VP of Finance

The American Housing Corporation is on a mission to solve America's housing crisis through all-out production. The company uses a vertically integrated development approach: it buys land, and manufactures, installs, and sells its homes directly to customers. As the VP of Finance, you will own corporate finance for American Housing, working closely with the CEO and leadership team to translate the growth strategy into a clear financial plan and guide financial performance, resource allocation, and investment decisions across corporate operations, manufacturing, and real estate development. This is a pivotal leadership hire.

Responsibilities

Lead corporate financial planning, annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning; Maintain an integrated financial model connecting the company's income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow across corporate operations, manufacturing, and real estate; Serve as a strategic financial partner to the CEO and leadership team; Evaluate growth plans, major investments, and resource commitments, making clear recommendations grounded in expected returns, capital requirements, and downside risk; Partner with Capital Markets on fundraising and financing activities; Provide financial models, forecasts, and diligence materials; assess how proposed financing structures and terms affect company cash flow, project returns, and balance sheet risk; Establish financial underwriting standards and partner with real estate leaders to evaluate development opportunities; Challenge assumptions on costs, schedules, pricing, sales pace, and financing, and track project performance against approved business plans; Partner with manufacturing and construction leaders to improve unit economics and operating performance; Connect factory utilization, production costs, construction spending, and delivery timelines to completed-home profitability and cash flow; Deliver clear financial reporting to leadership, the board, investors, and lenders; Explain performance at the company, operating-function, and project levels, identify emerging risks, and work with business leaders on corrective actions; Oversee accounting, financial reporting, and tax coordination across corporate and project entities; Ensure timely closes, accurate consolidated reporting, appropriate treatment of inventory and project costs, consistent intercompany accounting, and effective internal controls; Build and lead the finance function and its external partners; Establish the team, systems, and processes needed to support a growing business with increasingly complex operations and capital relationships

Requirements

10+ years of corporate finance experience, including significant senior leadership responsibility and demonstrated success building or leading a finance function; Proven ownership of corporate financial planning, liquidity management, financial reporting, and executive decision support within a capital-intensive operating business; Deep understanding of real estate debt, equity, and joint venture structures, including project cash flows, investment returns, distribution waterfalls, guarantees, covenants, and restrictions on the use of capital; Experience partnering with capital markets teams, investors, and lenders on financing analysis, financial diligence, and ongoing reporting; Advanced financial modeling skills, including integrated company forecasts, project underwriting, and scenario analysis; A strong accounting and financial reporting foundation, with experience overseeing multiple entities, consolidated results, internal controls, and external accounting and tax advisors; A track record of turning financial analysis into better operating decisions, stronger cash discipline, and measurable business results; Sound commercial judgment, clear executive communication, and the confidence to challenge assumptions and hold business leaders accountable; Comfortable setting direction while remaining directly involved in critical analyses and decisions

Nice to have

A strong preference for experience leading corporate finance within a real estate developer, homebuilder, or real estate operating platform; Experience across manufacturing or construction operations is valuable

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits; PTO; Participation in company equity programs