[Hiring] Vice President, Finance and Accounting @LEE

Role Description

The VP, Finance and Accounting provides strategic and operational leadership for all financial functions of the organization, including its 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and PAC entities. Reporting to the Executive Director and serving on LEE’s Leadership Team, this role serves as the primary financial steward and accounting advisor to the Executive Director and the Leadership Team.

The ideal candidate is a mission-aligned, strategic, and hands-on executive with deep technical accounting and controls expertise and strong FP&A capabilities. The Vice President will lead a two-person finance team and move between big-picture strategy and hands-on accounting work. They will have the opportunity to assess the team structure and design a finance function that meets LEE’s current and future needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate years of work experience
• If you do not hold a Bachelor’s degree, an additional 4 years of relevant experience is required.
• If you hold an Associate’s degree, an additional 2 years of relevant experience is required.
• 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including senior finance leadership (e.g., CFO, VP or Director of Finance, Controller) with significant accounting responsibility in an organization with a budget of at least $15M.
• Deep, hands-on accounting expertise, including ownership of the close, financial reporting, audit, and nonprofit accounting.
• Experience managing accounting for an organization with two or more legal entities, including consolidation, intercompany activity, and cost allocation.
• Track record of strengthening internal controls and segregation of duties and addressing control gaps or audit findings.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, and financial analysis for senior leaders; candidates with strong accounting leadership and meaningful exposure to FP&A will be considered.
• Experience leading the implementation or integration of a cloud ERP or core financial system, including the change management to drive adoption.
• Strong people management experience with a player-coach mindset, including a willingness to contribute directly to the work while mentoring and developing staff.
• Mission-driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative mindset, and a commitment to ethical financial management and transparency.
• A flexible partner who balances strong controls with helping the organization move forward, and is comfortable with shifting priorities and time-sensitive requests.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance leaders and collaborate effectively within a geographically dispersed team.
• Alignment with LEE's mission, core values, and theory of change.

Requirements

• CPA strongly preferred; MBA a plus.
• Hands-on experience with Sage Intacct, ideally in a multi-entity environment with integrations.
• Experience with 501(c)(3)/501(c)(4) or political action committee accounting.
• Experience leading FP&A, including selecting or implementing FP&A or reporting tools.
• Experience with treasury management and reserve investment strategy.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled analytics and reporting tools.
• Experience leading a remote team.

Benefits

• Compensation based on years of relevant work experience and location, ranging from $167,800–$220,000 in 100% COLA tier locations.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision coverage for spouses, families, and domestic partners, with LEE covering up to 85% of premium costs.
• 100% employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance and short and long-term disability insurance.
• Retirement package with 5% employer match.
• Parental leave benefits.
• Home office setup fund and ongoing virtual work benefits for phone and internet.
• Generous paid time off and an organization-wide winter break between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.