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claytonhomes

Vice President of Finance

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What will you do in this role?

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.

Strategic & Investment Leadership

  • 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.

Financial Management & Forecasting

  • Work with the Controller to 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

Leadership & Organizational Impact

  • 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.

What You Bring/Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA, CPA, or CFA strongly preferred.
  • 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.

Competencies

  • Strategic Partnership – Works seamlessly with the Regional CFO leader, President, and Executive Leadership Team to align finance priorities with business goals.
  • Investment Acumen – Expert in JV structures, land proformas, and capital deployment strategies.
  • Analytical Rigor – Builds sophisticated models and forecasts that drive better business decisions.
  • Collaborative Leadership – Partners effectively across corporate, regional, and divisional teams.
  • Results Orientation – Focused on profitability, efficiency, and long-term shareholder value.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

  • 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.
  • Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds.
  • Must be able to talk, listen, and speak clearly

Benefits & Perks

  • Comprehensive benefits package includes Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA accounts, 401K, Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and EAP
  • Time Off benefits include Vacation, Sick, Holiday, Bereavement, Jury Duty, FMLA, refresh, floating holidays, and parental leave
  • Home purchase discount
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Expected Salary: $195,000 - $205,000 Annual Salary - This position is eligible for additional performance incentives in the form of bonus opportunity.

All benefits are subject to qualification and hire dates.

Why Oakwood Homes?

At Oakwood, we’re more than a homebuilder—we’re a people-first company committed to opening doors to a better life. We are committed to innovation, excellence, and doing good in all we do. Our culture thrives on collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

Oakwood Homes is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not make employment decisions based on sex, including gender identity and pregnancy, color, race, religion, national origin, or age of 40 and older.

Exemption Justification: Exempt.

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