[Hiring] VP of Finance @Tutored by Teachers

Role Description

We are looking for a VP, Finance to own the finance function and serve as a strategic thought partner to the CEO and leadership team.

• Understand how the whole company works and provide insights on major decisions.
• Be proactive in solving problems beyond traditional Finance boundaries.
• Report directly to the CEO.

Responsibilities

• FP&A: Own forecasting, annual planning, scenario modeling, and long-range financial planning.
• Management Reporting: Build a clear operating cadence around the financial and operating KPIs that matter.
• Budgeting & Resource Allocation: Help leaders make better hiring, spending, and investment decisions and hold teams accountable for their numbers.
• Cash & Treasury: Own cash forecasting, working capital, treasury, and liquidity management.
• Accounting: Oversee external accounting partners, AP/AR, tax coordination, and financial controls.
• Deal Desk: Support major customer, vendor, and partnership negotiations with rigorous financial analysis.
• Board & Investor Reporting: Partner with the CEO on Board materials, investor communications, fundraising, and strategic financial matters.
• Strategic Decision Support: Turn ambiguous business questions into structured analysis, recommendations, and action.
• Cross-Functional Initiatives: Step into important problems that don’t fit neatly within another function and drive them to resolution.

What Success Looks Like

• Leadership has a trusted, simple view of company performance.
• Forecasts meaningfully guide hiring, investment, and growth decisions.
• Department leaders understand their budgets and own their numbers.
• Finance surfaces risks and opportunities instead of simply reporting what already happened.
• Important decisions are backed by rigorous financial and strategic analysis.
• The CEO spends materially less time managing financial processes and chasing information.
• You become one of the CEO’s most trusted thought partners.
• Your scope expands as you demonstrate the ability to lead beyond Finance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience across strategic finance, FP&A, finance leadership, BizOps, consulting, banking, private equity, corporate strategy, or similar roles.
• Meaningful operating experience inside a growing company.
• Strong command of financial statements, accounting, forecasting, cash management, unit economics, and corporate finance.
• Exceptional analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Experience using data and analysis to influence major business decisions.
• Experience presenting to executive teams and/or Boards.
• Experience building better systems, processes, and operating cadences.
• The judgment to know when to stay at 30,000 feet and when to get into the weeds.
• Experience with B2B services, education, technology-enabled services, M&A, fundraising, or transactional work is helpful but not required.

Traits We Want to See in Everyone

• Low ego, low drama, servant leader; shares credit and takes blame.
• One team mentality; prioritizes the company and mission above individual teams.
• Great listener, hungry for feedback; seeks to improve products, business, and self.
• Owner, not renter; takes initiative to fix problems.
• Player-coach; creates strategy while knowing important details.
• Business problem solver; approaches function through the lens of solving business problems.
• Information worker; communicates effectively across all levels.

Benefits

• 100% healthcare coverage for you and your family.
• Access to 401k to help save for the future.
• Well-rounded wellness benefits, including access to free and low-cost mental health resources and support services.
• Fully remote work environment and a flexible schedule.
• Unlimited vacation policy to help recharge.
• The chance to make a meaningful impact on students' lives and contribute to the advancement of educational equity.