Joseph Johnson

Founder

San Francisco, California, United States8 yrs 6 mos experience

Most Likely To Switch

Key Highlights

Co-founded LedgerUp to automate billing processes.
Saved over $500k through strategic vendor negotiations.
Led financial reporting for a $10M Series A funding.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech professional with expertise in financial automation and strategic planning.

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Skills

Core Skills

Financial AccountingProcess AutomationFinancial ModelingBudgetingFundraisingFinancial ReportingData AnalysisTax ComplianceProcess Improvement

Other Skills

Account ReconciliationAccountingAd Hoc ReportingAdobe AcrobatAdobe PhotoshopAdobe XDAnalytical SkillsAuditingBusiness ManagementCapital ExpendituresCascading Style Sheets (CSS)CrowdfundingFinancial AnalysisFinancial PlanningForecasting

About

I co-founded LedgerUp to solve a problem I felt every day: revenue we had earned was stuck in spreadsheets, disconnected systems, and follow-up emails. LedgerUp’s AI Agent joins contracts, invoices, and payments in one accurate ledger, so finance teams can trust their numbers and founders can plan growth with confidence. Today our agent (Ari) supports forward-thinking companies such as Bland AI, HappyRobot, and Gather. It quietly handles quote-to-cash tasks: issuing invoices, tracking MRR/ARR, and prompting timely payments - while leaders stay focused on product and customers. My background spans finance strategy, process automation, and fundraising; that experience shapes how we build. We measure success by reducing days-sales-outstanding and eliminating revenue leakage for our clients, not by vanity metrics. If your billing or collections process keeps you up at night, I’m always open to a practical conversation about solutions.

Experience

8 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 9 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Ledgerup

Founder

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · On-site

An AI teammate that handles all your billing and revenue from Slack

LedgerUpFinancial AccountingProcess Automation

Zeronox, inc.

2 roles

Director of Finance

Promoted

Nov 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos · California, United States

Responsible for financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning.
Led monthly and quarterly management reporting, identified key trends, and communicated business insights to senior leadership.
Saved over $500k through vendor and contractor negotiations, improved month-end close with automation, and built a finance team of 3 using SCRUM and AGILE project management tools.
Assisted in securing a $10M Series A round by building financial slide decks and increased core product average selling price by 26% in a single year.
Prepared the company for SOX compliance and conducted due diligence for potential acquisitions, including DCF analysis and industry risk assessment.
Successfully led the finance and accounting teams through the S-4 and SPAC process, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to meet tight deadlines and address risks.

AuditingPresentationsScenario PlanningVariance AnalysisManagement AccountingManagerial Finance+12

Controller

Aug 2021 – Nov 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · California, United States

Led the company through two PCAOB-compliant audits and implementing ERP and scalable software to improve efficiency.
Drove automation and standardization of billing and revenue systems, processes, and teams within the revenue organization.
Participated in due diligence processes for potential acquisitions and during the SPAC process.

AuditingPresentationsVariance AnalysisManagement AccountingManagerial FinanceForecasting+10

Texas instruments

2 roles

IT Finance Analyst

Jul 2020 – Aug 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

Analyzed data to derive insights and provide a story behind the numbers for use in decision making across numerous cost centers with 400+ employees and $200M+ in annual expenses in multiple continents.
Collaborated with managers across several areas of the semiconductor business to identify and solve key issues affecting data.
Delivered insights and analysis to the IT Finance leadership team on a tight timeline during a quarterly cycle.

PresentationsVariance AnalysisForecastingFinancial ReportingFinancial PlanningCapital Expenditures+5

Indirect Tax Analyst

Jul 2019 – Jul 2020 · 1 yr

Managed property tax on 50+ property locations within the US and detailed analysis and helped TI remain compliant with changes in complicated tax laws and policies.
Created and coded a more streamlined and automated system for managing and approving sales and use exemption certificates and currently approved 1,250+ exemptions for TI’s clients.
Shared a large role in assisting with audits for multiple states and providing detailed reports and using creative problem solving to find solutions and improve processes.

PresentationsStatutory Accounting Principles (SAP)Ad Hoc ReportingAnalytical SkillsTax ComplianceProcess Improvement

Jcpenney

Finance Intern

May 2018 – Aug 2018 · 3 mos · Plano, Texas

Reported to CFO and other upper leadership to provide financial support as a part of the stores finance team.
Analyzed JCPenney stores data on specific locations and reported findings in comprehensive analysis to upper leadership to be made in decisions.
Created detailed sales planning report presentation to be shown to over 700 managers in different leadership positions in the corporation.

PresentationsFinancial ReportingAd Hoc ReportingBudgetingAnalytical Skills

Auburn study partners

Assistant Tutor Supervisor

Aug 2017 – May 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos · Auburn, Alabama Area

Identified, selected, and modified resources to meet student's diverse needs and integrated worksheets to vary lessons and consolidate concepts.
Created method of recording previous tutor appointments through scheduling software to better understand previous appointment summaries.

PresentationsAd Hoc ReportingAnalytical Skills