Cannabis Finance Operations Associate Jobs

Bespoke Financial is the first FinTech lender focused on the cannabis industry. The cannabis industry is growing quickly and projected to be a $40+ Billion dollar market by 2024 and a $100+ Billion market by 2030. Bespoke Financial provides companies flexible financing (ex. working capital), similar to how Square provides small businesses financing and how Affirm provides consumers financing.

Bespoke Financial already serves businesses across 14 US states (adhering to all state regulations), which covers 80% of the US cannabis industry. In the past year, Bespoke Financial's revenue increased +420% YoY (as of June 2021) and continues to scale rapidly as more states legalize cannabis use. With more states expected to legalize cannabis, the company is on track to continue its rapid growth.

Responsibilities:

• Underwrite new prospective clients: input financials into Bespoke's proprietary underwriting checklist


• Critically review financials of current & potential customers, request supporting documentation and inquire about irregularities


• Provide value to active borrowers by reviewing their financials for potential cost savings or accounting changes that could improve their financial reporting


• Monitor active clients monthly and escalate borrowers with potential of default


• Provide input on underwriting and risk assessment process improvements


• Help streamline and automate the underwriting and client surveillance process


• Collaborate with Data Team to migrate underwriting and client surveillance models to the Bespoke Platform


• Other finance and accounting tasks as needed


• You'll interact with different members of the Bespoke Financial team
  
  • Engineering team members
  
  
  • Business Development team members
  
  
  • Ops team members
  
  

Requirements:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or similar


• 2+ years of experience in Finance and/or Accounting role


• Audit Experience


• Proficient in Excel (nested IF's, VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, etc.) & deep understanding of financial statements and relevant financial ratios


• CPA or Cannabis experience is a plus

Characteristics:

• Autonomous / self-starter: ability to operate in ambiguous environments on your own


• Creative / solution-oriented: early-stages of a new industry, think outside of the box to exploit potential growth opportunities


• Data driven: critically review data, identify patterns and apply to models


• Succinct: able to convey accounting principals in laymen's terms

Bespoke Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to be a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure everyone feels supported and connected at work!

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About Nabis
Nabis is a Series B stage licensed cannabis wholesale marketplace and distributor with the largest portfolio of cannabis brands, supplying over 200 brands to 99% of California's dispensaries and delivery services. We are the fastest-growing wholesale platform supporting the booming cannabis industry, one of the largest and most rapidly scaling industries in the world today. Our mission is to empower the world to discover cannabis by providing choice, access, and innovation.
Our team, backed by Y Combinator and a celebrity roster of tech executives, including Doordash cofounder Stanley Tang, Gmail creator Paul Buchheit and Twitch cofounder Justin Kan, is scaling the cannabis supply chain with technology with the ultimate goal of becoming the largest distributor of cannabis products in the world.

The Role

Our Finance Team is currently seeking a Business Operations Associate to help collaborate cross-functionally across all teams in the organization to deliver objective analysis and insights, execute on strategic priorities and enable the Company to scale successfully! This is a unique role for the team and we are looking for a motivated individual that has a desire to grow with the organization to solve challenging scalability problems.
The Business Operations Associate will help with critical, cross-functional initiatives in an effort to support the continued growth of Nabis at large. They should work well in teams and as an individual contributor, move quickly, and be excited to leverage the resources of a fast-paced organization in a rapidly changing and maturing industry. This role will be responsible for evaluating, improving and helping implement more scalable, core business processes, helping to define and measure key performance indicators for various teams and projects, translating data into actionable insights and delivering recommendations to key stakeholders including members of the Leadership Team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to define, measure, and analyze key performance metrics and help develop operational processes that will make Nabis more efficient and effective
• Identifying business and process issues, developing hypotheses, and performing analyses to translate data into meaningful insights
• Delivering concise and data-driven recommendations to key stakeholders based on your findings, in an effort to improve efficiency, effectiveness or to drive cost savings
• Reporting insightful business metrics on a regular cadence to key stakeholders
• Developing strong working relationships with key internal stakeholders from across the organization

• Evaluating collections and Accounts Receivables processes and procurement for the organization, with a specific focus on vehicle sourcing and warehouse equipment sourcing and financing
• Creating policies and procedures for risk management and mitigation

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in consulting, public accounting, corporate finance, private equity, investment banking, business operations or at a high-growth startup
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Mathematics, Finance, Economics, Engineering or other quantitative or analytics field
• Strong analytical skills with a data-driven mentality, high attention to detail, and demonstrated success in problem solving and synthesizing data to provide business insights and recommendations
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills with the ability to work cross-functionally to deliver results with minimal supervision
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high growth, rapidly changing environment that requires tenacity to exploit opportunities and a steady demeanor to handle challenges
• Experience prioritizing day-to-day activities around a pipeline of projects and goals
• Ability to work proficiently within Google Suite and Microsoft Office; Excel skills are a must; SQL and other coding experience is a plus

WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING AT NABIS!

• You'll work at the fastest-growing cannabis startup in the U.S.

