Job Description
The Viera Company , a subsidiary of A. Duda & Sons, is the master developer of Viera, Florida, leading the thoughtful planning and development of one of the nation’s top‑selling master‑planned communities. With a vertically integrated real estate operation, the company oversees commercial and residential development, ensuring the long‑term vision, quality, and sustainability of the community.
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CFO/VP of Finance - Real Estate is the senior financial leader and strategic partner to the COO & President, The Viera Company - Real Estate Group guiding financial strategy across development finance, homebuilding finance, FP&A, capital allocation, and governance for Duda’s master‑planned communities and real estate operations. This role ensures financial systems and processes scale effectively during a period of significant growth while maintaining margin discipline and capital efficiency. It also serves as the key link to Corporate Finance, driving alignment, transparency, and consistent enterprise‑wide financial standards.
- Serve as the Division CFO and primary financial partner to the COO & President, The Viera Company - Real Estate Group and leadership team.
- Drive financial strategy and oversight by translating development, absorption, pricing, and cost dynamics into disciplined financial insight that supports growth and capital decision‑making.
- Lead divisional planning and forecasting by implementing corporate FP&A tools and ensuring full alignment with enterprise planning processes and timelines.
- Develop robust financial and phasing models that guide cash‑flow planning, community pacing, and scenario analysis for key operational teams.
- Lead disciplined capital allocation by underwriting land acquisitions and development phases, aligning investment evaluations with enterprise return thresholds, risk parameters, and Corporate Finance priorities.
- Oversee the strategic and compliant deployment of Viera Stewardship District bond proceeds, ensuring adherence to covenants, statutory requirements, and long‑term capital improvement objectives.
- Evaluate and redesign financial systems and reporting processes by identifying gaps, inefficiencies, and scalability constraints to improve visibility and support future growth.
- Lead the implementation of modern financial and operational tools—such as ERP, planning systems, and profitability reporting—to strengthen forecasting, cash‑flow management, and enterprise data transparency.
Requirements: - Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required; MBA and/or CPA license strongly preferred.
- 10+ years of senior financial leadership experience within a homebuilding, land development, and related real estate platform.
- Strong technical accounting and financial leadership experience.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to operate effectively in a complex, matrixed organization.
- Robust understanding of land acquisition, entitlement risk, development phasing, and homebuilding economics, paired with strong business judgment and real estate operating fluency.
This position offers our complete package of employee benefits. If you possess these qualifications and are ready to take the next step in your career with an organization that takes pride in its employees and the work that we do in the community, please apply confidently by sending a cover letter and resume including salary requirements. We offer opportunities for career growth.
DUDA’s mission is to grow Christian faith and business integrity; land values and vibrant communities; families, people and relationships; healthy food products; and sustainable wealth and balanced financial returns for future generations. We believe that in order to realize our objectives, we need the ideas and dedication of talented employees; in fact, our success depends on it. DUDA has been in business for over 90 years, and our people-oriented philosophy has encouraged pride in the quality of our products, resulting in our outstanding reputation in the marketplace.
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EOE - Duda is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
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