind our growth and shape the company’s financial strategy
- Reporting to the Head of Finance, you’ll partner directly with the leadership team to inform key decisions, optimize resource allocation, and build scalable finance processes
- Beyond leading planning, forecasting, and strategic analyses, you will work cross functionally to model new opportunities, support our GTM and Operations teams, and ensure every investment moves the business forward
- This is a hands-on, high-impact role where your insights will directly influence company direction and growth
- Develop and own financial models to guide strategic decisions
- Lead forecasts aligned with company objectives
- Work with cross functional leads to ensure goals are hit
- Drive scenario planning and analyses to identify growth opportunities
- Manage budgeting processes and track departmental performance
- Identify trends, manage risks, and highlight growth opportunities
- Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports for leadership and board meetings
- Define, monitor, and report key performance indicators (KPI's)
- Support month-end close, invoicing, and related financial processes
- Collaborate with Revenue and Growth teams on pricing, contracts, and market launch strategy
- Assess and model new revenue opportunities, providing strategic insights
- Streamline financial systems and processes to ensure accuracy and scalability
- Enhance efficiency and reliability of financial data reporting
- Provide financial expertise and strategic advice across departments
Our take
Traba aims to revolutionize the gig economy within the warehousing and events sector by addressing current shortcomings. While the gig economy has provided flexibility elsewhere, it has struggled in these industries, often leading to disengaged workers and exploitative practices.
Trada distinguishes itself by verifying worker credentials and setting a minimum wage to ensure fair compensation, which helps mitigate issues seen in other short-term staffing solutions. The platform offers benefits like instant pay-outs and automation features for invoicing and reporting, enhancing efficiency for both workers and employers.
With significant funding secured in 2022 and 2023, Treaba is in the midst of expanding it operations across the US, prioritizing states like Texas with robust light industry sectors. Future developments include enhancing the platform with new apps and tools to streamline communication and further improve user experience.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2023
$22m
SERIES B
Jul 2022
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $45.6m
Company benefits
- Early stage start-up equity
- Competitive salary
- 100% paid health, dental & vision coverage
- Dinner Provided via DoorDash, free DashPass & stocked kitchen for NY employees
- One Medical Membership
- Flexible PTO
- Parental leave
- Commuter benefit
- HSA via Optum
- Mental health benefits: Talkspace, HealthAdvocate, Teledoc Health
- Wellhub (Gympass) Membership
Company HQ
Tribeca, New York, NY
Leadership
Mike Shebat
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to Traba, Mike spent 5 years at Uber as a Founding Team Member of UberEats, then he worked as an International Launch & Expansion Lead before finally moving into the role of Global Product Lead.
Akshay Buddiga
(Co-Founder & CTO)Akshay previously spent 5 years at Fanatics, joining as a Software Engineer before holding various roles including Senior Engineering Manager.
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