Preply
Ed-Tech
VPFinance
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“VP Finance at Preply. Skills: Financial strategy, Investor readiness, Public-company preparation, Business partnership, Organizational scale. Define and execute Preply’s long-term financial strategy. Lead company-wide forecasting, budgeting, capital allocation, and investment”
What You'll Achieve.
Supporting sustainable growth, efficiency, and global scale; Ensure a disciplined approach to profitability and cash management; Ensure the Finance organization supports transparency, accuracy, and credibility in all investor communications; Advance company goals; Support Preply’s global growth trajectory; Foster accountability and ownership while celebrating success; Strengthen forecasting accuracy, data quality, and executive-level financial visibility; Ensure disciplined execution of key strategic projects
Industry & Context.
Converting analytical insight into strategic action; Leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions
Relocation package to join us in our Preply NYC Hub
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of progressive finance leadership, 5+ years at the senior-executive level leading multi-disciplinary teams, Direct experience preparing for or operating within a public-company environment, Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics
Nice to Have
MBA, CPA, or equivalent advanced credential
What You'll Do.
Define and execute Preply’s long-term financial strategy
Lead company-wide forecasting
Strengthen Preply’s external financial narrative and engagement with investors
Drive the evolution of finance systems
and reporting processes for a potential public-company environment
Serve as a key financial advisor to senior business leaders
Build scalable processes
and decision frameworks
Inspire and empower high-performing teams across FP&A
Align with Finance Analytics to strengthen forecasting accuracy
and executive-level financial visibility
Oversee Finance PMO initiatives to ensure disciplined execution of key strategic projects
Maintain a culture that balances accountability with empathy
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with the CFO and executive leadership; Partner closely with the CFO to strengthen Preply’s external financial narrative and engagement with investors; Serve as a key financial advisor to senior business leaders; Track record of successful collaboration with product, marketing, and operations leaders; Align with Finance Analytics; Prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team
Communication Scope
Investor communications; External financial narrative; Open and candid communication
Process & Methodology
Cross-Functional Program Management, Disciplined execution of key strategic projects
Full Job Description
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. What you'll be doing: - 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 profi
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