Strategic Finance Business Partner

About UsReady to change the world? We're reinventing freight and logistics at Trella. Backed by a number of leading VC companies (YC, Maersk Growth, Algebra Ventures and Raed Ventures) and we're looking for the best talent out there to help us build and scale our product offering. We aspire to create a step-change in the industry and we want you to be a part of the journeyWe are innovative problem-solvers on this adventure together. Working at Trella means that you'll be surrounded by colleagues who are constantly pushing boundaries, thinking ahead, and meeting the high standards we set for ourselves. When we build, we do so in a product-led way: we value our customer experience and scalability, and we prioritize how we build our product accordingly.Our PurposeAt Trella our Vision is to Empower our Communities to move Economies Forward, and we're doing this by building a digital experience that provides our Shippers, Carriers and Teams with the right technology and platform that reduces the costs of moving goods —> Simply, we're trying to disrupt and reinvent trucking, and empower our economies. We have launched from Egypt to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and UAE, and are looking to build and expand our footprint across the MENA-P region. About the Role:Strategic finance is simply putting the company's vision and growth at the heart of the finance function. The overall purpose of strategic finance is to steer the company toward its goals, growth, sustainability, environmental impact, and more. Strategic financial management means not only managing a company's finances but managing them with the intention to succeed—that is, to attain the company's long-term goals and objectives and maximize customers and shareholder value over time.The overarching benefit of strategic finance is that it enables the entire business to make smarter decisions about its future. When the finance function spends the majority of its time looking forward instead of backward, it can provide strategic advice on challenges that are deeply rooted in the company's operations and economics.What You'll Do:Data and Analytics: Measure shippers' profitability on a Contribution Margin level, including direct costs as well as indirect costs like incentives, insurance, bad debts, and financing costs.Provide ongoing strategic guidance to the leadership team on shipper/industry /vertical performance, as well as where Trella should invest/withdraw.Develop a deep understanding of shippers' retention rates by cohorts and analyze different shipper behaviors, seasonality, and patterns.Strategy and Decision Support (Business Partnering):Partners with the business teams to shape their financial plans, provide decision-making support, and hold the organization accountable against objectives.Provides insights and advice to the business teams on value creation, assesses the financial implications of different options, and manages business performance and risks.Create new mechanisms, processes, strategies, and goals to stimulate progress toward the vision and mission of the company.Planning and Budgeting:Work with other departments to prepare budgets and consolidate them into one overall budget. We lead financial planning, build the infrastructure for the plan (full models and drivers), and work with business partners to set high but achievable goals. Creating, updating, and maintaining financial models and detailed forecasts of the company's future operations. Reporting:Comparing historical results against budgets and forecasts, and performing variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward Assist in Trella's equity and debt fundraising, as well as due diligence processes.Other Important Points:Perform tasks associated with month-end and year-end close of income statement and balance sheet, account reconciliations, and G/L analysis. Perform analytical reviews of the monthly operating results to ensure the reasonability and accuracy of reports.What You'll Need:Education: Bachelor's in Economics, Finance, or AccountingWork Experience: 3+ years of relevant experience.Strong sense of ownershipExcellent analytical skills as well as strong business acumen.Strong influencing and interpersonal skillsExperience in working as a business partner in delivering better decision support and enabling strategic initiatives which help to improve the organization's financial performance.Strong analytical skill set, including the utilization of BI and reporting toolsExperience in forecasting, financial modeling, and critical evaluationExperience in dealing with complex data sets, driving insights, and checking against what you see in the real world.Strong understanding of accounting, finance, and management principles.Critical thinker and problem-solving skills.Some travel may be required, as it is a global role.Our Candidate-Focused Selection Procedure:Apply via the link provided.Upon reviewing our applications, we will selectively reach out to have an introductory chat to provide you with more info on Trella, the role and get to know you better. This will be done via phone, Google Meets, Zoom, or FaceTimeWe aim to provide our feedback within 2-4 weeks of our last discussions with you. However, sometimes this may be longer depending on the level of the role.Please feel free to reach out on status updates to your relevant Recruiter, or else, we will at least send an email update to manage your expectations of the role as soon as we can.