VP Finance

Preply • New York, NY

6d

About The Position

We power people’s progress. At Preply, we’re all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalised learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled - and it’s creating real impact. We’ve just reached unicorn status with a $150M Series D, accelerating our vision to transform education through human-led, AI-enhanced learning. Today, 100,000+ tutors teach 90+ languages to learners in 180 countries - and we’re only getting started. As a category-defining company, we’re shaping what the future of learning looks like at global scale. Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters. Joining Preply means helping define the future of education at global scale, and building something that truly matters for millions of people, every day. Meet the team! As we continue to scale globally, we seek an accomplished Vice President, Finance to serve as a key member of our leadership team. Reporting directly to the CFO, this executive will play a central role in advancing Preply’s financial strategy, operational discipline, and readiness for future growth milestones, including potential capital-markets activity. The VP, Finance will lead a broad portfolio spanning Business Partnership FP&A, Corporate Finance, Procurement, and the Finance PMO, with dotted-line oversight of Finance Analytics. This leader will act as a trusted advisor to the CFO, executive team, and Board, ensuring strong alignment between strategic priorities, financial performance, and investor confidence.

Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years of progressive finance leadership, including 5+ years at the senior-executive level leading multi-disciplinary teams.
• Public-Company Readiness & Operational Expertise: Direct experience preparing for or operating within a public-company environment, with deep understanding of investor expectations, regulatory standards, and reporting rigor.
• Investor Partnership: Demonstrated success partnering with CFOs and investor-relations leaders to support external communications and capital-markets engagement.
• Strategic Finance Acumen: Proven record of building and scaling FP&A and corporate finance functions that drive performance across global, fast-growing organizations.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Track record of successful collaboration with product, marketing, and operations leaders to align resources with strategic priorities.
• Delegation & Empowerment: Demonstrated ability to scale organizations through thoughtful delegation, empowerment, and leadership development.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics required; MBA, CPA, or equivalent advanced credential strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Partner with the CFO and executive leadership to define and execute Preply’s long-term financial strategy, supporting sustainable growth, efficiency, and global scale.
• Financial Stewardship: Lead company-wide forecasting, budgeting, capital allocation, and investment planning; ensure a disciplined approach to profitability and cash management.
• Investor Readiness: Partner closely with the CFO to strengthen Preply’s external financial narrative and engagement with investors; ensure the Finance organization supports transparency, accuracy, and credibility in all investor communications.
• Public-Company Preparation: Drive the evolution of finance systems, controls, and reporting processes required for a potential public-company environment, including governance, compliance, and audit readiness.
• Business Partnership: Serve as a key financial advisor to senior business leaders, converting analytical insight into strategic action that advances company goals. Depth and expertise in both B2C marketplace and B2B GTM
• Organizational Scale: Build scalable processes, systems, and decision frameworks to support Preply’s global growth trajectory.
• Team Leadership: Inspire and empower high-performing teams across FP&A, Corporate Finance, Procurement, and PMO; foster accountability and ownership while celebrating success.
• Finance Analytics Collaboration: Align with Finance Analytics to strengthen forecasting accuracy, data quality, and executive-level financial visibility.
• Cross-Functional Program Management: Oversee Finance PMO initiatives to ensure disciplined execution of key strategic projects.
• Culture and Leadership: Maintain a culture that balances accountability with empathy - rewarding performance, developing talent, and modeling Preply’s principle of constantly pursuing excellence.

Benefits

• Generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com
• Learning & Development budget, including time off for your self-development
• Competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance
• Access to free mental health support platforms
• Not in New York? We offer an attractive relocation package to join us in our Preply NYC Hub
• Opportunity to shape the lives of learners and tutors from over 175 countries through language learning and teaching

What This Job Offers

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