Corporate VP Regional Finance (1127)

Position Title: Corporate VP Regional Finance

Location: This role will be based out of one of the following: Rockville, MD or Dallas, TX or Houston, TX

Reports To: SVP Finance

Department: Corporate Accounting & Finance

Direct Reports: 4-6

The Corporate VP – Regional Finance is a senior level financial management role with responsibility for the Division finance functions in support of the SVP-Finance & CFO’s enterprise-wide financial strategy and governance.

This position oversees the Division finance functions including budgeting, forecasting, asset management and financial analysis. Ensuring full compliance with corporate financial policies, controls, and standards. relating to financial matters. This hands-on role will work directly with the SVP-Finance, Area Presidents and Executive team to drive the Company’s strategic financial management.  

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic & Regional Leadership

• Partner with Area/Division Presidents and Division Finance Leaders to establish strategic direction, maximize profitability, and improve return on capital across all divisions.
• Align divisional performance with corporate initiatives, strategic priorities, and financial standards.
• Serve as the primary financial advisor for Division Finance Leaders, driving risk management, financial governance, and operational excellence.
• Lead regional financial review meetings, facilitate performance discussions, and promote best practices across divisions.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Directly lead and mentor Division Finance Leaders
• Conduct recurring regional finance leadership meetings to align on best practices, strengthen financial governance, and ensure performance consistency across divisions.
• Build a high‑performance culture focused on accountability, partnership, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

Financial Planning & Analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Provide oversight of the development, review, and refinement of the annual business plan and quarterly forecast updates for all divisions within the region.
• Ensure all plans reflect transparent assumptions, achievable targets, and accurate projections.
• Review division-level KPIs, operating metrics, and financial trends and collaborate with Division Finance Leaders to implement strategies to improve performance.
• Review and analyze monthly financial results, including variances versus plan, forecast shifts, margin drivers, cost pressures, and operational performance.
• Work with SVP – Finance and other Regional Finance leaders to drive process improvement—implementing standardized financial, operational, and reporting processes across divisions.
• Lead financial modeling and strategic assessment of new business opportunities.
• Support the financial integration efforts for newly acquired divisions or operations.

Land Acquisition, Feasibility & Capital Management

• Review land underwriting, feasibility studies, and land committee packages to ensure alignment with return thresholds and risk parameters.
• Final reviewer for land purchases and sales.
• Oversee the corporate review of land development budgets and schedules.
• Monitor cash flow, capital allocation, and return on assets across divisions.

Internal Controls, Compliance & Reporting

• Ensure adherence to corporate financial policies, controls, and standard operating procedures across all divisions.
• Support Corporate Accounting in the review and validation of financial statements to ensure accuracy, compliance, and reporting integrity.
• Provide analytical support for reporting cycles, including executive packages and board‑level materials.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required.
• MBA or CPA strongly preferred.
• 15 years of financial leadership experience in homebuilding, land development, or residential construction.
• Direct experience in leading the financial management of a large-scale homebuilding division and/or overseeing multiple homebuilding divisions on a regional basis.
• Background with public homebuilders or large‑scale private builders strongly beneficial.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Advanced proficiency in financial planning, forecasting, modeling, and capital analysis.
• Strong understanding of homebuilding operational drivers: land pipeline, construction cost management, pricing strategy, margin analysis, cycle times, and backlog trends.
• Excellent communication and executive‑level presentation skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, influencing ability, and relationship‑building skills across diverse teams.
• High degree of attention to detail, organization, and follow‑through.
• Proactive mindset with ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel; experience with NewStar, Oracle EPM planning preferred.

Travel

• Regional travel required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing their essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.   Travel to various worksites or offsite venues may also be required, depending on assignment.  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; crouch or crawl; talk and hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  The employee is required to sit for extended periods of time while using computer graphics terminal, telephone, and other administrative tools.  

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