Director of Finance

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a highly organized, hands-on Director of Finance to join our client's team. The role oversees enterprise-level real estate accounting, financial reporting, and client deliverables across multiple portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for financial reporting, ensuring timely preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual statements along with related client deliverables.
• Ensure accounting and reporting practices conform to contractual terms, regulatory standards, and financing requirements across all portfolios.
• Manage accounting for complex real estate transactions, such as acquisitions, dispositions, debt activity, and intricate lease structures.
• Collaborate with asset and property leadership on budgets, forecasts, CAM reconciliations, and operating performance metrics.
• Lead onboarding and transition processes for acquisitions, dispositions, and developments, including system integrations and banking setups.
• Set standards for data integrity, system usage, and consistency of accounting practices across platforms.
• Lead, mentor, and develop accounting managers and senior staff; establish performance expectations and foster accountability.
• Champion training initiatives, maintain process documentation, and promote the adoption of best practices.
• Act as the executive point of contact for audits, tax engagements, and critical client relationships.
• Drive ongoing improvements through automation, technology enablement, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Collaborate with peer leaders to align strategy, share best practices, and enhance operational scalability.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in commercial real estate accounting and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee large, complex portfolios and guide teams through periods of change and growth.
• Deep knowledge of lease accounting, CAM, real estate tax escalations, and related reporting requirements.
• Strong proficiency with real estate accounting systems; Yardi is required, MRI exposure is a plus.
• Exceptional executive-level communication skills with experience interacting with clients, auditors, and senior stakeholders.
• Strategic vision combined with hands-on operational execution.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment with competing priorities.

Location

Boston, MA 02109