Head of Strategic Finance

Head Of Strategic Finance

At Flow, we're reimagining what it means to live, work, and connect. More than just a real estate company, Flow is a brand, a technology platform, and an operations ecosystem spanning condominiums, hotels, multifamily residences, and office spaces. We're building a new kind of living experience: one that's flexible, connected, and designed to create genuine community and real value for the people who call Flow home.

Our mission is oneness: prioritizing our residents and their experiences, and fostering connection with ourselves, their neighbors, and the natural world. By putting people at the center of everything we do, we're creating vibrant, human-centered communities where life, work, creativity, and play all come together in one place.

About The Role

Flow is seeking a Head of Strategic Finance to lead financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis. This role is a key partner to the CFO and executive team, using analytics, AI-enabled tools, and data to drive growth, operational efficiency, investment decisions, and long-range planning across the real estate portfolio and operating business. You will modernize finance operations, implement automated forecasting and reporting, and build a finance function that runs ahead of the business.

You will lead a team and own scalable financial processes and predictive analytics. You will work cross-functionally and use quantitative insights to drive better decisions across the organization. The best candidates are quantitatively excellent, intellectually curious, and able to operate with a high degree of autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting process, long-range planning, and rolling forecasts across all business units and properties.
• Build and maintain financial models for acquisitions, developments, asset management, capital planning, and strategic initiatives.
• Use AI-enabled forecasting and automation to improve accuracy and speed of decision-making.
• Analyze financial and operational performance; identify trends, risks, opportunities, and recommendations.
• Build scenario models and sensitivity analyses.
• Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year results.
• Partner with the CFO and executive team on strategic planning, capital allocation, and operational decisions.
• Deliver insights on revenue growth, margins, expense management, cash flow, and portfolio strategy.
• Support financing activities, lender reporting, board materials, and investor presentations as needed.
• Evaluate new business opportunities, market expansion, and investment strategies.
• Embed AI and automation into finance workflows and reporting.
• Own executive dashboards, KPIs, and management reporting.
• Implement and optimize reporting, automation, and analytics platforms.
• Enhance real-time reporting and decision-support systems across the organization.
• Establish scalable reporting frameworks and standardized financial metrics across all operating entities.
• Partner with Technology and Operations to improve data architecture, reporting automation, and enterprise analytics.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Strategic Finance professionals.
• Build a culture of accountability, high standards, and continuous improvement.
• Champion AI tools and advanced analytics across the finance team.
• Develop talent and raise the analytical bar across the Strategic Finance team.
• Lead process automation, operational scalability, and finance transformation initiatives.
• Improve planning efficiency and forecasting accuracy through better systems and workflows.
• Partner with Accounting, Asset Management, Operations, and Technology teams to improve data integrity and enterprise reporting consistency.
• Support implementation and optimization of planning platforms and AI-enabled financial technologies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and best practices to keep Flow's finance team at the cutting edge.

Ideal Background

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.
• 12+ years of progressive finance experience, including substantial strategic finance leadership experience at high growth companies.
• Deep passion for financial planning, strategy, and working closely with world-class operators.
• Track record managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills across budgeting, cash flow, and reporting.
• Experience with ERP systems, financial planning platforms, and AI-driven tools; advanced Excel required.
• Strong executive communication; able to translate complex data into clear insights for senior stakeholders.
• Strategic thinker who operates at a high level while remaining hands-on in a fast-paced environment.
• Intellectually curious, with genuine interest in emerging technologies.

Benefits

We take care of our people so they can do their best work.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance and parental leave benefits. On-staff doctor, free therapy through SpringHealth, acupuncture, an Employee Assistance Program, and other wellness offerings.
• PTO and paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement plan, healthcare and dependent care FSAs, HSA-compatible plan options with annual employer HSA funding and pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Weekly catered lunches, wellness classes and employee discounts on Flow hotel stays, grocer products, and merch.

Flow is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and hires regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity and/or expression, pregnancy, veteran status any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.