About the Role
As Flow continues to integrate cutting-edge technology and AI capabilities across the organization, the Head of Strategic Finance will play a critical leadership role in modernizing finance operations, implementing intelligent forecasting and reporting solutions, and building a finance function that operates at the forefront of innovation.
The Head of Strategic Finance will oversee a high-performing team of 4–5 professionals and be responsible for building scalable financial processes, enhancing predictive analytics capabilities, and driving intelligent decision-making throughout the organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead the annual budgeting process, long-range planning, and rolling forecasts across all business units and properties.
- Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to support acquisitions, developments, asset management, capital planning, and strategic initiatives.
- Utilize AI-enabled forecasting tools, predictive analytics, and automation technologies to improve forecasting accuracy and speed of decision-making.
- Analyze financial and operational performance, identifying trends, risks, opportunities, and data-driven strategic recommendations.
- Build dynamic scenario modeling and sensitivity analyses using modern analytical and AI platforms.
- Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year results.
- Partner closely with the CFO and executive leadership team on strategic planning, capital allocation, and operational decision-making.
- Deliver actionable insights related to revenue growth, margin optimization, expense management, cash flow performance, and portfolio strategy.
- Support financing activities, lender reporting, board materials, and investor presentations as needed.
- Evaluate new business opportunities, market expansion initiatives, and investment strategies using data-driven and AI-assisted analysis.
- Serve as a finance transformation leader helping embed AI and automation into business workflows and reporting processes.
- Oversee preparation of executive-level dashboards, KPIs, and management reporting packages using modern BI and visualization tools.
- Drive implementation and optimization of AI-powered reporting, automation, and analytics platforms.
- Enhance real-time reporting capabilities and decision-support systems across the organization.
- Establish scalable reporting frameworks and standardized financial metrics across all operating entities.
- Partner with Technology and Operations teams to improve data architecture, reporting automation, and enterprise analytics capabilities.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 4–5 strategic finance professionals.
- Build a high-performance culture focused on innovation, accountability, continuous improvement, and technology adoption.
- Champion the use of AI tools and advanced analytics capabilities within the finance organization.
- Develop talent and elevate analytical sophistication across the Strategic Finance team.
- Lead initiatives focused on process automation, operational scalability, and finance transformation.
- Improve planning efficiency and forecasting accuracy through intelligent systems and workflow enhancements.
- Partner with Accounting, Asset Management, Operations, and Technology teams to improve data integrity and enterprise reporting consistency.
- Support implementation and optimization of ERP systems, planning platforms, and AI-enabled financial technologies.
- Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and best practices to keep Flow’s finance organization at the forefront of innovation.
Ideal Background
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, or related field required; MBA and/or CPA preferred.
- 12+ years of progressive finance experience, including substantial FP&A leadership experience.
- Real estate industry experience strongly preferred, including exposure to property operations, development, acquisitions, or asset management.
- Prior experience managing and developing high-performing teams, with an entrepreneurial, collaborative, and adaptable leadership style.
- Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills, including strong expertise in budgeting, cash flow analysis, and financial reporting.
- Demonstrated experience leveraging technology, automation, and AI-driven tools within finance or analytics functions, with a forward-thinking, innovation-oriented mindset and passion for process transformation.
- Experience with ERP systems, financial planning platforms, business intelligence tools, and AI-enabled analytics solutions; advanced Excel and financial presentation skills required; Power BI, Tableau, SQL, and/or modern data visualization tools preferred.
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable business insights for senior stakeholders.
- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen who can operate at a high level while remaining hands-on in execution within a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
- High level of intellectual curiosity, continuous learning mindset, and genuine enthusiasm for innovation and emerging technologies.