Senior Financial Analyst, ShipBob
$83.6-139.3k
Plus opportunity to be eligible for participation in the Company's discretionary bonus plan based on Company's plans and in accordance with Company’s policies
Office located in Racine Ave, Chicago, IL
Tech-enabled third-party logistics
Be an early applicant
Tech-enabled third-party logistics
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$83.6-139.3k
Plus opportunity to be eligible for participation in the Company's discretionary bonus plan based on Company's plans and in accordance with Company’s policies
Office located in Racine Ave, Chicago, IL
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide simple, fast and affordable fulfillment for thousands of brands with an international fulfillment network across the world.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in business, Finance or related degree
- 3PL or relevant experience in Transportation required
- 3-5 years of experience in FP&A or another related field
- Must have: Excellent financial modeling skills and understanding of financial statements
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial concepts to various stakeholders
- High comfort level with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Working knowledge of NetSuite, Smartview, SQL, PowerBI, and Power Query is preferred
- Enjoy nurturing business partnerships with senior management and teams
- Proactive self-starter with the ability to meet deadlines within time constraints and detail oriented
- Able to think critically about business challenges while simultaneously absorbing new knowledge and information
- A passion for results and love getting into the details, with a commitment to accuracy and integrity
- Able to thrive in a dynamic startup environment and can navigate the ambiguities that come with it
- Excellent leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and guide coworkers
- Demonstrate the ability to influence stakeholders across the organization by thinking strategically and building and executing action plans
- We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and excellence; therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions
What the job involves
- Grow with an Ownership Mindset: We champion continuous learning and innovation. You'll take on real problems, create tangible solutions, and drive results that move the needle for ShipBob, our merchants, and for your own professional growth. If you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career, this is the place
- Collaborate with Peers and Leaders Alike: At ShipBob, leaders are accessible; feedback flows in both directions, and everyone, regardless of their seniority or role, steps up to help when needed. We hold each other to high standards because we trust each other to meet them. That combination of transparency and mutual respect is what makes the work here feel worth doing
- Experience a High-Performance Culture and Clear Purpose: We are results-driven and clear about what that means: our goals are specific, accountability is shared, and every team member can see how their work connects to our mission. When we hit milestones, we celebrate them together. When we fall short, we learn and move forward
- We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) to join our small but dynamic and fast-paced team. This role will be an integral part of the finance team supporting transportation initiatives and responsible for the preparation of financial forecasts, perform detailed variance analysis, create operational performance reporting, and build board/investor materials
- The SFA will play a critical role in ensuring that the company is able to execute its strategic plans and achieve profitable growth
- This role will be the liaison between Finance and the Transportation team, enhancing our ability to forecast, set targets, and measure Transportation cost performance across the company
- This role will also partner with others on the FP&A team to enhance ship margin analysis, reporting, and forecasting and will also aid in other strategic projects & ad-hoc work as necessary. This role reports to the FP&A Manager
- Complete thorough analysis on transportation initiatives each month and communicate key performance drivers and variances to plan to senior management
- Collaborate with partners to strategize and report on weekly performance, especially related to Transportation. Provide a timelier outlook on shifts in ship costs and margin
- Manage relationships with Transportation team to build bottoms up forecasts and provide areas of risks and opportunities
- Support the development and implementation of models and processes for new strategic transportation initiatives
- Prepare the annual operating plan by engaging with the Transportation team to build appropriate plans and targets and convert this into the financial budget
- Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reporting presentations for investors and the board highlighting key business metrics, variance to budget and other relevant trends
- Provide insightful study of key operational business metrics, develop margin analysis, and communicate findings to respective business partners
- Utilize professional knowledge, business acumen, financial concepts, and company objectives to develop and improve models and procedures
- Complete continuous improvement and automation in existing files and processes. Find feasible workarounds to complicated files
- Continuously work with management to steer improvements in the company's approach to developing key strategies
- Proactively provides solutions to business needs in creative and effective ways. Analyze and help optimize investments behind key company strategies
- Network with stakeholders across the company to gain a better understanding of the key objectives and how you can help achieve them
- Additional duties and responsibilities as necessary
Application process
- There is no deadline to apply for this position, as ShipBob accepts applications on an ongoing basis
Our take
Global logistics company ShipBob fulfills orders and runs two-day shipping and logistics for thousands of direct-to-consumer eCommerce brands in the US. It was created to provide optimized fulfillment for merchants to free up their time to focus on growing their businesses and providing exceptional customer service.
From the start, ShipBob has concentrated on creating a tight product-market fit, and has expanded from there to develop into a franchise model that has helped manage processes at larger scale. This kind of astute and adaptive strategy no doubt contributed to the company landing substantial investment, and enabled it to capitalize on the general lift eCommerce companies received over the pandemic.
With this strong but slow-burn growth, the company can more easily leverage benefits they offer over competitors like Amazon’s FBA service - namely fewer inventory restrictions, lower fees, and packaging without Amazon branding. As the eCommerce boom settles, the company's pace has slowed down, but the general, continued uptick in eCommerce should see it to future success nonetheless.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jun 2021
$200m
SERIES E
Sep 2020
$68m
SERIES D
Total funding: $334.7m
Company benefits
- Remote-first company with a hybrid, flexible work environment
- Up to 12 weeks of paid leave and 2 weeks of unpaid leave to new parents
- Flexible PTO, Quarterly Wellness Days, and Paid Sick Leave
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents
- Short-term and long-term disability, and access to mental health resources
- Referral bonus program
- 401(k) with a company match, and RSUs - vesting starts on the grant date, and no purchase is required
- Pet insurance through Nationwide
Company HQ
West Loop, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Dhruv Saxena
(Co-Founder & CEO)After completing a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, Dhruv became a Research Assistant working in writing code in Matlab, C and C++. They were then an Engineer at Lincoln Electric and Software Developer at InContext Solutions.
Divey Gulati
(Co-Founder & COO)After completing a degree in Computer Engineering and an MBA from the University of Illinois, Divey was a Team Leader for the Bank of America, a Consultant for Deloitte and was a Co-Student Director for the Global Consulting Program.
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