Chief Financial Officer

The Company:

Kitson & Partners (K&P) is a private real estate development company based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida focused on creating vibrant, engaging places that spur economic growth and deliver enduring value. Over the past two decades, K&P has established a set of guiding principles based on the development and management of sustainable master planned communities and retail shopping centers across the State of Florida, enabling the company to reduce environmental impacts and improve quality of life. K&P is the developer of the first solar town in America, Babcock Ranch, an 18,000-acre master-planned community with entitlements for 19,500 residential units and 6M square feet of commercial in Lee and Charlotte Counties and owns and manages retail shopping centers in South and Central Florida. Please visit our website to learn more about us: www.kitsonpartners.com. 

The Position:

Kitson & Partners is seeking a Chief Financial Officer for our corporate office in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Accountabilities:

• Oversees all accounting and financial activity for the company.
• Provides key leadership to promote and implement process improvement, collaboration, and integration across K&P accounting and financial functions.
• Provides financial and strategic thinking and solutions to drive the company’s short-term and long-term goals and objectives.
• Advises executive management regarding risks and opportunities to improve the company’s overall financial performance.

• Assists in formulating K&P’s future direction by providing input on the strategic business plan and advising the company on financial and tax strategies, budgeting, audit functions, and forecasting.
• Provides ongoing financial analysis of development and operational results against the business plan and budget.

• Collaborates with and directs multi-disciplinary teams including selecting, evaluating, and directing external consultants, bankers, and vendors.
• Builds strong relationships with business partners, auditors, executive team, and stakeholders.
• Overall responsibility for cash management and controls, accounting, audit, tax planning and financial reporting.
• Develops and directs finance and accounting policies, practices, procedures, and initiatives.
• Ensures preparation of all financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, stakeholder reports and tax returns.

• Assures accuracy, timeliness, and conformity with professional accounting standards and best practices in accordance with GAAP and IRS rules and regulations.
• Identifies, acquires, and implements systems /software critical to the accounting and finance areas to automate processes and increase efficiency.

• Oversees the month-end close process, reviewing all month-end activities including general ledger accounts, balance sheet accounts and overhead cost allocation.
• Oversees bank accounts, cash management, wire authorizations, and cash transfers.
• Oversees the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements / reports, and special analyses to present to executive leadership team and external authorities.

• Manages financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and analysis activities by implementation of tools for budgeting and forecasting.

• Implements policies, procedures, and processes to comply with regulatory and internal audit requirements.
• Builds, develops, and mentors a team of accounting and finance staff and expands the culture of K&P across the company as a key leader.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with active CPA certification preferably in the State of Florida
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in a senior level finance or accounting leadership position
• Real estate industry experience
• Minimum 10 years’ experience overseeing corporate tax planning and tax filings
• Experience managing the internal and external financial reporting process
• Advanced Excel skills

• Advanced knowledge and proficiency in Timberline, Timberscan and other professional / pertinent accounting software
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to connect and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Inspirational team leader with ability to mentor and develop a strong, cohesive group of financial and accounting team members

Benefits:

• Generous PTO and holidays
• Health, vision, dental, disability and life insurance
• FSA
• 401(k) savings plan plus a company match
• Great company culture dedicated to our core values of Integrity, Commitment, Teamwork, Innovation and Transparency
• Ability to join a team of real estate professionals who have the utmost respect for the land we develop and a true commitment to stewardship, sustainability, and preservation in all our development practices.

If you meet these qualifications, please send resume with salary requirements to Human Resources. We maintain a Drug Free / Smoke Free Workplace. We perform reference checks, pre-employment drug screening and criminal background screening. Kitson & Partners is an Equal Opportunity & E-Verify Employer.