Chief Financial Officer

Location: Philadelphia, PA | Type: Perm (Contingency) | Job #: 50464

About the role

Atlantic Group is hiring a Chief Financial Officer in Philadelphia, PA for our client, leading the accounting and finance function for a growing real estate organization. This hands-on executive role will oversee financial operations, reporting, budgeting, cash flow, financing, controls, and team leadership while partnering directly with ownership on strategic and operational initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Finance Leadership: Lead accounting, finance, treasury, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting while serving as a strategic partner to ownership and senior leadership.
• Accounting Operations: Oversee close processes, accounts receivable, accounts payable, reconciliations, property-level accounting, and multi-entity financial reporting.
• Financial Planning: Manage budgets, forecasts, cash flow, capital planning, financial modeling, and performance analysis to support business decisions and long-term growth.
• Financing & Capital Management: Oversee lender relationships, financing activities, debt compliance, liquidity, and financial requirements associated with real estate investments and operations.
• Team Leadership: Manage and develop the accounting team while evaluating staffing, responsibilities, workflows, and opportunities to strengthen the overall finance organization.
• Processes & Controls: Assess existing accounting operations and implement scalable processes, internal controls, systems, and reporting improvements.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
• Experience: 25+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience is required, including significant senior financial leadership and hands-on responsibility for accounting operations.
• Industry Knowledge: Extensive real estate accounting and finance experience is required, including multi-entity accounting, property-level reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, financing, and lender reporting.
• Technical Skills: Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial modeling skills are required, along with experience using real estate accounting, ERP, and financial reporting systems.

Skills & Attributes

Strong executive leadership, financial judgment, communication, organization, process improvement, team development, and ability to operate hands-on within a lean and entrepreneurial environment are required.

Pay

$190,000–$200,000/year + bonus

Schedule

Monday to Friday (In-Office)