Director of Finance at Century Communities
Century Communities · Houston, United States Of America · Onsite
- Senior
- Office in Houston
Description
What You’ll Do:
- Supervise the annual business planning and quarterly forecast update process, ensuring a high level of transparency and accuracy.
- Work closely with the Division President and Land Acquisition department to analyze the viability and structure of potential deals and determine the direction of future projects and product positioning.
- Prepare and review all sales gross margin worksheets (sales scrubs).
- Review and analyze monthly financial results, including reasons for variance from the annual plan.
- Perform post-acquisition project reviews comparing actual results with original underwriting to identify trends or gaps and areas of improvement for future deals.
- Manage the land development budget update monthly.
- Provide analytical support to management to improve homebuilding operations and identify cost savings and revenue enhancement opportunities.
- Work closely with the Sales and Marketing department to establish correct project-level pricing, including base prices, lot premiums, option pricing, and incentive promotions.
- Work closely with the Purchasing department to reduce direct costs, track commodity pricing, and limit our plan portfolio.
- Serve as a local driver of process improvement efforts driven to standardized processes in all aspects of the operation.
- Responsible for managing division financials and collaborating with Corporate Accounting to prepare them.
- Oversee internal control and other accounting/operational procedures within the Division.
- Support all division departments with special projects.
- Perform other duties as needed or assigned.
What You Have:
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to follow up and follow through on projects.
- Willingness to be proactive and take on additional responsibilities.
- Effective working relationships with vendors, suppliers, co-workers, and supervisory personnel.
- A Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
- MBA or Big 4 CPA preferred.
- 5 or more years of experience in residential home building, land, or construction is required.
- Knowledge of NewStar and IBM TM1 is a plus.
- Advanced excel skills are required.