Director of Finance

Director Of FinanceAro Homes is a thriving, purpose-driven company on a mission to redefine residential construction. Aro Homes was founded to create well designed, precision engineered homes that are beautiful, livable, and durable, while being built multiple times faster and having a positive impact on the environment.We are a diverse and experienced group of passionate and curious designers, builders, engineers, product developers, and businesspeople who are passionate about and committed to delivering on our mission. We've demonstrated there is a massive opportunity to reduce waste and improve sustainability while building homes in a fraction of the time it takes traditionally. We utilize a repeatable, multi-disciplinary, and product-driven approach which is unique in the industry. We are funded by world-class investors who care about transforming industries for the better, including Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors. If you share the desire to leave a lasting positive impact on the world and to join a strong culture of intelligent, passionate people, then let's start a conversation.The Director of Finance will lead financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance management for Aro Homes, a residential infill developer operating across the full lifecycle from acquisitions and underwriting through construction, completion, and home sale. You will build and maintain the company's financial operating model, ensuring accurate project-level and portfolio-level visibility into capital needs, margins, cash flow, construction progress, and sales performance.You will partner closely with acquisitions, development, construction, accounting, capital markets, and executive leadership to translate operational activity into clear financial insight. A significant part of the role is developing the systems, dashboards, and reporting infrastructure that keep financial and operational data accurate, consistent, timely, and actionable as the company scales.Build and maintain the company's financial operating model, providing project-level and portfolio-level visibility into capital needs, margins, cash flow, construction progress, and sales performance.Own budgeting, rolling forecasts, cash flow planning, and variance analysis across individual projects and the broader portfolio.Track project profitability and prepare lender and investor reporting.Develop scenario models to support decisions on growth, financing, and liquidity.Design and improve internal systems, dashboards, and reporting infrastructure, including front-end interfaces for executives and operators.Improve data workflows and maintain data integrity across source systems so financial and operational data stays accurate, consistent, and timely.Establish scalable processes for tracking land acquisitions, permits, construction costs, schedules, committed capital, inventory, sales pipeline, gross margins, and corporate overhead.Oversee FP&A policies, reporting cadence, KPI definitions, model governance, and cross-functional accountability.Partner across acquisitions, development, construction, accounting, capital markets, and executive leadership, translating operational activity into clear financial insight.You can translate operational activity into clear, actionable financial insight for both finance and non-finance audiences.You move comfortably between detailed project-level analysis and portfolio-level strategy.You care about data integrity and enjoy building systems and processes that scale.You work well across functions, partnering with operators, accounting, capital markets, and executive leadership to move decisions forward.Strong real estate development finance experience, ideally spanning the full project lifecycle from acquisition through home sale.Advanced financial modeling skills, including operating models, forecasting, and scenario analysis.Comfort with systems and BI tools, with experience building dashboards and reporting infrastructure.Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.10+ years in real estate / development finance and a degree in finance, accounting, or a related field; CPA or CFA a plusOpportunity to join an outstanding start-up team and grow a purpose –driven company from the ground upCompetitive salary packageMedical/dental/vision benefitsEquity in the companyAt Aro Homes, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know at View email address on click.appcast.io. If you're excited about this role, but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply.