The Viera Company, a subsidiary of A. Duda & Sons, is the master developer of
Viera, Florida, leading the thoughtful planning and development of one of the
nation’s top‑selling master‑planned communities. With a vertically integrated
real estate operation, the company oversees commercial and residential
development, ensuring the long‑term vision, quality, and sustainability of the
community.
The Real Estate CFO is the senior financial leader and strategic partner to the
COO & President, The Viera Company - Real Estate Group guiding financial
strategy across development finance, homebuilding finance, FP&A, capital
allocation, and governance for Duda’s master‑planned communities and real estate
operations. This role ensures financial systems and processes scale effectively
during a period of significant growth while maintaining margin discipline and
capital efficiency. It also serves as the key link to Corporate Finance, driving
alignment, transparency, and consistent enterprise‑wide financial standards.
* Serve as the primary financial partner to the COO & President, The Viera
Company - Real Estate Group and leadership team.
* Drive financial strategy and oversight by translating development,
absorption, pricing, and cost dynamics into disciplined financial insight
that supports growth and capital decision‑making.
* Lead divisional planning and forecasting by implementing corporate FP&A tools
and ensuring full alignment with enterprise planning processes and timelines.
* Develop robust financial and phasing models that guide cash‑flow planning,
community pacing, and scenario analysis for key operational teams.
* Lead disciplined capital allocation by underwriting land acquisitions and
development phases, aligning investment evaluations with enterprise return
thresholds, risk parameters, and Corporate Finance priorities.
* Oversee the strategic and compliant deployment of Viera Stewardship District
bond proceeds, ensuring adherence to covenants, statutory requirements, and
long‑term capital improvement objectives.
* Evaluate and redesign financial systems and reporting processes by
identifying gaps, inefficiencies, and scalability constraints to improve
visibility and support future growth.
* Lead the implementation of modern financial and operational tools—such as
ERP, planning systems, and profitability reporting—to strengthen forecasting,
cash‑flow management, and enterprise data transparency.
Requirements:
* Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
required; MBA and/or CPA license strongly preferred.
* 10+ years of progressive senior financial leadership within homebuilding,
land development, and land acquisition. Experience with master-planned
communities (MPC) is highly desirable.
* Strong technical accounting and financial leadership experience.
* Exceptional communication skills with the ability to operate effectively in a
complex, matrixed organization.
* Robust understanding of land acquisition, entitlement risk, development
phasing, and homebuilding economics, paired with strong business judgment and
real estate operating fluency.
This position offers our complete package of employee benefits. If you possess
these qualifications and are ready to take the next step in your career with an
organization that takes pride in its employees and the work that we do in the
community, please apply confidently by sending a cover letter and resume
including salary requirements. We offer opportunities for career growth.
DUDA’s mission is to grow Christian faith and business integrity; land values
and vibrant communities; families, people and relationships; healthy food
products; and sustainable wealth and balanced financial returns for future
generations. We believe that in order to realize our objectives, we need the
ideas and dedication of talented employees; in fact, our success depends on it.
DUDA has been in business for over 90 years, and our people-oriented philosophy
has encouraged pride in the quality of our products, resulting in our
outstanding reputation in the marketplace.
No phone calls or agencies, please.
EOE - Duda is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected
veteran status.