Vice President of Finance

Clayton Homes•Denver, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Vice President of Finance is the senior financial leader responsible for driving operational financial performance across a regional homebuilding company. This role ensures fiscal discipline, supports profitable growth, creates financial processes, and provides critical insight into investment opportunities. A key focus of the role is partnering with the Regional CFO leader to align financial strategy, strengthen forecasting accuracy, and ensure optimal capital allocation across divisions. The VP, Finance will lead financial planning and analysis, JV modeling, land proformas, while serving as a trusted advisor to the Executive Leadership Team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
10+ years of progressive financial leadership, including senior executive experience in homebuilding, land development, or real estate.
Strong track record in JV modeling, forecasting, land proformas, and deal structuring.
Experience working in close partnership with regional or corporate-level CFOs.
Proven ability to lead financial strategy in a complex, growth-oriented environment.
Excellent communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills.
Works seamlessly with the Regional CFO leader, President, and Executive Leadership Team to align finance priorities with business goals.
Expert in JV structures, land proformas, and capital deployment strategies.
Builds sophisticated models and forecasts that drive better business decisions.
Partners effectively across corporate, regional, and divisional teams.
Focused on profitability, efficiency, and long-term shareholder value.
Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
Ability to maintain regular, punctual in-person attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.

Nice To Haves

MBA, CPA, or CFA strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Regional CFO leader to ensure cohesive financial leadership across the region.
Collaborate with the Executive Leadership Team on financial planning, capital allocation, and growth initiatives.
Evaluate and structure joint ventures (JVs), land deals, and development partnerships, ensuring favorable terms and balanced risk.
Lead the preparation and review of land proformas and project proformas to guide acquisitions, community launches, and capital deployment.
Provide advanced modeling and scenario planning to support market strategy, land pipeline planning, and operational decision-making.
Develop processes that help foster completeness, accuracy and proper presentation of the financials.
Co-lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning in alignment with the Regional CFO.
Develop and refine JV reporting, community-level proformas, and absorption rate forecasts.
Partner closely with land acquisition, construction, and sales leaders to validate financial assumptions and drive accountability.
Work with Clayton to ensure inventory management in and out of the land fund.
Build and mentor a high-performing finance and accounting team with deep expertise in homebuilding and land development.
Drive collaboration between finance, land, construction, and sales to ensure transparency and accountability in financial results.
Champion a culture of fiscal discipline, continuous improvement, and business partnership.