Financial Controller

**About ZenTrades**:
ZenTrades is a growing product startup with a strong foundation in the world of SaaS (Software as a Service) business solutions for Field Service Management software.

**Our Vision and Mission**:
At ZenTrades our core focus is towards creating the future of Field Service Management, where trade service professionals will effortlessly harness the power of technology to streamline their operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive growth. Our mission is to revolutionize the way the trade services industry operates by offering an AI-supported Co-Pilot system that will help tradesmen become efficient and enhance their customer satisfaction.

**Innovative AI-Powered Solution**:
AI-powered modular SaaS business operating system (CRM + ERP), designed for trade services with a focus on compliance and regulations. ZenTrades' founding team consists of UW Madison, and UC Berkeley alumni with strong domain knowledge having built top-notch products and implemented them at Fortune 500 companies.

With its robust CRM+ERP platform featuring a modular software architecture and integrated Generative AI capabilities, ZenTrades delivers a trade-specific operating system that caters to the unique needs of each trade. ZenTrades empowers tradesmen with an AI assistant, LISA (co-pilot), to enhance their sales and service capabilities using Generative AI.

ZenTrades improves operational effectiveness and improves overall customer service by sending informative prompts and nudges. This technology is used for customer service and to provide thorough defect reports, convincing case studies, precise estimations, and even predictive profit analysis.

**Why should you join the ZenTrades team?**

This is an opportunity to be part of the blitz-scaling team that’s shaping an industry's narrative. We are on a mission to revolutionize the Field Service Management domain & boost their sales metrics, productivity, and efficiency by scoring on leadership opportunities that are otherwise lost in the field.

At ZenTrades we foster a culture of openness and we aren’t a company where information and ideas exist in silos. Team members are empowered and encouraged to pursue out-of-the-box ideas, think for the organization, and make mistakes that will assist us to grow through which we create a difference in customers and our lives. We encourage our people to challenge the status quo. We value creativity, hard work, initiative, and radical ideas above all else. We value transparency, and vulnerability and love to work with people who are self-driven, resourceful, and want to create an impact. Most importantly it’s fun working with a group of people who are passionate about building a legacy.

At ZenTrades we believe in a culture of transparency, vulnerability, and an enormous amount of ownership. The team celebrates success and failure together.

Every Leader within the team is hands-on and has taught the vision of being open to putting the best interest of the organization first. The Leader should inspire the team, be resourceful to ensure the team and the organization are successful, and also be hands-on in bringing the best resources within the team and promoting talent.

**Position Overview - Financial Controller**:
As the Financial Controller of our organization, you will play a critical role in overseeing and optimizing our financial operations. Your responsibilities will encompass managing financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will be instrumental in providing accurate financial information to drive strategic decision-making and support the organization's growth objectives.

Your strong drive, sense of urgency, and expertise will shape our current position, and performance quality. You will be actively engaged in meaningful projects, collaborate closely with cross-functional leadership teams, and gain substantial respect while working directly with high-performing team members, promoting talented team members, and offering real-world software strategic and tactical business improvement metrics.

**Day-to-day responsibilities will include**:
The financial controller role entails dynamic involvement in strategy, partnership building with the investors along with the CEO, and effective communication within the team of accomplished domain experts from ZenTrades' founding team, your responsibilities will include:

- **Financial Reporting**: Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements by GAAP standards. Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data.**Budgeting and Forecasting**: Lead the budgeting process and develop financial forecasts. Collaborate with department heads to establish budgetary targets and monitor performance against budget.**Financial Analysis**: Conduct a thorough financial analysis to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for cost optimization or revenue enhancement. Provid