Chief financial officer

Our SelectLeaders client is a well-established real estate organization. They are seeking a Chief Financial Officer to serve as a strategic partner to ownership and a trusted advisor to senior leadership.

About the Role

The CFO will lead the organization's financial, capital, and risk management functions while playing an active role in shaping long-term strategy. This is a broad, high-visibility position for a finance leader who wants to influence decision-making beyond the numbers by strengthening reporting, driving process improvement, and modernizing the finance function through automation and technology.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a strategic advisor to leadership on financial and business decisions
• Participate in evaluating investment and capital allocation decisions
• Guide capital strategy, including financing, investor relationships, and partnership structuring
• Oversee treasury, cash flow, and overall capital structure
• Provide leadership over financial reporting, compliance, and internal controls
• Support oversight of core business operations from a financial standpoint
• Guide tax, HR, and risk/insurance strategy in partnership with outside advisors
• Lead modernization efforts for technology and financials.
• Build and manage a high-performing finance team

Qualifications:

• Substantial real estate finance experience, including prior CFO or senior finance leadership experience
• A track record of strengthening financial infrastructure and reporting in a growing organization
• CPA or MBA a plus, not required
• Strong business judgment paired with high emotional intelligence and communication skills
• A collaborative leadership style.
• Must be able to work in office five days a week.

Compensation:

Base range: $250,000 - $375,000 Bonus Opportunity

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.