Bourn Companies is seeking an exceptional Chief Financial Officer to serve as the principal financial architect of a rapidly growing, multifaceted real estate company.

We are looking for a builder — a CFO who transforms complexity into clarity, sees infrastructure as a competitive advantage, and wants to leave their fingerprints on the financial architecture of an industry defining business structure.

The ideal candidate combines exceptional financial acumen with a systems thinker's mindset — and the personal ambition to match the company's growth trajectory.

About Bourn Companies:

Bourn Companies has created a real estate platform that builds value across a wide spectrum of disciplines and activities. This approach provides a broad, yet deep perspective in assessing value creation opportunities, setting strategies and implementing day-to-day execution.

The company is comprised of: 1) real estate development and operations across four divisions: land, commercial, residential and hospitality 2) real estate services including: design, marketing, dealmaking, project management, legal, and accounting 3) business operations synergistic to Bourn’s real estate operations that include limited and/or general partnerships across food, beverage, entertainment, retail, co-working, health and fitness and other activities that can drive value for our real estate projects.

Founded in 1990, Bourn Companies has developed over 6 million square feet of projects, with today’s pipeline currently expected to more than double that amount. A track record of consistently high performance has been the catalyst to recruit an extremely talented group of professionals, secure best-in-class projects and capitalize those projects with best-in-class capital…all providing a virtuous cycle to greater success.

5 Key CFO Responsibilities

Vision & Strategy: In conjunction with Executive Team, craft a long-term Vision that builds on current and past success. Set and implement a cohesive Strategy to execute that Vision.

Structure: Devise an Organizational Structures, Capital Structures and Tax Structures that bring efficiency and certainty of execution to the Vision.

Organization: Build, organize, and lead a disciplined organization that expects to compete and win in every meaningful endeavor.

Systems & Financial Architecture: Build sophisticated systems and financial infrastructure that provide clarity and confidence in decision-making, allowing for Operating Discipline and Controls.

Analytics & Decision Making: Build a culture of rigorous analytics and disciplined decision-making that deliver superior results, rapid growth and compounded competitive advantages.

Requirements & Track Record

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

A builder's instinct — you see gaps in systems and processes as opportunities, not obstacles
Exceptional financial and analytical capability, with deep fluency in real estate investment structures, capital markets, and complex financial modeling
Systematic thinking — the ability to design and implement financial infrastructure that scales with the business
Strategic perspective--- with the ability to hold both the big picture and the critical detail at the same time
Strong leadership and people instincts — the ability to attract, develop, and retain a high-performing team
Low ego, high standards — someone who earns credibility through competence and character, not title
Entrepreneurial energy and comfort operating in a fast-moving, high-accountability environment

Required Experience

Experience: 7+ years in progressive finance leadership roles
Track record: track record of exceptional success
Technical Acumen: demonstrates strong technical acumen using financial systems and analytics to improve forecasting, reporting, and decision-making
Systems Development & Implementation: proven track record of building or significantly upgrading financial systems, reporting, and controls infrastructure
Financial Analysis: deep experience in financial modeling, capital structuring, and investment analysis in the context of real estate or complex asset-intensive businesses
Multi-entity organizational structures experience
Capital Markets: Exposure to debt and equity capital markets, lender relationships, and joint venture structuring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
MBA or Master’s degree preferred

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