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. 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.As we continue to scale globally, we seek an accomplished Vice President, Finance to serve as a key member of our leadership team. 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.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.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.Serve as a key financial advisor to senior business leaders, converting analytical insight into strategic action that advances company goals.

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; 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.AI-Enabled Finance Transformation: Lead the adoption of AI and agentic tools across FP&A;, Corporate Finance, and Procurement, identifying where automation, AI-assisted analysis, and agentic workflows can replace manual processes and raise the output quality of the finance org.AI Literacy & Team Enablement: Set the standard for how the finance team uses AI tools in day-to-day work.

Experience: 10+ years of progressive finance leadership,



including 5+ years at the senior-executive level leading multi-disciplinary teams.Strategic Finance Acumen: Proven record of building and scaling FP&A; and corporate finance functions that drive performance across general, fast-growing organizations.Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics required; MBA, CPA, or equivalent advanced credential strongly preferred.Demonstrated experience deploying or scaling AI-assisted workflows in a finance context whether in forecasting, reporting, procurement, or decision support.Agentic Workflow Judgment: Ability to identify which finance processes are candidates for agentic automation and which require human judgment and the practical experience to tell the difference.comLearning & Development budget, including time off for your self-developmentCompetitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insuranceAccess to free mental health support platformsNot in Barcelona?

We offer an attractive relocation package to join us in our Preply Barcelona HubAccess to Gympass-partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain to promote and support well-being and physical health;Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters.Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree.

We believe that the presence of different opinions and viewpoints is a key ingredient for our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company.

📌 VP, Finance (Barcelona)
🏢 Preply
📍 Barcelona