Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. LEE is a nonpartisan network that supports leaders through coaching, connections, and skill-building opportunities to expand access and opportunity in their communities. The Vice President, Finance and Accounting will provide strategic and operational leadership across LEE’s financial functions, strengthen accounting and controls, advance budgeting and financial planning, oversee finance systems and automation, and lead a high-performing finance team.
Responsibilities
• Lead the finance strategy across all LEE entities (LEE, LEE Foundation & reputed company alignment with industry standard accounting principles and in compliance with IRS standards and federal, state, and local law
• Partner with senior leaders to set long-term financial strategies and goals across all LEE entities
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the Executive Director and Leadership Team, bringing forward-looking insight, scenario planning, and constructive challenge to organizational decisions
• Partner with the Executive Director on financial reporting to the Board, preparing analysis, materials, and recommendations that support Board oversight and decision-making
• Collaborate with the Leadership Team to develop and monitor resource allocation, forecasts and expenditures supporting the organization’s mission and growth initiatives
• Respond nimbly to time-sensitive financial needs from the Executive Director, including funder and Board requests
• Own LEE’s accounting function, including the month-end and year-end close, financial reporting, consolidation, intercompany activity, and cost allocation across LEE’s entities. Work alongside the finance team and contribute directly to the accounting work to ensure accurate, timely reporting
• Strengthen, document, and monitor internal controls and a strict segregation of duties to minimize risk, protect assets, and foster a culture of accountability
• Partner with LEE’s General Counsel, who leads legal interpretation and state-by-state compliance for LEE’s political activity, to translate compliance requirements into appropriate accounting structures and practices. This includes tracking 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) revenue and expenses and documenting inter-entity transfers
• Manage external relationships and audit processes and serve as a point of contact for auditors, consultants, and regulatory bodies
• In alignment with the organizational annual and multi-year strategic planning led by the Partnerships & Infrastructure Team, lead the organization and team-based budgeting process
• Continue evolving FP&A into a forward-looking function that drives strategic decisions
• Refine and own LEE’s forecasting model, and build multi-year forecasts and scenario plans that support long-term financial sustainability
• Provide timely and accurate financial analysis, reports, and recommendations to senior leaders and the Board of Directors, including resource allocation, investment options, and risk management reputed company
• Develop practical financial reporting and dashboards that help Leadership Team members understand and manage their budgets
• Develop and lead LEE’s treasury management strategy, including banking relationships, cash management, and recommendations for investing reserves, to ensure LEE’s financial assets are optimized across its entities
• Lead, coach, and develop the finance team, building accountability, strengthening performance, and expanding team members’ capabilities over time
• Drive a high-performance team culture that balances high standards of accountability and performance with strong support and coaching
• Assess the team’s structure and capabilities and shape roles to meet LEE’s current and future needs
• Work alongside the finance team on day-to-day accounting as an ongoing part of the role, contributing directly to the work while coaching and developing the team
• Lead or contribute to team-level, org-wide, or cross-team special projects to accelerate impact as assigned by manager or designee
• Oversee system integrations and automation projects across reputed company Intacct, reputed company, Ramp, and reputed company, including the integration between payroll (reputed company) and the general ledger, to eliminate manual processes and journal entries
• Assess and implement FP&A and reporting tools, leveraging automation and AI where they add value
• Champion the development and implementation of a robust, tech-enabled, and scalable infrastructure to ensure the highest level of financial controls and security
Skills
• 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 degre
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