Chief Financial Officer - Commercial Real Estate

Macdonald & Company is proudly partnered with a lean and growth-oriented commercial real estate investment management firm in South Florida, to appoint a Chief Financial Officer.

Our client is an expert in the acquisition, operation, and optimization of flex and industrial properties. The platform manages a diversified, multi-market portfolio backed by long-term equity relationships with several hundred high-net-worth investors and family offices. The firm operates with an entrepreneurial mindset and is actively building scalable infrastructure to support continued growth.

The Chief Financial Officer will serve as a key member of the executive leadership team and a trusted partner to ownership. This role combines senior financial leadership with operational oversight and strategic execution responsibility. The successful candidate will oversee all financial functions while also managing day-to-day operations, asset management infrastructure, reporting, and internal processes.

This is a hands-on role suited for a leader comfortable operating in a lean environment while building systems and processes to support scale.

• Lead all financial operations, including accounting oversight, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
• Review and oversee fund-level and asset-level financial statements.
• Prepare and manage monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packages.
• Oversee fund and entity structures, including property-level and holding company accounting.
• Manage debt compliance, covenant reporting, and lender relationships.
• Coordinate tax matters with external advisors.
• Establish and maintain internal controls, policies, and procedures.
• Support acquisitions and dispositions, including contract negotiation support, due diligence oversight, closing processes, and post-acquisition integration.

• Oversee day-to-day firm operations, including asset management processes and property management oversight (internal and third-party).
• Build and scale operational infrastructure, including systems, workflows, and reporting standards.
• Lead implementation and optimization of technology platforms across accounting, asset management, and workflow systems.
• Establish KPIs and dashboards to track portfolio performance, leasing activity, expenses, and NOI growth.
• Manage and develop internal team members and coordinate with outsourced service providers.
• Ensure operational consistency across assets and markets.
• Support execution of property-level business plans, including leasing strategy, income growth, expense control, and capital and tenant improvement tracking.

• Act as a strategic advisor and operational second-in-command to ownership.
• Participate in investment discussions and broader strategic planning initiatives.
• Interface with investors as needed regarding reporting, performance, and operational updates.
• Help establish a culture of accountability, transparency, and execution across the platform.
• Balance high-level strategic thinking with hands-on problem solving.

• 7+ years of experience in real estate investment management, private equity, or real assets.
• Prior experience in a CFO, COO, or combined senior real estate leadership role preferred.
• Strong understanding of real estate accounting and financial reporting.
• Experience managing debt structures and lender requirements.
• Knowledge of asset-level and portfolio-level performance metrics.
• Experience operating and scaling real estate platforms in a lean environment.
• Exposure to industrial, flex, retail, or value-add commercial real estate is a plus.
• Strong financial modeling, analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.