Vice President of Finance & Accounting

52TEN•Scottsdale, AZ

3d•$175,000 - $190,000•Remote

About The Position

As 52TEN continues to scale its national portfolio of manufactured housing communities, the VP of Finance & Accounting will play a critical leadership role in ensuring the company’s financial infrastructure is accurate, scalable, and institutional-grade. This role owns the finance and accounting function, serving as the senior financial leader within the organization and partnering closely with ownership on financial strategy, reporting, and decision-making. With more than 30 property and entity books to manage and continued portfolio growth ahead, this role owns the integrity, speed, and reliability of our financial reporting. The VP will lead and build the finance function, driving month- and year-end close processes to GAAP standards while ensuring investor distributions, payroll, and financial reporting are executed with absolute accuracy. This individual will also build and refine systems, processes, and team structure to support a rapidly expanding portfolio, while serving as a key contributor to the company’s leadership team and EOS operating cadence. The ideal candidate is a hands-on finance leader who can operate at both a strategic and execution level. They thrive in high-growth environments, take full ownership of the finance function, and are equally comfortable executing in the details while building scalable systems, teams, and processes. This role requires a leader who can balance execution and development — stepping into the details where needed, helping complete the work, and at the same time building, training, and elevating the team while strengthening processes and maintaining performance. This role owns the finance function today and will help shape its evolution as the company scales, with the potential to grow into a CFO-level position over time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
10+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience
Real estate or property management accounting experience required
Strong knowledge of GAAP and multi-entity accounting environments
Proven ability to build systems, processes, and teams in a growing company
Strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills
Advanced Excel and financial systems experience

Nice To Haves

CPA strongly preferred
Experience with Rent Manager or similar property management systems
Experience in real estate investment structures

Responsibilities

Own and lead the finance and accounting function across a multi-entity real estate portfolio
Serve as the primary financial leader, providing insights and guidance to ownership and department leaders
Own the integrity and reliability of financial reporting in accordance with GAAP
Own balance sheet integrity, ensuring all accounts are reconciled and supported
Lead month-end and year-end close processes across 20+ entities
Produce accurate and timely financial statements and consolidated reporting
Own execution of investor distributions, payroll, and core accounting operations
Serve as a strategic partner to operations, delivering financial insights that drive performance
Collaborate with acquisitions and underwriting teams by providing real operating data and cost benchmarks
Partner with ownership on budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning
Build and evolve the finance and accounting team structure as the company grows
Develop scalable processes, systems, and internal controls
Document workflows and establish SOPs to support repeatable, efficient operations
Maintain visibility into cash flow, liquidity, and capital needs
Ensure compliance with financial regulations, audits, and tax filings
Partner with external advisors (CPA, auditors, fractional CFO) with the potential to internalize these functions over time