Chief Financial Officer
Location: Denver, CO
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Highside Companies (“Highside” or the “Company”) is a Denver-based, fully integrated real estate investment and development platform focused on creating exceptional risk-adjusted returns for investors and partners. The firm brings together multiple real estate verticals with deep expertise across the full commercial real estate lifecycle, from strategic portfolio planning and capitalization through development, construction management, and ongoing asset management.
With more than 100 years of collective executive team experience, Highside has delivered over 50 projects totaling more than $1 billion in development costs across the U.S. and Canada.
Highside's disciplined, data driven investment strategies and comprehensive development capabilities, covering the full life cycle of the real estate investments, consistently delivers best in class solutions across several asset classes including hospitality, multifamily, retail, self-storage, and light industrial. The firm's commitment to disciplined decision making, stakeholder alignment, and institutional capital focus drives superior outcomes and long-term value creation.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will serve as the company's senior financial executive, responsible for all finance and accounting functions across the operating company, investment vehicles, and property level entities. This is a highly strategic and hands on role that combines fund and corporate finance, capital markets, investor relations, treasury, tax strategy, institutional quality reporting with day-to-day leadership of a lean, high-performing finance organization.
The CFO will partner closely with the CEO and executive team to drive strategic planning, capital formation, and performance management, while overseeing robust financial controls, tax and regulatory compliance, and technology enabled processes that can scale with the Company's growth. Due to the frequent interaction with and coordination among various teams, this is a full-time, in-person position located in Denver, Colorado.
Join the senior leadership team in leading Highside to effectively employ the key tenets of our organization including:
- Honesty always, especially when hard.
- Trust is hard to earn and easy to lose.
- Accountability is for everyone and to everyone.
- Highside is one team.
- Play to win.
- We are here to get it right, not be right.
- Humility in everything we do.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership and Team Development
· Lead, mentor, and develop a lean, high-performing finance and accounting team, including partnering closely with existing accounting leadership on day-to-day operations.
· Maintain a culture of accountability, accuracy, and ownership within the finance function, with clear roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
· Serve as a trusted partner to the CEO and executive team, providing clear, concise insights and recommendations that inform strategy and execution.
Fund, Vehicle, and Investor Management
· Oversee monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting for all funds, JVs, and investment vehicles, ensuring accurate, timely, and institutionally credible deliverables.
· Direct capital planning and liquidity across the platform, including capital calls, distributions, subscription/credit facilities, and cash management at both fund and asset levels.
· Own fee calculations, promote / carried interest allocations, and GP/LP waterfall mechanics, ensuring transparency, consistency, and compliance with governing documents.
· Coordinate annual accounting reviews and tax filings for all entities, driving timely delivery of K-1s and adherence to LP, side-letter, and lender requirements.
· Support investor information requests and transaction-level reporting in partnership with senior leadership.
Corporate Finance, Strategy, and Capital Structure
· Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning for the management company, including liquidity management, headcount, overhead, and investment in growth initiatives.
· Support senior leadership with scenario analysis, financial modeling, and decision-support around pipeline, development, acquisitions/dispositions, and capital allocation.
· Partner with the CEO on all capital markets activities, helping to design and execute the Company’s overall capital strategy. This includes:
o Shaping the optimal mix of debt and equity;
o Leading financing processes and relationships with banks and institutional lenders, helping negotiate and structure corporate and asset-level facilities (revolvers, term loans, construction facilities, and other credit solutions);
o Supporting equity raises with current and prospective investors and structuring programmatic JVs;
o Leading the evaluation and negotiation of credit facilities, securitizations, and other structured solutions, ensuring terms align with the company’s risk, return, and growth objectives; and
o Collaborating with senior leadership to develop and maintain key relationships across the capital stack, lenders, investment banks, and equity partners, while building an institutional quality capital markets narrative and analytics to support ongoing growth.
Accounting, Treasury, Risk, and Compliance
· Oversee GAAP compliant accounting across multiple entities, including funds, operating companies, management company, and project level special purpose entities.
· Strengthen internal controls, policies, and procedures while preserving an entrepreneurial and execution-oriented culture.
· Manage treasury and cash planning, including intercompany activity, distributions, and reserve strategies to support development, operations, and obligations.
· Oversee tax planning and compliance in coordination with existing teams, and external tax advisors, ensuring optimized structures and timely filings across relevant jurisdictions.
· Lead relationships with auditors, tax advisors, legal counsel, lenders, and insurance providers, ensuring proactive identification and mitigation of financial and operational risks.
· Where applicable, oversee regulatory compliance (e.g., investment adviser, REIT or fund related requirements), including reporting, testing, and policy administration.
Systems, Infrastructure, and Process Improvement
· Oversee financial systems, general ledger, consolidations, fund administration tools, and reporting platforms, including Excel based and technology enabled capital planning models.
· Drive continuous improvement, automation, and standardization of processes as AUM, deal velocity, and transaction complexity increase.
· Ensure data integrity and the development of management dashboards and KPIs that provide clear visibility into performance at the corporate, vehicle, and asset levels.
QUALIFICATIONS
· 12–20+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience within real estate private equity, investment management, development, or a similar alternative asset platform.
· CPA preferred but not required; MBA, CFA, other advanced degree preferred.
· Deep expertise in real estate finance, fund accounting, partnership structures, promote / waterfall mechanics, and institutional LP reporting preferred but not required.
· Experience with Yardi or similar real estate accounting platform preferred but not required.
· Experience operating in lean, entrepreneurial environments where senior leaders remain hands-on and close to the details.
· Demonstrated track record of building scalable finance infrastructure, implementing systems, and leading through growth and increased complexity.
· Strong judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to proactively manage complexity across multiple funds, entities, and counterparties.
· Excellent communication skills, with the presence and credibility to influence senior leadership, investors, and external partners without unnecessary bureaucracy. The ability to translate complex financial information for investors and non-finance stakeholders is essential.
· Denver-based or with strong ties to the Denver market, with the ability to operate in-office 5 days per week with the senior leadership team.
COMPENSATION
Employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with skill and experience. The exact compensation will vary based on skills, experience, and other factors permitted by law. The expected compensation for this position will include:
· $225,000 - $275000 annual base salary; commensurate with experience.
· Up to 45% of base salary discretionary bonus, which is not guaranteed and is dependent upon individual and Company performance.
· Eligible for participation in Company sponsor promote plan.
· 401k (including limited company match), medical, dental and vision benefits; paid time off; paid holidays; life insurance; short and long-term disability insurance, employee assistance program, and more.
Goal date to hire by: March, 2026
