Swing Education is looking for a VP Finance to lead the financial strategy of a high-growth K-12 marketplace at a pivotal moment. You'll report directly to the CEO, sit on the executive team, and own the full finance function — from FP&A and forecasting to investor relations and capital strategy. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll build the financial infrastructure to support a business on a path to profitability, working closely with a world-class investor group and board. If you want maximum scope, real strategic influence, and a mission that matters, keep reading.
Keys to Success in This Role:
- One-person band mentality: Swing is a ~50-person company. One day you're deep in the financial model, stress-testing assumptions; the next you're leading a strategic conversation with the exec team and board. You know what a scaled-up company should look like, but you're still willing and able to roll up your sleeves to get things done.
- FP&A mastery: Forecasting, planning, and financial analytics are second nature to you. You specialize in building models and processes that consistently deliver accurate financials, reliable forecasts, and actionable insights for decision-making.
- Strategic communication: You tailor your message to the audience — board decks, investor updates, bank reporting, and company-wide communications all come naturally. You can translate complex financial information into clear narratives.
- Accounting fluency: You don't need to be a CPA, but you're comfortable overseeing and signing off on the monthly close process, managing GL entries and accruals, and driving annual audits to completion.
- Investor and board experience: You've worked hands-on with venture and PE investors. You know how to manage a board relationship and navigate the full range of governance, reporting, and strategic issues that come with an institutional investor base.
- Debt and banking relationships: You can manage venture debt facilities, bank reporting, covenant compliance, and the ongoing information exchange that lenders require.
- M&A experience is a plus: If you've been through acquisitions — buy-side or sell-side — that could be a significant advantage as we explore inorganic growth opportunities.
Why You're Excited About This Job
- Impact: This is a critical leadership role and a key seat on the exec team. You'll have direct influence on the company's most important strategic and financial decisions — not just report on them.
- Mission: Swing is a company the world wants to see win. We put great substitute teachers in classrooms with a level of efficiency and effectiveness that is unique in the industry. Every filled absence day means students keep learning.
- Exposure: You'll work directly with our board and investor group, which includes Apax Partners, Reach Capital, Owl Ventures, and GV (Google Ventures). Success in this role opens doors — the relationships, pattern recognition, and operating experience you'll build here will compound for the rest of your career.
About Swing Education
Swing Education is a technology-enabled marketplace that connects K-12 schools and districts with qualified substitute teachers. Founded in 2015 by former educators and administrators, Swing operates across California, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., partnering with thousands of schools and filling hundreds of thousands of absence days each year. The company has raised over $60 million from leading investors, including Apax Partners (Series C lead), Reach Capital, Owl Ventures, and GV. Swing is headquartered in San Francisco with a distributed team. We believe every classroom deserves a great teacher — and we're building the platform to make that happen at scale.