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VP, Finance

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full-time

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Origin:  • 🇨🇦 Canada

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Salary

💰 $220,000 - $260,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Own and evolve financial model, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning to support strategic decisions
  • Provide financial leadership across the company, partnering cross-functionally with operating teams to enable strategic initiatives, evaluate ROI, and unlock efficient growth
  • Prepare materials for board meetings, investor updates, and fundraising processes, owning financial storytelling and data
  • Track key business and financial metrics; identify trends and highlight opportunities and risks
  • Oversee core finance functions and operations including FP&A, corporate development, accounting, cash flow management, and overall financial health
  • Lead resourcing and budgeting process and long-range financial planning to support efficient growth
  • Ensure timely, accurate financial reporting and compliance across the U.S. and Canada
  • Strengthen infrastructure—refining systems, tools, and workflows to enable scale, speed, and visibility
  • Lead and develop a lean but high-leverage, high-performing team
  • Report to the CEO; work closely with CEO, leadership team, and board to steer financial strategy

Requirements

  • 15+ years of progressive finance experience, with a strong foundation in FP&A and strategic finance
  • Proven success in high-growth, VC-backed companies (ideally Series A–C), including 5+ years in a leadership role
  • Hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves leader who thrives in earlier-stage environments
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and build a highly engaged, high-performing finance team
  • Proven ability to partner cross-functionally and influence strategic decisions across departments
  • Adept at communicating complex financial concepts clearly to executives, board members, and cross-functional teams
  • Strong modeling and analytical skills; fluent in Excel/Google Sheets and modern FP&A tools
  • Passionate about impact—and excited by the opportunity to support millions of students through better educational outcomes
  • Nice to have: Background in investment banking, SaaS, or marketplace business models
  • Nice to have: Experience working directly with boards and supporting capital raises or investor relations
  • Nice to have: Experience supporting multiple entities with employees in the U.S. and Canada
  • Nice to have: Experience working in remote, distributed organizations across multiple time zones