Chowbus is a fast growing, well-funded food startup headquartered in Chicago on a mission to help diners to discover new and exquisite dishes, and to give traditional mom and pop restaurants a fighting chance to succeed without compromising who they truly are. By building a super app, our goal is to be the one stop shop for everything related to food.
Chowbus is hiring a diversified analyst that can make an impact on both the Accounting and FP&A functions within the Finance team. This role will support the overall finance function. The ideal candidate will have a diversified financial experience with more specific technical experiences in either Accounting or FP&A. We are growing, and as Chowbus scales, there is room to grow into either finance discipline. Looking for a detail-oriented, Excel rockstar, and prefer start-up experience with exposure to SaaS and/or a high-transaction fintech environment.
What You'll Focus On
- Accounting Responsibilities
- Accounts Payable Management - New vendor setup, processing invoices, track payment due dates and monitor AP Aging
- Expense Processing - Manage Airbase expense processing ensuring accurate and timely submission and approval of employee expense reports
- Perform monthly bank account reconciliations and match banking transactions to NetSuite on a weekly basis
- Prepare monthly journal entries for restaurant earnings and payout
- FP&A Responsibilities
- Support building monthly forecasts, budgets and long-term financial plans.
- Analyze financial data to identify trends and understand variances to key metrics
- Look for areas to improve FP&A accuracy and models
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. CPA or CPA Progression preferred
- Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in financial analysis, corporate finance, accounting or a related field
- Knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting standards
- Proficiency with financial software and advanced Excel skills
- Knowledge of NetSuite, Airbase, and/or Stripe an added bonus
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Strong communication and presentation. Ability to present complex information clearly and concisely
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
- Detail-oriented, with a high degree of accuracy and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
What We Offer
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- 100% employer-paid Short-Term Disability (STD)
- 100% employer-paid Life Insurance and option for additional employee-paid Life Insurance
- 100% employer-paid Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance and option for additional employee-paid AD&D Insurance
- Company holidays
- Birthday off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Salary 50~60K annual
Top Skills
What We Do
Chowbus is an online and mobile food-ordering platform that curates daily featured dishes from select ethnic restaurants and delivers them hot and fresh directly to your home or office. What makes Chowbus different is the dish-centric ordering experience so consumers can easily explore authentic ethnic food.
Chowbus empowers local restaurants with the technology, tools, and marketing to grow their businesses. With more than 3,000 featured restaurants in over 25 major cities around the world, Chowbus’ mission is to connect Chinatown with its supporters.
Why Work With Us
We are a company helping people in the pursuit of authentic Asian food and helping restaurants grow. Our team is passionate, full of energy and motivated by the idea of helping the underdog. We are innovative, listen to all ideas and use them to improve the food delivery experience for all.