Financial Analyst

The Financial Analyst will support company growth and help establish it as a leader in trucking payment solutions. This role requires strong financial skills, analytical thinking, and a tech-savvy, team-oriented mindset.

Key responsibilities include:

• Company-wide reporting and data analysis
• Assisting with month-end close
• Preparing and monitoring budgets
• Creating and maintaining financial models
• Identifying trends and anomalies in large datasets

This position works closely with VPs, the CEO, and external stakeholders, so strong communication and reliability are essential.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop an intimate knowledge of our products, system capabilities, & industry
• Develop and produce internal reporting on transactions and multiple financial metrics
• Prepare annual budgets and periodic forecasts when necessary
• Create and maintain KPI dashboards to measure department and company metrics
• Create and enhance customer pricing and profitability models
• Assist in preparing month-end financials and other materials for executives and stakeholders
• Analyze transactional data to identify trends across a customer or the industry
• Develop and monitor ROI reporting for internal projects and other investments
• Analyze large data sets for completeness, accuracy, and consistency among other data
• When necessary, develop reporting/analytics to help monitor and/or reconcile data
• Focus on continuous process improvement and identifying areas for automation
• Other projects as assigned

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 1-3 years of relevant experience
• B2B payment or transportation industry experience preferred, but not required

Skills & Knowledge

• Proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office
• Experience with business intelligence tools (Power BI/Tableau preferred)
• Familiarity with financial statements and accounting software/ERP
• Planning and budgeting software experience preferred
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to multitask
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment
• Able to interact with all levels of an organization
• Flexible, professional, and able to handle pressure
• Strong problem-solving skills using multiple data sources
• Ability to handle confidential information responsibly

Job Function(s): Accounting and Finance

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores is the industry-leading travel stop network in the United States. For more than 55 years, we've provided customers with highway hospitality and "Clean Places, Friendly Faces." We're passionate about serving drivers with clean, modern facilities stocked with fuel, food and supplies. We offer meals from popular restaurant chains, trucking supplies, showers and everything needed to get back on the road quickly. The Love's Family of Companies includes:

• Gemini Motor Transport, one of the industry's safest trucking fleets
• Speedco, the light mechanical and trucking service specialists
• Musket, a rapidly growing, Houston-based commodities supplier and trader
• Trillium, a Houston-based alternative fuels expert