Chief Financial Officer

Vertically integrated real estate development firm headquartered in the Southeast; United States; On-site; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown Company, a vertically integrated real estate development firm headquartered in the Southeast, seeks a Chief Financial Officer to lead enterprise-level financial management, reporting, planning, and shared services. The role partners with the President and CIO to scale the organization and strengthen operating discipline in a complex environment.

Responsibilities include governing accounting, reporting, controls, audit coordination, and compliance, while building a forward-looking FP&A

Responsibilities

• Lead core finance functions: accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, audit coordination, and compliance.
• Develop and lead FP&A: budgeting, long-range planning, and forecasting with standardized reporting.
• Oversee shared services (HR, IT, etc.) to ensure scalable processes and reliable data.
• Manage treasury and liquidity planning, funding capacity, and capital strategy alignment.
• Partner with executive team on major decisions and governance, overseeing corporate records.

Job description

The client is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to join the executive leadership team and lead enterprise-level financial management, reporting, planning, and shared services infrastructure. This is a broad, central role focused on scaling the organization, strengthening operational discipline, and enabling better decision-making across the business. The CFO will work closely with the President and Chief Investment Officer, serving as a trusted strategic partner as the operating business increases in scale and complexity.

Key responsibilities include leading core finance functions such as accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, audit coordination, and compliance, with an emphasis on accuracy, transparency, and timeliness. The CFO will develop and lead a forward-looking FP&A capability, including budgeting, long-range planning, and forecasting, while standardizing reporting across business units. In addition, the CFO will oversee shared services that may include HR, IT, and related functions, ensuring scalable processes, reliable data, and consistent operating discipline across the organization.

The CFO will direct treasury and liquidity management, including cash management, liquidity planning, and oversight of funding capacity to support short- and long-term needs. The role also includes defining and executing the enterprise-level capital strategy, coordinating corporate liquidity and capital allocation across business units, and ensuring alignment between operating performance and capital needs. The CFO will partner with the executive team on key initiatives, provide financial perspective for major decisions and tradeoffs, and support corporate governance and execution discipline for the operating business through oversight of corporate records and related requirements.