Head of Finance

About LearnLux

LearnLux is the leading provider of workplace financial wellbeing that blends fiduciary digital planning with access to one-on-one guidance from Certified Financial Planner™️ professionals. LearnLux's award-winning program equips employees with a financial plan to guide them through decision points like budgeting, paying down debt, electing benefits, understanding equity compensation, starting a family, buying a home, saving for retirement, and more. Advanced reporting keeps our partners in the know, and drives results like reduction in financial stress, increased productivity, reduced employee turnover, greater use of pretax products, on-time retirement, and healthcare savings. LearnLux members feel great about their money, allowing their work and wellbeing to thrive. 

We’re a remote-first company, backed by prominent operators such as Ashton Kutcher’s fund Sound Ventures and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.

The Role

At LearnLux, we build a product that can change someone's life. Our success is in helping members achieve their personal financial goals, including getting out of debt, buying a home, getting on track for retirement, and more. Reporting to the COO, the Head of Finance will be broadly responsible for traditional finance responsibilities, including accounting and reporting, financial operations, financial planning and analysis, and tax, in addition to other operational areas. You will work across all teams at LearnLux to ensure we’re constantly improving efficiency and productivity. We’re a fast growing company, and are scaling significantly and quickly.

Key Responsibilities

• Priorities at LearnLux will start with serving as a key advisor to the CEO, COO, and Board, offering well-thought-out perspectives and leadership on options for growth, financing transactions, and operational excellence.

• Implement rigorous processes around real-time forecasting, reporting and analysis of key metrics, revenue operations, and vendor management.

• Support department leaders and employees across the full team, including but not limited to the commercial (sales and client success) team, global operations, legal and compliance, and people operations, including compensation and benefits planning.

• Partner closely with the commercial team in evaluating revenue strategies for new and existing clients, including strategic financial decisions, net new revenue opportunities, renewals, expansions and program upsells.

• Supervise and raise the level of the accounting and finance organization and core processes to ensure the integrity and timeliness of reporting on financial condition and results by:

  • Overseeing both internal staff and external service providers.

  • Integrating data into financial reports and projections.

  • Developing and documenting business processes and internal controls, ensuring that these are implemented to achieve compliance with GAAP and applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements for financial, tax, and compliance reporting.

• Expand personal leadership to strengthen and scale other company administrative and shared functions after the financial priorities have been addressed.

Qualifications & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in finance, accounting, or FP&A, ideally in a high-growth startup or SaaS environment

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required

• MBA, CPA, or similar advanced credentials are a plus, but not required

• Strong knowledge of GAAP and experience overseeing accounting operations, financial reporting, and audits

• Proven ability to build and manage budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling processes

• Experience supporting executive leadership with financial insights, board reporting, and capital planning

• Familiarity with global financial operations, including contractor payments and multi-currency environments

• Comfortable owning systems and tools (e.g., QuickBooks, Brex, Carta, Hubspot) and improving processes as the company scales

• Collaborative approach with experience partnering cross-functionally with teams such as Commercial, People, Legal, and Operations

• Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex financial information clearly and concisely

• Committed to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and data-driven decision-making

• Excited to take a hands-on role today and grow into future leadership opportunities as the team expands

• Involvement in fundraising processes during Series B and beyond is preferred. 

Benefits

• Remote-first company structure

• Medical, dental, and vision

• 401(k)

• Mental wellbeing (Talkspace)

• Financial wellbeing (LearnLux)

• Equity (Full-time employees)

• Paid vacation and sick leave

• Paid sabbatical after 5 years of service

• A supportive, inclusive team culture

• Opportunities for continuous learning and growth at a fast-growing startup at the cutting edge intersection of financial wellness and technology

Closing

LearnLux strives to be an inclusive workplace and values learning from and engaging across different perspectives. Women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and members of other minority or marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

LearnLux is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against candidates on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

We are committed to fostering an environment that embraces diversity and inclusion and are seeking candidates from a variety of backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives to join our team. If you are interested in this opportunity but not sure if you fit this role, please apply and include a note to let us know of your interest. We’re excited to speak with you about joining our team!