Chicago, Illinois Hybrid Full-time

FloQast is hiring a Business Development Representative

Responsibilities

  • Cultivate new business opportunities and create outreach strategies to build rapport with senior level executives at potential clients
  • Develop and maintain an effective level of understanding of the barriers our clients face while strategizing and identifying solutions for FloQast to help resolve them
  • Utilize all available means to create robust and effective prospecting lists (including internet sources, social media, referrals, and inbound leads)
  • Build effective outbound communication strategies for sales prospecting including phone outreach, email, social media etc.
  • Meet or exceed daily/weekly activity targets for: Conversations with key influencers and decision makers via outbound communication efforts; Scheduling and conducting introductory qualifying calls; Converting qualified prospects to scheduled demos for Account Executives
  • Track progress and document activities in Salesforce automation systems
  • Effectively work cross functionally with stakeholders, including Account Executives, Marketing, and Sales Management

Requirements

  • 2+ years in a customer facing role OR prior accounting/finance experience or related field with the interest of starting your career in sales
  • Demonstrated ability and desire to learn new concepts
  • Eager to be coached
  • Commitment to self-improvement and success
  • Team player with a collaborative orientation
  • Ability to remain organized and execute in a fast-paced environment
  • Tenacious and committed to exceeding targets
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Competitive, ambitious and driven, with a self-starter attitude
  • Interested in starting a sales career, or having demonstrated sales experience in previous types of roles

Nice to Have

  • Cold calling and/or Salesforce.com experience a plus but not required
  • Finance or FinTech experience is a huge bonus but not required

About FloQast

FloQast is regularly rated as a Best Place to Work! - Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 - Best Places to Work by LA Business Journal since 2017 (that’s 9 years!) - Built In’s Best Place to Work in Los Angeles 7 years in a row! Because we are Customer Obsessed in All Ways, check out what our customers have to say about FloQast on G2 Crowd.

Our values

Unwaveringly Authentic Ambitious with Integrity Empowered to Grow Committed to Collaboration Customer Obsessed in All Ways

About company
FloQast
FloQast supports accounting and finance departments with workflow automation by accountants, for accountants. Founded in 2013 in Los Angeles, FloQast now has offices in New York, London and Australia.
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Job Details
Department Inside Sales – Business Development
Category other
Posted 2 hours ago