Director of Finance & Administration

Preference given to candidates local to the Beaverton, Oregon, area for occasional in-person meetings and collaboration. 

Join a mission-based team working to build a more 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.
At Leanpath, we are a group of diverse and passionate technologists, sustainability experts, culinarians, and analysts who come together to achieve our mission each and every day: to make food waste prevention everyday practice in the world’s kitchens.

The Role
We have an immediate opportunity for a Director of Finance & Administration to join the team. As the senior-most leader of the global finance, accounting and administration team, this role is a key member of the leadership team and reports directly to the CEO.

The Director of Finance & Administration will be accountable for finance, administration, business process optimization, compliance, tax, contract administration, and oversight of the accounting team enabling sustainable growth. The role requires a thorough understanding of B2B recurring revenue business models, financial management, international accounting, treasury, tax strategy, risk management, and business process design.

This is a hands-on leadership role in a mid-sized, market-leading,  growing business with customers in over 40 countries and several international subsidiaries. You must have a love for complex puzzles, an ability to streamline and simplify, and an ability to solve blank page problems.

Essential Functions

• Financial Leadership & Strategy: Serve as a key financial strategist, advising the CEO and executive team on financial performance and future financial planning.
• Cash Flow Planning & Treasury: Lead cash flow forecasting, manage working capital, and oversee banking relationships to ensure financial stability and liquidity.
• Corporate Entity Structure & International Compliance: Manage the company’s corporate structure, ensuring compliance with international legal and regulatory requirements.
• Insurance & Risk Management: Oversee corporate risk management, including insurance coverage, contractual liabilities, and operational risks.
• Accounting Oversight: Collaborate with the Accounting Manager to ensure a high performing order-to-cash process, , timely and accurate financial statements, (monthly, quarterly, annually) and oversee the roll-up of US and foreign subsidiaries.
• Internal Controls & Compliance: In collaboration with the Accounting Manager, establish and maintain strong internal accounting controls to protect company assets and ensure compliance with relevant financial regulations and accounting standards.
• SaaS KPI Tracking & Financial Reporting: Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for the business, providing insights to support strategic decision-making.
• Contract Administration: Develop contracting guidelines and administer active contracts with customers and vendors .
• Business Process Optimization: Drive the optimization of business processes to enhance efficiency and scalability across the organization.
• Tax Strategy & Audit Oversight: Oversee US and international tax strategy, including VAT, sales and use tax, and income taxes. Lead high-level relationships with external auditors and tax advisors and collaborate with the Accounting Manager to ensure compliance and optimize tax efficiencies.

Required Education and Experience

• Exceptional communication skills at an executive level
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with a hands-on leadership approach
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or accounting or related field
• CPA certification desired but not required
• 10+ years of public/private finance experience
• Previous experience managing a team
• B2B recurring revenue accounting experience
• International tax and compliance experience
• Knowledge and experience utilizing and optimizing ERP/CRM/CPQ systems (Netsuite & Salesforce preferred)
• Prior administration of foreign subsidiaries preferred
  

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, fairness, humility, kindness, 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. Most importantly, we offer the opportunity to contribute to very meaningful work and solutions for our planet surrounded by kind and like-minded people.

Join us. It’s time to make an impact.

Compensation$140 - $180k DOE