About Optimus Ride

Optimus Ride is a self-driving technology company working to enable safe, sustainable, and equitable mobility solutions. We aim to transform cities and lead the way for a more sustainable future through the introduction of self-driving technologies.

Optimus Ride is based in the Boston Seaport District. Our team hails from a diverse set of backgrounds, and cumulatively has decades of experience building self-driving vehicles, electric vehicles, manufacturing robots, surgical robots, autonomous drones, and more. We aim for a highly collaborative, hands-on, and open environment where peers learn from each other while building technologies for real-world environments.

Job Scope

You will be responsible for overseeing the finance and accounting needs for Optimus Ride in an ethical and thoughtful manner. You will implement the strategy and develop the systems and processes that maximize the return of Optimus Ride’s financial assets. You will be responsible for establishing financial policies, procedures, controls, and reporting systems. Furthermore, you will ensure legal and regulatory compliance with all accounting and financial reporting. On the day-to-day operations, you will contribute by managing costs, general accounting, and accounts receivable/payable.

Responsibilities

• Advise on financial decisions by monitoring and enforcing policies and procedures
• Provide status of financial condition of the company by collecting, interpreting and reporting key financial data
• Arranges for audits as required and appropriate
• Manages budget and control expenses effectively
• Ensure compliance with federal, state and local legal requirements by researching existing and new legislation, consulting with outside advisors, and filing financial reports

Required Skills

• Master’s degree in a business, financial or related field or equivalent work experience
• 5 or more years of experience in managing an accounting function in a small - or medium- sized company
• Excel modeling and SQL database expertise
• Proven abilities to extract insights from financial data
• Finance experience in related transportation fields
• Excellent written and communication skills

Bonus Skills: We are open to reviewing resumes of candidates who may not have these qualities yet, but demonstrate the potential to learn them on the job.

• Additional degrees in a business, financial or related field
• Vendor negotiation experience/expertise
• Technology start-up experience

Benefits and Working EnvironmentAt Optimus Ride, we strive to support our employees by offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits and a world class working environment that is centered around the team. We nurture creativity and provide expansive opportunities for growth and development.