VP of Finance

The American Housing Corporation•Austin, TX

About The Position

The VP of Finance will own corporate finance for American Housing Corporation, working closely with the CEO and leadership team to translate the company’s growth strategy into a financial plan and guide financial performance, resource allocation, and investment decisions across corporate operations, manufacturing, and real estate development. This pivotal leadership role connects project economics, operating performance, and company liquidity, and partners with Capital Markets to support financing activities with rigorous financial analysis and a clear understanding of the company’s needs. The role leads corporate financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning; provides strategic decision support; evaluates real estate development opportunities and project performance; supports financing and fundraising; and improves manufacturing and construction economics. It also oversees accounting, reporting, tax coordination, internal controls, and the development of the finance function and its external partners. The position is full-time and located in Austin, Texas.

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, with the ability to explain how changes affect the broader business.
Strong accounting and financial reporting foundation, including experience overseeing multiple entities, consolidated results, internal controls, and external accounting and tax advisors.
Track record of translating financial analysis into better operating decisions, stronger cash discipline, and measurable business results.
Sound commercial judgment, clear executive communication, and confidence challenging assumptions and holding business leaders accountable.
Comfortable setting direction while remaining directly involved in critical analyses and decisions.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading corporate finance within a real estate developer, homebuilder, or real estate operating platform is strongly preferred.
Experience across manufacturing or construction operations is valuable.

Responsibilities

Lead corporate financial planning, annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning, maintaining an integrated financial model across corporate operations, manufacturing, and real estate.
Serve as a strategic financial partner to the CEO and leadership team, evaluating growth plans, investments, and resource commitments and recommending actions based on returns, capital needs, and downside risk.
Partner with Capital Markets on fundraising and financing activities by providing financial models, forecasts, and diligence materials and assessing effects on cash flow, project returns, and balance sheet risk.
Establish financial underwriting standards and partner with real estate leaders to evaluate development opportunities, challenge assumptions, and track performance against approved plans.
Partner with manufacturing and construction leaders to improve unit economics and operating performance, connecting production and construction metrics to home profitability and cash flow.
Deliver financial reporting to leadership, the board, investors, and lenders; explain company, function, and project performance; identify risks; and coordinate corrective actions.
Oversee accounting, financial reporting, and tax coordination across corporate and project entities, including timely closes, consolidated reporting, inventory and project-cost treatment, intercompany accounting, and internal controls.
Build and lead the finance function and its external partners, establishing the team, systems, and processes needed to support business growth and complex operations and capital relationships.