Chief Financial Officer

Join Challenger Group Support, LLC, one of Colorado Springs’ premier builders of residential, multi-family, apartment communities, and commercial offices. At Challenger Group Support, we’re energetic and passionate about what we do. We value creative, flexible, thorough, bold, and determined people in our organization with a passion for building beautiful communities. Our company mission is “Making Life Better” for our customers, trade partners, investors, employees, and our community. Together we contribute to the success of the organization but also to the success and growth of our community. We understand the impact we have and strive to develop and build in smart, innovative ways that we are proud to call our communities. We seek qualified candidates who share our vision, values, and mission. We are searching for an experienced CFO to provide strategic direction, grow the company and ensure its sustainability.

Position Title: Chief Financial Officer

Position Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Supervises: VP of Accounting & Finance, Director of HR & People Operations, Director of IT, Treasury Analyst, Risk Manager, and Internal Control & Audit Manager

Experience: Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university. CPA preferred. 10 plus years management in construction, real estate or land development industry preferred.

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Career Level: Executive (exempt)

Annual Base Salary: $220K - $250K (DOE)

Benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
• Life/Accidental Death& Dismemberment insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Paid time off
• Executive Bonus & Profit-sharing plans
• 401K Investment with company match
• Relocation allowance if needed

Summary: The company CFO directs the company’s overall financial and accounting planning and practices, providing analysis and recommendations on all financial operations, follows the established strategic plans to grow and strengthen the company, and fulfilling the mission of Making Life Better.

Primary Accountabilities:

• Leads all cash management & cash flow forecasting
• Obtains equity, debt and internal funding required to achieve the company’s annual and multi-year objectives
• Presents accurate & timely financial statements monthly
• Supervises the annual company audit and tax returns
• Identifies & report other important financial metrics
• Establishes adequate internal controls to safeguard company resources
• Ensures and support fully compliant, best in class HR & staff development
• Ensures companywide secure and reliable IT services and support are provided
• Develops individual, departmental & company capabilities

Responsibilities:

• Directs and oversees the company’s financial administration and planning including but not limited to financial policy development and implementation, management of accounting systems, budget planning and implementation, risk management and insurance, purchasing, taxation, short- and long-term forecasting, and strategic planning.
• Oversees and manages relationships with lending institutions, shareholders, and the financial community.
• Contributes to the company’s short- and long-range planning, identifying areas of possible growth, expansion, and new profit opportunities.
• Manages the functional areas of financial reporting and control, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, tax, investor relations, and audit management information.
• Manages and oversees preparation of profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and capital budgets.
• Oversees insurance function to assure company’s assets are safeguarded from all possible exposure.
• Establishes appropriate internal systems to support financial and business operations consistent with the company’s growth and reporting requirements.
• Reviews and monitors the organization's financial position; creates and distributes necessary reports on the organization's financial stability, liquidity, and growth.
• Directs and coordinates the establishment and maintenance of budget programs.
• Manages and coordinates annual report preparation and issuance.
• Manages tax reporting programs.
• Motivates and leads a high-performance management team; provides mentoring as a cornerstone to the career development program.
• Follows the strategic plan to grow and strengthen the company, fulfilling the mission of Making Life Better.
• Ensures goals, staffing, and spending fit within the board of directors’ approved budget and plan.
• Makes certain quarterly, annual, and multi-year performance objectives are achieved.
• Fosters a success-oriented, resourceful, problem-solving culture across the team while ensuring an accountable environment within the company.
• Develops synergies and best practices with other companies within The Challenger Group of companies to create efficiencies and opportunities for business expansions.

Qualifications:

• Ten plus years management in the homebuilding, construction management and/or land development industry.
• Accomplished in the understanding of the underlying metrics that make for a profitable operation.
• Adept at interpreting balance sheets, capital accounts, P&L’s and cash flows.
• Strong understanding of corporate finance and performance management principles.
• Ability to think strategically, anticipate consequences. Stay abreast of real estate market, demographic, financial and other trends in company business development and strategy.
• Experience in developing profitable strategies and implementing vision.
• Ability to set clear priorities, delegate and guide investment in people and systems; possess keen analytic and problem-solving skills, which support and enable sound decision making.
• Excellent written, verbal, communication, and public speaking skills.
• Proven record of excellent customer satisfaction.
• High-level knowledge of HR and IT best practices.
• Advanced skills in MS Office.

Key Personal Traits:

• Embraces and is the embodiment of the company’s mission, vision, culture, and values.
• Treats all he or she encounters with respect and dignity, creating an atmosphere of mutual respect, trust, and effective/transparent communication.
• Leads with integrity, fairness, and honesty. Has a clear understanding of people and a natural ability of discernment.
• Demands excellence from self, striving always to grow, learn and develop as a human being and leader. Adept at honest self-reflection, personal assessment and acknowledging shortcomings.
• Desires to be the best. Loves to work and loves the challenge of being one of the best.
• Capable of demonstrating finesse with sensitive dealings while also being able to make tough decisions and not afraid to deal with difficult situations when necessary.
• Assumes full ownership, and accountability for profitability, return to investors, commitment to employees, customers, and the community at large.

Ideal candidate will demonstrate the following character qualities on a regular basis

• Dependability
• Determination
• Initiative
• Alertness
• Truthfulness
• Persuasiveness

An Equal Opportunity Employer/Smoke free campus