Cherry Bekaert LLP

VP, Finance

Cherry Bekaert LLP$200K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in finance-related roles
  • Proven expertise in debt capital markets execution and compliance
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Business
  • Preferred experience in the real estate sector
  • Exposure to private equity is advantageous
  • Strong financial modeling capabilities
  • Willingness to work in a hybrid environment (3 days in-office)

Responsibilities

  • Manage the lender process from term sheet to closing, including data room and legal documentation
  • Analyze and support term sheet negotiations with covenant modeling and pricing comparisons
  • Oversee ongoing compliance and lender reporting across various financing facilities
  • Act as the primary point of contact for lenders during transactions
  • Manage and strategize the debt structure and asset migration through financing stages
  • Lead debt workstreams for recapitalization efforts under CFO guidance
  • Supervise FP&A activities including budgeting, forecasting, and portfolio analysis

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work for a growing and successful real estate player
  • Engagement in high-level M&A processes
  • Competitive bonuses in addition to base salary
  • Hybrid work environment with three days in-office
  • Ownership of significant financial models and reports
  • Collaboration with senior leadership including CFO and BOD
Full Job Description
VP, Finance

Growing, successful RE player is seeking an analytical, M&A-minded leader.

The VP of Finance will own debt capital markets execution and compliance, specifically diligence, documentation coordination, closing, covenant compliance, and lender reporting. The mandate is to execute at a level of quality and independence that allows the sponsor to step back from day-to-day process involvement; this requires someone lenders and sponsor deal teams immediately recognize as a peer.

Primary Responsibilities - Debt Capital Markets
  • Run lender processes post-term sheet through closing: data room build-out and management, diligence responses, third-party report coordination (appraisals, environmental, PCAs), legal documentation coordination with counsel, and closing checklists
  • Support term sheet negotiation with analysis: pricing comparisons, covenant sensitivity modeling, borrowing base scenarios, and structural mechanics review (sweep triggers, accordion terms, debt yield/DSCR tests)
  • Own ongoing covenant compliance, lender reporting packages, borrowing base certificates, and draw/reallocation requests across multiple facilities
  • Serve as day-to-day lender point of contact between transactions; maintain relationships with lender portfolio teams and debt broker/placement agents
  • Manage the debt stack across facilities: plan and sequence the migration of assets from bridge financing to permanent facilities, coordinate collateral transfers, releases, and substitutions to optimize proceeds and pricing, and maintain a forward calendar of maturities, extension tests, and refinancing windows
  • Execute debt workstreams for the planned recapitalization: capital structure modeling, refinancing analysis, and process management under CFO/sponsor direction

Secondary Responsibilities - FP&A, BOD, Reporting
  • Oversee FP&A: corporate model ownership, annual budgeting, quarterly reforecasting, and property-level NOI performance analysis across the portfolio
  • Prepare Board of Director materials, including quarterly board decks and sponsor reporting
  • Manage internal and external reporting cadence; support audit and GAAP reporting workstreams
  • Respond to ad hoc sponsor and investor requests with institutional-quality output and fast turnaround
  • Partner with the CFO on exit-readiness workstreams
Experience/Qualifications
  • 4+ years of experience
  • Experience in debt capital markets execution and compliance/diligence
  • BS/BA in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business etc.
  • Real estate industry experience preferred
  • Exposure to private equity is helpful
  • Expert modeling skills
  • Ability to work hybrid (3 days) in Howard Co. HQ
Up to $200k + highly competitive bonuses

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About Cherry Bekaert LLP

Cherry Bekaert is a public accounting firm that provides a wide range of services to clients in various industries. The company offers audit, tax, and advisory services to help clients achieve their business goals. Cherry Bekaert has a team of over 1,200 professionals who are committed to delivering high-quality work and exceptional customer service. The company has offices in several states across the US and serves clients in both the public and private sectors.
Learn more about Cherry Bekaert LLP
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1,200 employees
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5 Year Trend
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Revenue
$220 million

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