Finance and Operations Specialist

The posting, as Blissway Inc. wrote it

Work at Blissway: Opportunity for Impact Every Day 🚀✨

Blissway is a startup that simplifies toll collection and dramatically improves highway safety. We are multiple startups in one: Deep Tech, AI/ML, Hardware, SaaS, and IoT. For the past five years, we have built a nearly insurmountable technological lead in tolling, a roughly $200B global industry expected to double in the next decade. We work for toll authorities and state DOTs, and we own the whole system, from the roadside camera to the final bill, so every vehicle we see becomes one accurate toll transaction and nothing more. While our competitors have thousands of employees, we operate with a lean but growing team of less than 30. Our impact is visible on the massive Interstate Highway System connecting every major US metro (except Juneau, AK—sorry, Juneau).

The Mission

Our technology runs on some of the busiest toll roads in the country, and our growth depends on a tight, well-run business behind it. You'll report directly to our founder and CEO and take as much off his plate as you can handle, including owning Blissway's finance and operations: the numbers, the workflows, and the systems we'll scale on. You'll see up close how a startup gets built: the decisions, the problems, and the details that make it all work. Your scope will grow as you do.

You'll begin with

• Finance: Run the numbers that drive the business. Lead monthly reporting to the founders, including budget vs. actuals and a cash forecast. Own the monthly close and work with our outside CPA firm on tax and year-end.
• Operations: Run the deals and decisions that keep the company moving: negotiate vendor and service agreements, manage leases like the private road where we test our technology, and decide when a contract needs outside counsel. When something is slowing the team down, you find it and fix it.
• Billing and payments: Run the systems that can't break. Customer invoicing, including milestone billing for public agencies, along with collections, vendor payments, payroll, and benefits. Much of it is already automated, and we want to keep it that way.

You are a good fit if...

• You have drive: You take extreme ownership. If a number doesn't tie out, you find out why. If a process is missing, you build it. We are outcomes focused, not hours focused. You know when a major project calls for an extra push.
• You think clearly: You cut through noise. You can look at a P&L or an aging report, spot what's wrong and explain what to fix first.
• You communicate clearly: In writing and in person, you get to the point. Founders, employees, customers, and vendors always know where things stand: what's owed, and what's due next.
• You spot and flag gaps proactively: You don't wait to be asked. You spot the lapsing insurance policy, the under-billed contract, the filing coming due, or the cash crunch three months out, and you raise it early with a recommendation.
• You see finance and operatio

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erviews and a final paid work trial. In exchange, you get real autonomy from day one and direct access to the people setting the company direction.

The Essentials (Health & Wealth)

• Relocation Support: We are excited for you to join the team at our engineering office in Denver. We value in-person collaboration and daily team lunches and we provide a relocation bonus to help you get here.
• Personalized Health Coverage (ICHRA): We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all healthcare. We provide a monthly allowance for you and dependents so you can choose the individual plan that actually fits your life.
• Investing in Your Future: 401(k) matching up to 4%.
• Peace of Mind: Transparent compensation. Company-sponsored life & disability insurance.
• Early Stage Equity: Competitive equity package. Every year, we facilitate a tender process that gives you the opportunity to sell your vested shares at the same valuation as our investors.

Rest & Recharge 🌴

• High-Trust Time Off: 4 weeks of untracked PTO. We don't micromanage your calendar; we focus on your impact. Take the time you need to stay sharp and inspired.
• Family First: 12 weeks of paid parental leave for birth and adoptive parents. We want you present for the moments that matter most.
• The Deep Breath (Sabbatical): Every 5 years, take 12 weeks of fully paid leave. Go travel, write a book, or master a new hobby—then come back and tell us all about it.

Fuel & Community 😀

• The Blissway Kitchen: Whether it’s breakfast to start your day or our daily group lunches, we keep the team fueled.
• Snacks Autonomy: Our kitchen is fully stocked and we mean it—if we’re missing your favorite fuel, just add it to the request list.
• The "BlissTrip": An annual 4-day getaway for the team and significant others.
• Monthly Beats: Game nights, escape rooms, and dinners to celebrate the grit we put in.
• Continuous Learning: Tuition reimbursement for courses, programs, and conferences that sharpen your craft.