Chief Financial Officer – Real Estate Investment Platform

Location: Greater New York Metropolitan Area / Northern New Jersey

Compensation: Competitive Executive Package + Bonus + Long-Term Upside

Why This Opportunity

Senior executive role with direct access to the CEO and meaningful influence over company strategy
Broad ownership across finance, capital markets, accounting, treasury, investments, and transaction execution
Lead acquisitions, dispositions, refinancings, recapitalizations, and complex real estate financing activity
Opportunity to shape the finance function, strengthen infrastructure, and build a high-performing team
Join a dynamic and growing real estate investment platform with significant long-term opportunity

About the Role

A growing real estate investment firm is seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer to join its executive leadership team and lead all aspects of finance across the organization.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the CFO will play a central role in corporate strategy, capital allocation, investment decisions, financing activity, portfolio performance, and long-term growth.

This is a broad, high-impact mandate spanning strategic finance, accounting, treasury, capital markets, debt management, investor reporting, tax, risk, and financial operations.

The ideal candidate will combine deep real estate finance expertise with strong leadership, commercial judgment, and the ability to operate at both a strategic and hands-on level.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute the company's financial strategy alongside the CEO and executive leadership team
Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, capital allocation, liquidity, and cash management
Evaluate acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, refinancings, and recapitalizations
Serve as the financial lead on major real estate and capital markets transactions
Oversee debt, lender relationships, covenant compliance, financing activity, and capital structures
Monitor portfolio and asset performance and identify opportunities to maximize returns
Lead corporate accounting, property accounting, treasury, tax, investor reporting, and financial controls
Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting for management, lenders, and investors
Strengthen systems, processes, reporting, internal controls, and financial infrastructure
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing finance and accounting team
Partner closely with Acquisitions, Asset Management, Property Management, and Construction teams
Serve as a trusted company-wide advisor on finance, investments, transactions, risk, and strategic growth

Candidate Profile

10+ years of senior financial leadership experience within real estate investment, private equity, or property operations
Deep expertise across real estate finance, capital markets, debt, transactions, and portfolio performance
Proven experience leading acquisitions, dispositions, refinancings, and recapitalizations
Strong strategic, commercial, and team leadership capabilities
CPA or MBA preferred
Entrepreneurial, hands-on, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive executive-level base salary
Performance-based annual bonus
Potential long-term incentive and profit-sharing opportunities
Direct partnership with the CEO and executive leadership team
Meaningful influence over strategy, investments, capital allocation, and growth

Next Steps

To learn more about this opportunity, contact Kenton at HireIQ.

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