Director of Finance

Who We Are

French Truck Coffee is a growing, privately held specialty coffee company based in New Orleans. Our business includes 14 cafés, wholesale coffee, e-commerce, a coffee roastery, and a commissary supporting our retail locations.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Full-Time | In-Person

Reports to the CEO and President

Base Salary: $150,000 annually

French Truck Coffee is a growing, privately held specialty coffee company based in New Orleans. Our business includes 14 cafés, wholesale coffee, e-commerce, a coffee roastery, and a commissary supporting our retail locations.

We care deeply about coffee, hospitality, and the communities we serve. We have grown by staying close to our customers and operations, moving quickly when something needs attention, and expecting leaders to take real ownership of their work.

As the company has grown, our financial needs have become more complex. We are now ready to bring our accounting and financial reporting fully in-house and are looking for an experienced financial leader to help guide the company through its next stage.

The Director of Finance will be French Truck Coffee’s senior financial leader, a member of the Executive Leadership Team, and the primary financial adviser to the CEO, President, and ownership.

This is more than a traditional Controller position. The Director of Finance will help shape company strategy, annual priorities, capital allocation, financing decisions, and plans for growth. This person will translate financial and operational information into clear recommendations that help ownership and department leaders make better decisions.

It is also a hands‑on role. The Director of Finance will work closely with our Administrative Manager to transition accounting and financial reporting from outside providers to an internally managed function. That means taking direct responsibility for the monthly close, financial statements, reconciliations, cash‑flow forecasting, and the systems and controls behind them.

This opportunity may be an especially strong next step for an experienced Controller, Assistant Controller, Finance Manager, or second‑ranking finance leader who is ready to lead an entire finance function. It may also appeal to a current Director of Finance who wants direct access to ownership and greater influence over company strategy and operations.

We care more about the scope of your experience, your readiness to lead, and your willingness to remain involved in the details than whether you have previously held the title of Director of Finance or Chief Financial Officer.

• Serve as the primary financial adviser to the CEO, President, and ownership.
• Participate actively on the Executive Leadership Team and help shape long‑term strategy, annual priorities, and plans for growth.
• Translate financial information into clear, practical recommendations for department leaders and other non‑financial audiences.

• Develop annual budgets, rolling forecasts, cash‑flow projections, executive dashboards, and key performance indicators.
• Analyze company, café, department, and business‑channel performance to identify risks, opportunities, and potential improvements.
• Build financial models for new locations, capital investments, financing decisions, licensing opportunities, and other strategic initiatives.

• Lead the transition of accounting and financial reporting from outside providers to an internally managed function.
• Establish clear responsibilities, procedures, systems, and internal controls for the Director of Finance and Administrative Manager.
• Supervise and develop…