• Unlimited PTO and flexible work-from-home policy

• Medical/Dental/Vision: 75% of employee premium paid by Nabis

• Competitive salary, 401(k) plan, and equity compensation structure

• Cannabis industry discounts at retail shops across California

Nabis is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Nabis is seeking to create a diverse work environment because all teams are stronger with different perspectives and life experiences. We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, older members of society, and others from minority groups and diverse backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. All employees and contractors of Nabis are responsible for maintaining a work culture free from discrimination and harassment by treating others with kindness and respect.

Job Type: Full-time

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Bespoke Financial is the first licensed commercial lender focused on the cannabis industry. The cannabis industry is growing quickly and projected to be a $40+ Billion dollar market by 2024 and a $100+ Billion market by 2030. Bespoke Financial provides companies financing (ex. working capital), similar to how Square provides small businesses financing and how Affirm provides consumers financing.

Bespoke Financial already serves business in 11 US states (adhering to all state regulations), which covers 80% of the US cannabis
industry. In the past year, Bespoke Financial's revenue increased 400%+ YoY and is on track to increase to double-digit millions this year. With more states expected to legalize cannabis, the company is on track to continue its fast growth.

Responsibilities:

• Underwrite new prospective clients: input financials into Bespoke's proprietary underwriting checklist
• Critically review financials of current & potential customers, request supporting documentation and inquire about irregularities
• Provide value to active borrowers by reviewing their financials for potential cost savings or accounting changes that could improve their financial reporting
• Monitor active clients monthly and escalate borrowers with potential of default
• Provide input on underwriting and risk assessment process improvements
• Help streamline and automate the underwriting and client surveillance process
• Collaborate with Data Team to migrate underwriting and client surveillance models to the Bespoke Platform
• Other finance and accounting tasks as needed
• You'll interact with different members of the Bespoke Financial team
  
  • Engineering team members
  • Business Development team members
  • Ops team members
  
  

Requirements:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, or similar
• 2+ years of experience in Finance and/or Accounting role
• Audit Experience
• Proficient in Excel (nested IF's, VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, etc.) & deep understanding of financial statements and relevant financial ratios
• CPA or Cannabis experience is a plus

Characteristics:

• Autonomous / self-starter: ability to operate in ambiguous environments on your own
• Creative / solution-oriented: early-stages of a new industry, think outside of the box to exploit potential growth opportunities
• Data driven: critically review data, identify patterns and apply to models
• Succinct: able to convey accounting principals in laymen's terms

Bespoke Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to be a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work.

Apply for this job with Bespoke Financial

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We’re Cann, cannabis in a can. We're on a mission to change the way people socialize by offering a better alternative to alcohol.

Our cannabis-infused social tonics have the potency of a light beer, one-third of the calories of alcohol (with no hangover the next day), and they are actually delicious. Each Cann contains the highest quality ingredients, and a microdose of cannabis for an approachable experience that you can control. With only 30-35 calories per can and five simple ingredients, Cann is the perfect substitute for a glass of wine or can of beer for any social occasion, or while unwinding at home.

Cann was launched in June 2019 by Jake (GSB ‘18) and Luke (HBS ‘16), and has quickly grown into the #1 low-dose beverage in California. Cann is backed by top consumer venture funds - Imaginary Ventures and Global Founders Capital - as well as leading cannabis investors - JM10, Navy Capital, and Entourage Effect Capital.

As a Finance & Operations Associate, you will have a pulse on both supply and demand sides ofour business and help drive decision making around both manufacturing (costs) and sales (promotions) activities. From helping acquire essential data required to run long-term planning models, to finding and vetting raw materials vendors to ensure product quality and meet cost targets, to building ROI models on both promotional activity and marketing spend you will be critical in ensuring we are growing both quick and smart. Your training will be collaborative as you learn both the nuance of the Cannabis industry and take increasing ownership on managing our cash model. You’ll be asked to learn a lot quickly, and you’ll be given responsibility early and often coupled with support required to make your impact and start becoming a leader in our business.

Responsibilities Include:

• Assist in the process of finding, vetting, and ultimately purchasing raw goods from various suppliers to produce Cann and protect Cann margins
• Manage and communicate with existing third party vendors on a regular basis to ensure recurring material orders are placed and are being filled on planned timelines
• Monitor and report on COGS and margin profile for Cann, building necessary financial models and projections that reflect miscellaneous expenditures and wasted materials as well as MFR costs and standard COGS inputs
• Own accounts receivables and collections monitoring and modeling consignment cash
• collections and driving DSO reductions
• Run ROI analyses on sales promotions and other marketing spend to determine most margin accretive sales processes
• Manage the Cann cash model and

Requirements:

• 1-3 years of work experience in a rigorous analytical and strategic role, preference for exposure to financial modeling and CPG operations
• Experience utilizing Excel to Build / Maintain Financial models, an advanced level of excel proficiency is expected and required
• Intellectual curiosity and an attitude and desire to dig deep and “find the yes” when all signals are saying no
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as strong team building, interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral)
• Highly collaborative and able to work efficiently and effectively in both team and individual environments
• Highly motivated team player with the ability to deliver under time constraints
• Fluency in written and spoken English

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