VP, Finance

National Association of Home Builders•Washington, DC

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

NAHB is seeking an experienced VP of Finance to lead accounting, financial reporting, and financial planning and analysis across NAHB and its related entities. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this hands-on finance executive will oversee the teams responsible for payables, expenses, general ledger accounting, corporate budgeting, and analysis. The role sets direction and accountability through functional leaders while also engaging directly in complex matters, critical deliverables, and improvement initiatives. It requires strong controllership and FP&A capabilities, sound judgment, and the ability to turn financial information into practical guidance for executives, budget owners, committees, and the Board. The VP of Finance oversees accounting operations, close, consolidation, financial reporting, compliance, internal controls, and financial systems. The role also directs operating and capital budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, scenario analysis, financial modeling, and decision support. The VP leads and develops the finance team and builds trusted relationships with executives, budget owners, governance bodies, external advisors, and other business partners. This is a full-time, exempt position based in Washington, D.C., following NAHB’s hybrid work model. Responsibilities describe the general nature and level of work and may evolve with organizational needs, systems, staffing, and the allocation of responsibilities within the Financial Services Group.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.
CPA required.
At least 12 years of progressively responsible accounting and finance experience, including leadership of controllership and FP&A activities.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, consolidated reporting, close, technical accounting, audit, internal controls, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
Experience leading through senior functional leaders and strengthening accountability, capabilities, and team performance.
Strong analytical, financial modeling, systems, and Excel skills.
Experience improving finance processes, reporting, systems integration, and internal controls.
Clear executive-level communication and ability to translate complex financial information for nonfinancial audiences and governance bodies.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a trade association, membership organization, nonprofit, or similarly complex multi-entity environment.
Familiarity with diverse revenue streams, related entities, restricted funds, unrelated business income, and political organization accounting.
Sage Intacct and planning-system experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee accounting operations, close, consolidation, and financial reporting across NAHB and its related entities, ensuring accurate, timely, and well-supported results.
Establish standards and accountability for payables, expenses, general ledger accounting, cash, investments, and related financial processes.
Review complex transactions, contracts, estimates, and technical accounting conclusions, ensuring consistent application of U.S. GAAP and nonprofit accounting requirements.
Lead the annual audit and oversee tax and regulatory compliance for NAHB and its nonprofit, taxable, political, and other related entities.
Maintain a strong internal control environment and current finance policies, procedures, and review practices.
Support the CFO in monitoring liquidity, reserves, investments, debt, working capital, and financial risk.
Govern Sage Intacct, Martus, and related financial data and reporting processes; improve integration, automation, data quality, and user adoption.
Direct annual operating and capital budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and scenario analysis, establishing assumptions, standards, timelines, and review expectations and ensuring plans are integrated, credible, and decision-ready.
Ensure FP&A delivers timely variance, trend, and driver analysis, communicates emerging risks and opportunities, and provides forward-looking recommendations.
Partner with budget owners to strengthen financial understanding, accountability, planning discipline, and decision-making.
Set standards for dashboards and executive, Board, and committee reporting so financial information is accurate, concise, forward-looking, and actionable.
Oversee financial modeling and analysis of new initiatives, contracts, products, and investments, engaging directly in complex or high-priority evaluations.
Assess and strengthen FP&A processes, tools, and deliverables to build a more proactive and effective finance business-partnering function.
Lead and develop the finance team, establishing clear ownership, decision rights, performance expectations, and accountability across accounting functions and related entities.
Strengthen organizational capabilities through coaching, development, cross-training, succession planning, and staffing decisions.
Provide hands-on technical and operational leadership when processes are not performing effectively or critical deliverables are at risk.
Build trusted relationships with executives, budget owners, governance bodies, external advisors, and other business partners.