VP, Finance and Accounting

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

📋 Description

• Lead financial strategy across LEE, LEE Foundation, and PAC entities

• Collaborate with senior leaders to establish long-term financial strategies and objectives

• Provide guidance to the Executive Director and Leadership Team through scenario planning and financial insights

• Prepare financial reports, analyses, materials, and recommendations for the Board

• Develop and oversee resource allocation, forecasts, and expenditures

• Manage month-end and year-end close processes, financial reporting, consolidation, intercompany activities, and cost allocations

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

• Convert political activity compliance requirements into accounting structures and practices

• Monitor 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) revenues and expenses and document inter-entity transfers

• Manage external relationships and coordinate audit processes

• Lead organizational and team-centric budgeting

• Transform FP&A into a forward-thinking strategic function

• Own forecasting models and develop multi-year forecasts and scenario plans

• Deliver financial analyses, reports, recommendations, dashboards, and risk management insights

• Create treasury management strategies, banking relationships, cash management, and reserve investment recommendations

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

• Evaluate team structure and capabilities, shaping roles for current and future needs

• Engage directly in day-to-day accounting while providing mentorship to the team

• Lead or contribute to special projects

• Oversee integrations and automation across Sage Intacct, ADP, Ramp, and Paystand

• Assess and implement FP&A and reporting tools, including leveraging automation and AI where beneficial

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

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience

• If lacking a Bachelor’s degree, an additional 4 years of pertinent experience is necessary

• If possessing an Associate’s degree, an extra 2 years of relevant experience is required

• Over 10 years of progressive experience in finance and accounting

• Experience in senior finance leadership roles such as CFO, VP or Director of Finance, or Controller, with substantial accounting responsibilities in an organization with a budget of at least $15M

• Extensive hands-on accounting expertise, including oversight of the close process, financial reporting, audits, and nonprofit accounting

• Experience managing accounting for an organization with two or more legal entities, including consolidation, intercompany activities, and cost allocation

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

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

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

• Strong people management skills with a player-coach approach

• Mission-driven, entrepreneurial, and collaborative mindset

• Commitment to ethical financial management and transparency

• Ability to communicate financial information effectively to non-financial leaders

• Capacity to collaborate successfully within a geographically dispersed team

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

• CPA preferred; MBA is a plus

• Hands-on experience with Sage Intacct, particularly 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

• Familiarity with treasury management and reserve investment strategies

• Experience leveraging AI-enabled analytics and reporting tools

• Experience managing a remote team

• Willingness to travel approximately 10–15%

• Availability for occasional evenings and/or weekends

🏝️ Benefits

• 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

• 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

• Generous paid time off

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

• Flexible scheduling

• Virtual work setting

• Competitive, values-driven benefits package

• Occasional travel to in-person meetings and Leadership Team retreats