Finance Associate

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About Leaflink

LeafLink is the regulated cannabis industry's largest wholesale marketplace, providing licensed dispensaries the ability to order from their favorite brands, as well as a suite of software tools for those brands to manage and scale their operations.

With over 3,400 retailers and more than 1,200 brands across 22 territories in the US and Canada, we are setting the industry standard for how cannabis businesses grow together. LeafLink annually processes and manages more than $1 billion in wholesale cannabis orders - you can learn more about our history and path to $1B here http://firstbillion.leaflink.com/.

Our team, backed by funding from leading VC's, is poised to define the cannabis supply chain through technology. LeafLink was named one of Built In NYC's 'Best Places to Work in 2019', as well as one of Fast Company's 'Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Enterprise for 2018', joining the ranks of Amazon, Slack, and VMWare - and we're just getting started!

The Role:

LeafLink is seeking a Financial Analyst to join our fast-growing team. In this role you will be responsible for the financial planning and operations of LeafLink Financial, the financial services business line of LeafLink, which is setting the new standard for B2B finance in the industry. This role will allow you to work directly with the Head of Finance to build, implement and optimize financial and business operations and to prepare financial forecasts and models to support strategic decision-making related to capital and liquidity planning, pricing, operating results and strategic partnerships. This role is highly collaborative, requires creative thinking, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and an understanding of all product offerings and platform features on LeafLink with a focus on our financial services solutions. This role will require you to interface directly with our LeafLink sales team, client experience, marketing, credit, data and engineering personnel. You need to be a self-starter who is comfortable with change, enjoys a very fast pace, and can juggle many tasks across multiple disciplines while meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities:

  • Perform routine daily operations for LeafLink Financial transactions with client Vendors and Retailers, including transaction identification, confirmation and processing
  • Build new processes and enhance existing processes by working with Technology Advisors to automate and scale LeafLink Financial business operations
  • Build strong working relationships with LeafLink Financial business partners and servicers
  • Assist Head of Finance by preparing various financial forecasts and models related to capital and liquidity planning, product pricing, operating results and strategic partnership opportunities
  • Reconcile transactions at month end to third party and service provider information
  • Monitor, measure and report on LeafLink Financial key objectives and results
  • Research and report on key financial modeling concepts and approaches
  • Write and maintain standard operating procedures for the Finance department
  • Provide information to management by assembling and summarizing data, preparing reports and presentations of findings and results
  • Understand market trends and competition within the FinTech and Cannabis spaces

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in an accounting or finance role working with middle market or enterprise level companies
  • 2+ years working within the financial services industry. Experience working in the FinTech industry is a plus
  • Must have strong analytical skills (quantitative and qualitative)
  • Experienced in financial modeling, business analysis, FP&A, and analytics in a corporate HQ environment
  • Advanced Google Suite and Microsoft Office skills, particularly Google Sheets/MS Excel
  • Ability to switch between complex and routine tasks when necessary
  • Must demonstrate the ability to understand and articulate various financial products related to loans, lines of credit, trade credit, factoring, treasury management and other financial services
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting preferred, CFA or CPA a plus

Benefits:

  • Generous PTO
  • Fun office environment
  • Competitive salary
  • Benefit Matching (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401k Offered
  • Stock options
  • Team events
  • Brand spanking new office in FiDi


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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Sales & Marketing
  • People Operations
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    • AWS RedshiftDatabases
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    • RedisDatabases
    • AWS (Amazon Web Services)Services
    • Google AnalyticsAnalytics
    • KissmetricsAnalytics
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    • PhotoshopDesign
    • SketchDesign
    • AsanaManagement
    • JIRAManagement
    • WordpressCMS
    • LeafLink CRMCRM
    • MailChimpEmail
    • Google InboxEmail
    • SlackCollaboration
    • ZoomCollaboration

Location

In the heart of the Financial District, we're accessible to most subway lines, the path train, and ferries, with almost too many lunch options!

An Insider's view of LeafLink

How do you collaborate with other teams in the company?

On a large scale, the LeafLink team collaborates during “Huddle Booze Report” (HBR), a biweekly meeting where team leaders present on company KPIs, accomplishments, and challenges (with some beers). Every member of the team is welcome to comment or ask questions, bringing forth their thoughts and ideas.

Claire

Director of Operations, Marketplace

How do you make yourself accessible to the rest of the team?

As co-founder and CTO it’s important for me to maintain official communication channels with teams and individuals. We have various meetings that bring leadership together with teams which include sprint demos, retrospects, daily standups and one on one meetings. Open communication supports alignment and productivity something we are all about here

Zach

Co-Founder and CTO

What are LeafLink Perks + Benefits

LeafLink Benefits Overview

LeafLink provides:

- Flexible PTO to give our employees a little extra R&R
- Competitive compensation and 401k
- Learning and Development stipend
- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision)
- Commuter Benefits through a Flexible Spending Account
- A robust stock option plan to give our employees a direct stake in LeafLink’s success

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Remote work program
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Leaflink offers voluntary long-term and short-term disability plans.
Dental insurance
LeafLink's dental plan has no deductible and covers 100% of preventative services, including X-rays, and has a $5 co-pay.
Vision insurance
Our vision plan covers annual eye exams and lenses after a $20 copay. Frames and contact lenses are covered up to $100 annually.
Health insurance
Leaflink offers a range of Aetna plans that cover both in network and out of network providers, and have copays as low as $20. We also have complimentary enrollment in One Medical and Teladoc.
Life insurance
Our voluntary Life Insurance plans offer our employees financial stability and security.
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
LeafLink offers discounted Gym memberships to its full time employees.
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
LeafLink's 401k plan offers a broad range of available funds, including Vanguard, Fidelity, and American Funds.
Company equity
LeafLink offers stock options through our Stock Option Plan.
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Leaflink's Flexible PTO policy allows our team to execute ferociously, with the knowledge that they will be able to rest and recharge when they need to.
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Leaflink offers 11 days per year for Major Holiday observance.
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
LeafLink offers pre-tax commuter benefits to all full time employees.
Company-sponsored outings
LeafLink has quarterly team outings, an annual holiday party, and an annual incentive trip.
Free snacks and drinks
LeafLink offers unlimited snacks, tea and coffee.
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
LeafLink has a generous annual budget for attending industry conferences and events.
Lunch and learns
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