VP of Finance

Overview

Opening our doors in 2017, Starlight Homes builds homes designed specifically for the first-time homebuyer. Our goal is to make the dream of homeownership a reality for everyone, offering expertly crafted homes at an affordable price and ensuring its customers’ first journey into home buying is simple, smooth, and reassuring. Our New Home Sales Consultants take care of our customers throughout every step of the process regardless of their situation, we are here to help. Together with our parent company, 2023’s Builder of the Year Ashton Woods, we have welcomed over 60,000 people to their new homes. Our company’s commitment to innovation and continually evolving to meet the needs of the market is a key reason we have seen the success we have. We believe that what we accomplish together is greater than what we deliver individually. Our team members have inspired the shared values we embrace in all decisions and actions: Unwavering Integrity, Trail Blazing, Bold Action, Collective Compassion, and Unconditional Respect.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Starlight sells new homes in Atlanta, Austin, Charleston, Dallas, Houston, Jacksonville, Nashville, Myrtle Beach, Orlando, Phoenix, Raleigh, San Antonio and Tampa.

Responsibilities

Position Summary

The VP of Finance is responsible for providing division management and Corporate with timely and accurate financial management expertise, statements, reports, forecasts and analyses. Performing accounting services, establishing division accounting policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with corporate policies and generally accepted accounting principles.

Responsibilities:

Partner with Division President to ensure the division’s activities are managed in compliance with division and corporate objectives and in compliance with corporate policies and procedures.

Prepare annual financial plans, development, and financing proformas and packages.

Prepare tax and audit information as needed by the Company.

Establish and review budgets for land development, homebuilding and marketing and administrative expenses. Generate financial analyses of existing and prospective developments.

Ensure absorption of costs by determining appropriate allocation procedures, transfer prices and amortization rates.

Prepare timely and accurate monthly financial statements, reports and forecasts as required.

Administer project financing, including the preparation of budgets, draw requests and reports, and repayment of interest and principal.

Oversee processing of invoices to insure the accurate and timely payment in accordance with contracts, and budgets; ensure that property is protected from mechanics liens.

Ensure proper classification of revenues and expenses.

Responsible for cash management.

Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related.

At least 5 years of accounting experience through the controller level.

Experience in real estate development and/or production building preferred.

Certification as CPA or CMA preferred.

Position Summary

The VP of Finance is responsible for providing division management and Corporate with timely and accurate financial management expertise, statements, reports, forecasts and analyses. Performing accounting services, establishing division accounting policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with corporate policies and generally accepted accounting principles.

Responsibilities:

Partner with Division President to ensure the division’s activities are managed in compliance with division and corporate objectives and in compliance with corporate policies and procedures.

Prepare annual financial plans, development, and financing proformas and packages.

Prepare tax and audit information as needed by the Company.

Establish and review budgets for land development, homebuilding and marketing and administrative expenses. Generate financial analyses of existing and prospective developments.

Ensure absorption of costs by determining appropriate allocation procedures, transfer prices and amortization rates.

Prepare timely and accurate monthly financial statements, reports and forecasts as required.

Administer project financing, including the preparation of budgets, draw requests and reports, and repayment of interest and principal.

Oversee processing of invoices to insure the accurate and timely payment in accordance with contracts, and budgets; ensure that property is protected from mechanics liens.

Ensure proper classification of revenues and expenses.

Responsible for cash management.

Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related.

At least 5 years of accounting experience through the controller level.

Experience in real estate development and/or production building preferred.

Certification as CPA or CMA preferred.