VP, Finance and Accounting

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the financial strategy for LEE, LEE Foundation, and PAC entities.

• Provide counsel to the Executive Director and Leadership Team on financial strategy, scenario planning, and organizational decisions.

• Prepare financial reports, analyses, materials, and recommendations for Board oversight.

• Develop and oversee resource allocation, forecasts, and expenditures.

• Manage month-end and year-end closing processes, financial reporting, consolidation, intercompany activities, and cost allocation.

• Enhance, document, and monitor internal controls and segregation of duties.

• Translate compliance requirements related to political activities into accounting structures and practices.

• Manage relationships with external parties and oversee audit processes involving auditors, consultants, and regulatory bodies.

• Direct organization-wide and team budgeting processes.

• Improve forecasting models and create multi-year forecasts and scenario plans.

• Deliver financial analyses, reports, dashboards, and recommendations to senior leaders and the Board.

• Formulate treasury management strategies, including banking relationships, cash management, and reserve investment recommendations.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a two-person finance team.

• Evaluate team structure and capabilities, shaping roles to meet current and future needs.

• Oversee integrations and automation using Sage Intacct, ADP, Ramp, and Paystand.

• Assess and implement FP&A and reporting tools, incorporating automation and AI where beneficial.

• Advocate for scalable, technology-enabled financial controls and security.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience; an additional 4 years of relevant experience is required if lacking a Bachelor's degree.

• Associate’s degree with an additional 2 years of relevant experience is acceptable.

• Over 10 years of progressive finance and accounting experience.

• Senior finance leadership experience, such as CFO, VP or Director of Finance, or Controller, with substantial accounting responsibility in an organization with a budget of at least $15M.

• In-depth, hands-on accounting expertise, including ownership of closing processes, financial reporting, audits, and nonprofit accounting.

• Experience managing accounting for multiple legal entities, including consolidation, intercompany activities, and cost allocation.

• Proven track record of enhancing internal controls and segregation of duties, addressing control gaps or audit findings.

• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, and financial analysis for senior leaders.

• Experience leading the implementation or integration of a cloud ERP or core financial system, including change management.

• Strong people management experience with a player-coach approach.

• Ability to clearly communicate financial information to non-finance leaders and collaborate effectively within a geographically dispersed team.

• Alignment with LEE’s mission, core values, and theory of change.

• CPA is highly preferred; MBA is a plus.

• Hands-on experience with Sage Intacct, particularly in a multi-entity environment with integrations.

• Experience with accounting for 501(c)(3)/501(c)(4) organizations or political action committees.

• Experience leading FP&A, including the selection or implementation of FP&A or reporting tools.

• Experience with treasury management and reserve investment strategies.

• Experience utilizing AI-enabled analytics and reporting tools.

• Experience in managing a remote team.

• Willingness to travel for in-person meetings in various U.S. cities.

• Occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance for spouses, families, and domestic partners, with LEE covering up to 85% of premium costs.

• 100% employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance.

• Short- and long-term disability insurance.

• Retirement package with a 5% employer match.

• Parental leave benefits.

• Home office setup fund.

• Ongoing virtual work benefits for phone and internet expenses.

• Generous paid time off.

• Organization-wide winter break between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

• Flexible scheduling options.

• Competitive, values-driven benefits package.