About this opportunity
Thousand Hills Co. lists this VP of Finance opportunity in chattanooga, Tennessee. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
We are seeking a highly capable, strategic, and hands‑on finance leader to partner directly with ownership in running and scaling a real estate investment and development platform.
This role will oversee financial reporting, forecasting, cash management, investment fund modeling, tax strategy, and project‑level analysis across multiple entities and active developments.
The ideal candidate will operate as both a strategic thought partner and execution leader, owning financial visibility across multiple developments, investment vehicles, and capital structures while helping drive better, faster decisions across the business. This is a low transaction, high complexity environment with significant exposure to land development, structured debt, investor returns, and long‑range planning.
This role works directly with the Principals and serves as the financial hub of the company, integrating across acquisitions, development, construction, and investor reporting. The role has full visibility into deals, capital structures, and company strategy, and will play a key role in shaping financial outcomes across the portfolio.
Responsibilities
Own all accounting and finance functions across multiple entities and investment structures
Prepare and review monthly financial statements with clear variance analysis and recommendations
Drive budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow reporting across the portfolio
Partner with Principals on long‑range financial plans to support growth and capital deployment strategies
Proactively identify potential financial risks, opportunities, and operational issues
Build and maintain complex multi‑year financial models for developments, acquisitions, and investment funds
Analyze project profitability, IRR, equity multiples, and investor return scenarios
Model complex cash flow across multiple projects, loans, and ownership structures
Evaluate debt structures and blend financing sources across dozens of active loans
Present forecasts, performance trends, and strategic recommendations to ownership
Support dozens of active land development and real‑estate projects
Oversee development draws, pay applications, and project funding schedules
Monitor job costs, budgets, construction spending, and project timelines
Assist with acquisitions, dispositions, refinances, rehab projects, and insurance matters
Oversee liquidity planning and capital allocation across entities
Coordinate with external CPAs on tax filings, audits and compliance matters
Lead process improvements and system enhancements, including QuickBooks /Intuit Enterprise and consolidation workflows
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
CPA strongly preferred
7+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience
Prior experience in real‑estate, land development, construction, private equity, or investment funds strongly preferred
Strong background in financial modeling, forecasting, and strategic analysis
Experience with IRR, return metrics, debt structures, and investor reporting
Strong understanding of job costing, percentage‑of‑completion accounting, and real‑estate transactions
Ability to work independently and manage complex accounting issues with minimal supervision
Ability to shape systems, processes, and financial infrastructure
Experience in leveraging AI platforms for workflow automation is preferred
Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills required
Experience with QuickBooks/Intuit Enterprise required
Proficiency with Google Workspace, Slack, Bill.com, and standard business software
This position will work directly with the principals as part of a small, cohesive team.
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Worksite address
chattanooga, TN, 37450, US
Who can apply
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