Finance Manager — CPA · Land Development · Draper

Finance Manager

Kairos Real Estate is a Draper-based land development company with projects across Utah and Texas. We are lean, owner-operated, and scaling — which means the person in this seat builds the financial infrastructure rather than inheriting it. ABOUT THE ROLE This is not a bookkeeping job. Every project we develop runs through its own entity, its own bank account, and its own joint-venture structure, and today all of it lives in spreadsheets. We are hiring a licensed CPA to take ownership of the entire financial operation — treasury, project-level accounting, lender draws, and tax strategy. The defining work of the first year is building the accounting and tax technology that will run this company. You will select the platforms, design the structure, migrate us off spreadsheets, and own the implementation end to end. It is the largest initiative on our roadmap, and whoever takes this role will be the person who decides how it gets done. THE TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE We are starting close to a blank page, which is the opportunity. We do not have a legacy system to work around, and we are not looking for someone to recreate what a previous employer did. We want someone who will assess what we actually need, evaluate what is available — including where AI tooling genuinely earns its place — and build a finance function that fits how this company operates. The build involves selecting the accounting platform and supporting stack (AP automation, document management, draw and lien waiver tracking, tax technology); designing a chart of accounts that works across the parent entity and every project beneath it; building the intercompany and consolidation structure; migrating off spreadsheets with full reconciliation; integrating with banking, project management, and our outside tax advisors; establishing approval workflows and internal controls; standing up recurring tax workflows for fixed assets, 1099 filing, and K-1 support; and documenting and training the partners and project managers who will use it. WHAT YOU’LL OWN DAY TO DAY Treasury and entity management — cash across project-level bank accounts and joint-venture structures, partner distributions, covenant and personal-guarantee exposure, and the parent-and-project entity structure as new developments come online. Project accounting — coding all activity by project, assembling and submitting lender draw packages, tracking lien waivers, budget-to-actual variance, W-9 and 1099 tracking, invoice intake with project managers, and project-level and consolidated P&L across both states. Tax strategy — bringing forward ideas that reduce the company’s overall tax burden, working with our outside advisors on planning rather than only compliance, and building tax considerations into how entities and deals are structured before the fact. Forecasting — project profitability and consolidated company performance. WHAT THIS ROLE GROWS INTO Once the financial infrastructure is built and running, this role moves toward the deal side of the business — building and stress-testing property models, participating in investor conversations, and supporting our funding efforts. That is a trajectory rather than a promise on a timeline, but it is a real one, and it is the reason this seat matters to us. REQUIREMENTS Active CPA license. Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting. Direct experience with an accounting system implementation, migration, or significant process rebuild — as the owner, the project lead, or a core participant. Strong command of Excel and financial modeling. Real fluency in what current technology, AI tooling included, can do for a finance function, and the judgment to know where it belongs and where it does not. The ability to build a process from nothing and then follow it. Comfort with ambiguity — the systems do not exist yet, and you will be the one designing them. Precision and discretion; this role touches every account we have. Direct, low-ego communication — we are a small team and you will work with all four partners. PREFERRED Public accounting background. Real estate development, construction, or joint-venture accounting experience. Familiarity with multi-entity platforms such as Sage Intacct, NetSuite, or Yardi. Job costing, work-in-progress accounting, or lender draw experience. Multi-entity or multi-state accounting. Tax planning with pass-through entities and partnerships. POSITION DETAILS Location: Draper, Utah — in office four days per week. Schedule: full-time. Bonus: a performance-based commission structure will be established within the first 60 to 90 days, built around the metrics that matter once you have had time in the books. HOW TO APPLY Send your resume to chelsie@kairosrealestate.com. Kairos Real Estate is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.