Fleet Advantage, a provider of truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing, and lifecycle cost management solutions, has hired Jim Wharton as vice president of finance.

Wharton's background includes experience in financial and corporate accounting, financial planning and analysis, as well as ERP implementations. He is a certified public accountant.

Prior to Fleet Advantage, Wharton was the director of finance for Steiner Leisure Limited in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he oversaw all accounting functions, purchasing, human resources, information technology, as well as managing the company’s real estate and operational systems. Wharton also held accounting and financial positions with companies such as Arthur Anderson, Lennar Corp., and Chancellor Beacon.