At Leanpath, we are a group of diverse and passionate technologists, sustainability experts, culinarians, and analysts who come together to achieve our vision each and every day: to ensure a sustainable future by eliminating global food waste.
Food waste is one of the biggest global issues of our time. More than a third of the world’s food is wasted. And with global hunger and social inequities increasing, wasted food and resources is tragic, devastating our communities and our planet.
Be a part of the solution. At Leanpath, we address food waste at its source. It starts with the foundational premise that we manage the things that we measure. To uncover why food is being wasted and what we can do to prevent that waste from happening again, we need data and insights. Leanpath has a unique, patented set of hardware that we have deployed globally in the fight against food waste.
The Role
We have an immediate opportunity for a Director of Finance & Administration to join the team. This leadership role reports to the CEO and is accountable for all finance, accounting, tax, compliance and risk management functions. This is a key leadership role within the company and a member of the Strategy Team, contributing to the overall strategic direction of the company while managing all aspects of the company’s finance and administrative functions. As a small, scale-up business, someone who is willing to dig in and roll up their sleeves is a must!
Essential Functions
- Cash Cycle. Supervising the end-to-end cash cycle for the business.
- Revenue & Expense Controls. Designing and implementing controls, and a regular cadence of zero-based-budgeting.
- Financial Planning & Analysis. Creates, monitors and refines financial plans. Establishes goals and KPI’s per the strategic and financial plans. Leads the organization’s budgeting process; analyzes monthly and annual results compared to budget and prior year(s). Advises on long-term business and financial planning.
- Tax & Compliance: Oversight of tax and compliance matters for the US parent company and international subsidiaries.
- Foreign Currency Operational Oversight. Determination of accounting policies within a multi-currency, multi-locale recurring revenue based context.
- Strategic Oversight of Company Financials. Provides strategic recommendations to the CEO and members of the executive management team
- Margin Analysis. Assesses margin by product line, produces client and project-level GM analyses, drives margin expansion initiatives.
- Risk Management. Oversees independent audit process with appointed CPA firm. Manages relationships with insurers, establishing appropriate risk transfer and risk mitigation strategies. Ensures that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements. Ensures that record keeping meets the requirements of auditors and government agencies.
- Legal. Creates, updates, archives and monitors compliance with customer legal agreements including data security and privacy requirements. Assists in negotiations on custom agreements as needed. Supports CEO on corporate legal initiatives. Monitors all open legal issues involving the company, and legal issues affecting the industry.
- Capital Formation & Corporate Development. Supports the CEO in managing capital formation activities, including arranging for debt or equity financing, investor relations, banking relationships, and M&A.
- Corporate Structure & Administration. Maintains corporate records, including capital table, Board minutes and By-Laws for parent and subsidiary entities. Manages set-up of new subsidiaries and filings in each jurisdiction.
- Team Leadership. Manages employees (3-5 direct reports) of the department and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees within that department.
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree
- Master’s degree in Accounting or Business Administration
- 10+ years of related experience managing financial and administrative operations
- International experience (foreign currency, international subsidiaries, complex accounting)
- SaaS (software-as-a-service) recurring revenue experience
Preferred Experience
- Capital/equity raise experience, working with private equity firms and investment bankers
- Manufacturing vertical experience
- Prior management of foreign subsidiaries
- Prior experience using Salesforce and NetSuite
- Strong working knowledge of GAAP and IFRC compliance
- CPA certification
More about Leanpath & Our Team
Founded in 2004, we created the food waste measurement & technology industry. We’ve been recognized by our customers and the industry with awards including vendor and support team of the year awards from client partners Google and Sodexo, “Sustainability Initiative of the Year” award from Food Matters Live, and the “Technology for Good” award from the Global Good Awards UK, among others.
Our team is connected through our core values, which are woven into our culture: drive and productivity, excellence, equity, humility, kindness and inclusion, and teamwork. We believe that diversity of team members and diversity of experiences makes us stronger. We support one another in becoming our best selves, and bringing our whole selves to work. We actively seek out the best talent, regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religious background, gender or gender identity, or sexual orientation.
We offer our team members a flexible work environment with mostly remote working (some in-person meetings required). We fully pay for the employee’s health, vision, and dental insurance (with options to add family at your expense). We believe in health and balance and offer unlimited time off to recharge. We also have short- and long-term disability and a 401K program. Most importantly, we offer the opportunity to contribute to very meaningful work and solutions for our planet surrounded by kind and like-minded people.
