Job Title: VP of FinanceDesignation: Salaried; Exempt
Compensation: $180K-$230K base + Performance Bonus Potential
Location: Remote, United States
The RoleWe are seeking a VP of Finance to lead Darwin's Finance organization, overseeing Corporate Finance, Property Management Accounting, and Finance Shared Services (AP, AR, and Treasury). This individual will drive financial performance, operational efficiency, and profitability while ensuring strong financial controls and accountability across the business. The ideal candidate combines financial expertise with commercial acumen and an operator's mindset, bringing strategic thinking, hands-on leadership, and a bias toward execution.
Key Responsibilities- Financial Strategy & Business Performance
- Partner with executive leadership to develop financial plans aligned with growth, profitability, and operational objectives.
- Establish clear financial performance measures across business units, clients, and operational functions.
- Analyze revenue, margins, operating expenses, and profitability to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives, organizational changes, new client onboarding, and business expansion.
- Corporate Finance & Financial Planning
- Lead corporate finance operations, including FP&A, corporate accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
- Own annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning.
- Oversee the corporate financial close, reconciliations, and preparation of accurate and timely financial statements.
- Lead monthly financial reporting, including budget-to-actual analysis, variance explanations, and forward-looking projections.
- Establish the internal financial capabilities and processes necessary for Darwin to independently manage its day-to-day corporate finance activities.
- Property Management Accounting
- Lead the Property Management Accounting function, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial operations across managed portfolios.
- Oversee property-level accounting, including owner financial reporting, trust accounting, reconciliations, and financial close processes.
- Ensure accurate calculation, recording, and reconciliation of management fees, leasing fees, renewal fees, and other contractual revenues.
- Establish consistent accounting policies, procedures, and controls across client portfolios and legal entities.
- Identify opportunities to standardize and automate property accounting processes as the business scales.
- Identify revenue leakage, billing inaccuracies, and opportunities to improve monetization of existing services.
- Finance Shared Services, AP/AR & Treasury
- Oversee Finance Shared Services, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury, and payment operations.
- Ensure timely and accurate processing of vendor payments, receivables, cash transactions, and financial reconciliations.
- Establish effective cash management practices, including cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, and treasury controls.
- Monitor receivables, collections, and payment performance, identifying opportunities to improve working capital and cash conversion.
- Drive operational efficiency through process standardization, automation, and improved financial systems.
- Unit Economics & Operational Finance
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of Darwin's unit economics, including revenue, direct costs, shared services allocations, and contribution margin per home under management.
- Partner with Operations to evaluate staffing productivity, cost-to-serve, and organizational efficiency.
- Establish financial benchmarks across client portfolios, operational teams, and service lines.
- Identify opportunities to improve operating leverage as the company scales.
- Evaluate the financial impact of technology, automation, vendor consolidation, and process improvements.
- Ensure new client engagements and portfolio expansions meet established profitability and contribution margin expectations.
- Financial Controls, Compliance & Risk Management
- Establish and maintain robust financial controls, accounting policies, and governance across the Finance organization.
- Oversee SOX-related controls, financial reconciliations, and audit readiness, where applicable.
- Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, financial regulations, and contractual requirements.
- Coordinate with external auditors, tax advisors, and other financial stakeholders as required.
- Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership
- Lead, develop, and hold accountable the Finance organization, establishing clear ownership, performance expectations, and operating rhythms.
- Serve as a trusted financial partner to executive leadership.
- Work closely with Operations to connect financial outcomes with business decisions.
- Build a culture of financial discipline, transparency, and data-driven decision-making.
- Develop a scalable Finance organization capable of supporting continued business growth without proportional increases in overhead.
Qualifications & ExperienceRequired- 10+ years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, FP&A, or related financial leadership roles.
- Demonstrated experience leading a multi-functional Finance organization, including Corporate Finance, Accounting operations, FP&A, AP/AR, and Treasury.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, accounting principles, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and internal controls.
- Proven ability to connect operational metrics with financial performance and profitability.
- Experience developing financial models, evaluating unit economics, and improving operating leverage.
- Demonstrated experience managing financial close processes, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
- Strong analytical capabilities with advanced Excel and financial reporting skills.
- Strong AI fluency. You use AI as a core part of how you work to accelerate execution, synthesize information, navigate ambiguity, and improve the quality and impact of your output.
- Experience managing and developing high-performing teams, and process improvement.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to operate independently, prioritize effectively, and execute in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred- Experience in property management, real estate operations, residential services, or another high-volume, multi-location operating business.
- Experience overseeing property-level accounting, trust accounting, and institutional owner financial reporting.
- Experience with complex contractual fee structures, multi-entity accounting, and financial reporting.
- Familiarity with SOX controls, audit processes, and public-company reporting environments.
- Experience with property management accounting systems, ERP platforms, and business intelligence tools.
- Track record of improving financial performance through process automation, organizational efficiency, and technology adoption.
- CPA, CFA, MBA, or equivalent professional qualification.
The pay range for this role is:
180,000 - 230,000 USD per year (Remote (United States))
