Vice President of Finance

About Thousand Hills Company

Thousand Hills Company is focused on creating new home communities, founded by a group of longtime friends with extensive backgrounds in real estate, investing, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. Since launching its first community in March 2020, the company has expanded its portfolio to over a dozen communities with more than 1,000 homesites spanning over 1,000 acres primarily in the Greater Chattanooga Area. Their mission centers on stewardship and thoughtful development that honors the land's uniqueness and fosters strong connections between people and the environment.

Role Overview

We seek a strategic and hands-on finance professional to serve as Vice President of Finance, partnering closely with company ownership to manage and scale our real estate investment and development operations. This position oversees financial reporting, cash flow management, investment modeling, tax planning, and project-level financial analysis across multiple entities and projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all accounting and finance functions across various entities and investment structures.
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements with detailed variance explanations and actionable recommendations.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow processes for the entire portfolio.
• Collaborate with senior leadership on long-term financial planning to guide growth and capital deployment.
• Identify financial risks, opportunities, and operational challenges proactively.
• Develop and maintain complex multi-year financial models for acquisitions, developments, and investment funds.
• Assess project profitability metrics such as IRR, equity multiples, and investor returns.
• Model detailed cash flows across diverse projects, loans, and ownership structures.
• Evaluate and optimize debt structures by blending multiple financing sources involving numerous loans.
• Communicate financial forecasts, performance trends, and strategic advice to company principals.
• Convert intricate project-level data into insightful recommendations for decision-making.
• Support various active land development and real estate initiatives.
• Manage development draw requests, payment applications, and funding schedules.
• Monitor job costs, budgets, construction expenditures, and project timelines closely.
• Assist with acquisitions, dispositions, refinancing, rehabilitation projects, and insurance-related issues.
• Coordinate liquidity planning and capital allocations across multiple entities.
• Work with external CPAs on tax filings, audits, and compliance obligations.
• Lead continuous process improvements and system enhancements, including QuickBooks/Intuit Enterprise implementations and financial consolidation workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required; CPA designation highly preferred.
• Minimum of seven years of progressive experience in accounting and finance.
• Strong background in real estate, land development, construction, private equity, or investment funds is preferred.
• Expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and strategic business analysis.
• Proficient understanding of IRR, return metrics, complex debt structures, and investor reporting processes.
• Experience with job costing, percentage-of-completion accounting, and real estate transactions.
• Self-driven with the ability to manage complex accounting issues independently.
• Skilled in developing and enhancing financial systems, processes, and infrastructure.
• Preferred experience utilizing AI technologies to automate workflows.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets.
• Experienced user of QuickBooks and Intuit Enterprise software.
• Familiarity with Google Workspace, Slack, Bill.com, and common business tools.

Additional Information

This position reports directly to the company's principals and operates within a small, dedicated team. Thousand Hills represents multiple companies in the real estate sector, including investment funds and engineering firms. The work environment values positivity, flexibility, transparency, family orientation, and thoughtful collaboration while encouraging personal well-being and professional growth.

Compensation & Location

The role offers a salary range between $120,000 and $150,000 annually. The position is based onsite in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with an immediate or flexible start date.