Director, Finance (Land & Development)

Brookfield Properties•Centennial, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Finance (Land & Development) serves as a strategic finance leader and key business partner to the Land, Development, and Homebuilding teams. Working closely with the VP Finance and senior operational leaders, this role provides financial leadership across divisional financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, business performance analysis, investment evaluation, and strategic initiatives. The successful candidate brings strong financial expertise, analytical capabilities, and business acumen, with an understanding of land development, homebuilding, and real estate finance. The role drives financial performance, challenges assumptions, identifies risks and opportunities, and delivers actionable insights to support informed decision-making across the division. It calls for a proactive, results-oriented leader who takes ownership of complex financial initiatives and builds strong relationships across the organization. The position offers a clear succession path for a finance professional with the leadership capabilities, strategic thinking, and financial expertise to advance into a senior finance leadership position.

Requirements

Strong financial expertise, analytical capabilities, and business acumen.
Understanding of land development, homebuilding, and real estate finance.
Ability to lead complex financial initiatives and work effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Ability to build strong relationships and partner with operational and finance leaders.
Ability to provide independent, data-driven perspectives and influence decision-making.
Leadership capability to mentor and develop finance team members.

Responsibilities

Lead annual business planning, budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range financial planning in alignment with divisional and corporate objectives.
Oversee financial performance analysis across land development and homebuilding operations, identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
Develop and maintain financial forecasts covering revenue, gross margin, NOI, cash flow, and return metrics.
Partner with operational leaders to evaluate performance against plans, understand variances, and develop strategies to achieve financial objectives.
Provide forward-looking financial analysis and scenario modeling for strategic planning, resource allocation, and operational decisions.
Prepare and present financial results, forecasts, and performance insights to divisional and corporate leadership.
Serve as a financial business partner to Land, Development, and Homebuilding leaders, providing insights that support execution and profitability.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate community performance, development schedules, pricing strategies, cost structures, and investment returns.
Challenge financial and operational assumptions, identify risks, and recommend strategies to improve business performance.
Support strategic initiatives and special projects through financial analysis, modeling, and recommendations.
Provide independent, data-driven perspectives to influence executive decisions and promote financial accountability.
Develop an understanding of divisional operations and translate financial results into actionable recommendations.
Oversee the development, maintenance, and analysis of land development and community financial pro formas.
Evaluate project-level financial performance, including gross margins, cash flow, IRR, ROI, and other financial metrics.
Support financial evaluation of land acquisitions, development opportunities, and strategic investments as needed.
Perform sensitivity analyses and assess alternative business scenarios to understand financial impacts and optimize returns.
Partner with operational teams to assess project feasibility, development costs, timing assumptions, and profitability.
Enhance financial reporting, dashboards, and analytical tools to improve visibility into divisional and project-level performance.
Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting accuracy, forecasting capabilities, and operational efficiency.
Use financial systems, technology, and data analytics to streamline reporting and strengthen decision-making.
Promote consistency, accuracy, and accountability in financial reporting and planning.
Collaborate with Accounting, Finance, and operational teams to ensure financial information is reliable, timely, and aligned with business needs.
Lead, mentor, and develop finance team members, fostering accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
Manage multiple priorities and complex financial initiatives with ownership, initiative, and accountability.
Build effective working relationships with divisional leadership, corporate finance, accounting, and operational teams.
Identify opportunities to improve financial performance, enhance processes, and drive meaningful change.
Serve as a trusted advisor who asks challenging questions, provides independent perspectives, and influences outcomes.
Demonstrate the strategic thinking, leadership capability, and business acumen to take on increasing responsibilities and potentially advance into a senior finance leadership role.