Vice President of Finance

LTSE

9d • $220,000 - $300,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Vice President of Finance is a hands-on leadership role responsible for strengthening LTSE’s financial reporting, planning, and decision support. Reporting to the CFO/COO, the role works across the enterprise to improve visibility into financial performance and resource needs, support business decisions, and evolve the finance function as the company grows. The position works closely with the Senior Accountant and leaders across LTSE, with ownership spanning both detailed financial execution and broader financial planning.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of US GAAP, financial reporting, technical accounting, close management, audits, tax coordination, and internal controls.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain integrated financial models and lead budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, and variance analysis across multiple entities or business lines.
• Strong business judgment and ability to translate detailed financial information into practical recommendations for senior leaders.
• Ability to independently lead complex enterprise-wide work, set priorities, resolve ambiguity, and deliver accurate results in a fast-moving environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing clear materials for senior executives, boards, and board committees.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and influencing skills, including the ability to establish accountability and drive outcomes without formal reporting authority.
• Meticulous attention to detail, sound professional skepticism, and impeccable integrity.
• Hands-on, service-oriented approach and willingness to move between strategic analysis and detailed execution as business needs require.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible finance and accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field.
• Active CPA license.
• Prior experience as a Controller, Senior Controller, or senior finance leader responsible for financial reporting and planning.
• Experience with GAAP and non-GAAP financial reporting and complex technical accounting matters.

Nice To Haves

• Public company experience.
• Big Four public accounting experience or comparable experience in a fast-paced corporate environment; experience in both is strongly preferred.
• Experience building or scaling finance capabilities at an early-stage or growth-stage company.
• Experience in financial services, securities markets, exchanges, or venture-backed technology companies.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accountability for accurate, complete, and timely enterprise financial statements, including reviewing statements and supporting schedules prepared through accounting.
• Set enterprise close requirements and review monthly, quarterly, and year-end close results; partner with the Senior Accountant and CFO/COO to resolve significant accounting issues and complete closes on time.
• Lead annual financial statement audits, including audit strategy, issue resolution, and communications with external auditors and internal stakeholders.
• Own quarterly intercompany calculations and review related supporting schedules and entries.
• Establish and maintain accounting policies, documentation, and internal controls over financial reporting, updating them as the business and regulatory obligations evolve.
• Own budget-to-actual reporting and analysis, identifying significant variances, trends, and recommended actions.
• Partner with the CFO/COO and departments to lead the annual budgeting process and integrate budgets into an enterprise-wide financial view.
• Develop and maintain the enterprise-wide long-term financial model, incorporating business plans, operating assumptions, strategic priorities, and financial risks.
• Lead enterprise re-forecasting and scenario planning, providing leaders with current views of expected performance and resource needs.
• Lead enterprise-wide expense management by establishing reporting, monitoring spending, evaluating tradeoffs, and working with department leaders to maintain financial discipline.
• Provide financial analyses and recommendations to the CFO/COO and senior leaders for operating and long-term planning decisions.
• Support preparation of financial materials for boards and board committees, including analysis of results, outlook, risks, and management actions.
• Establish standards, controls, and operating expectations for accounts payable, accounts receivable, bookkeeping, payroll-related finance activities, and other core accounting processes; partner with the Senior Accountant to ensure timely and accurate completion.
• Authorize vendor invoices and cash disbursements in accordance with company policies and delegated authority.
• Manage external tax accountant relationships and maintain accountability for federal, state, local, and sales tax compliance, with support from the Senior Accountant.
• Lead the annual 409A valuation process and review stock-based compensation records and accounting entries.
• Manage the company capitalization table with the operations team, ensuring transactions and records are accurate, current, and properly documented.
• Set shared finance priorities with the Senior Accountant, provide technical direction, review key deliverables, and maintain clear ownership across accounting operations and enterprise financial planning.
• Evaluate and improve financial systems, processes, and controls to increase accuracy, efficiency, scalability, and visibility while reducing manual work.
• Partner with Legal, Risk, Operations, and other functions to identify and address financial, operational, and compliance risks.

Benefits

• Stock options, including LTSE equity options in both entities for full-time employees, with a generous exercise period for employees reaching a two-year milestone.
• Performance incentives may be included.
• Flexible vacation policy.
• Medical, dental, vision, and EAP benefits; LTSE sponsors 100% of employee costs and employees make a small fixed contribution toward dependent costs.
• Up to four months of caregiver leave for new parents, including eight weeks of full salary continuation, while keeping company-sponsored benefits for up to the full four months.
• Annual Lifestyle Spending Account reimbursements of up to $2,000 for eligible physical fitness, mental health and wellness, family care, pet care, learning and development purchases, and/or charitable giving.
• Company-provided laptop, cell phone reimbursement, and $500 home-office stipend.
• 401(k) program offered through Human Interest.
• Other benefit programs offered through Gusto.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior