Cfo - Mexico City, Mexico (Xico)

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Position summary: The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and executive leadership team, steering the financial strategy, capital allocation, and risk management of our real estate development portfolio. This role requires a heavy blend of corporate finance, strategic planning, and hands‑on project finance (underwriting, capitalization, and joint ventures). The desired candidate has deep roots in the real estate sector and a proven track record of securing funding for large-scale development projects.

Responsibilities

• Financial Strategy & Capital Markets : Lead the company's capital‑raising strategies, maintain and expand relationships with institutional investors, commercial banks, private equity firms, and joint venture partners. Structure and negotiate complex financing packages for new acquisitions and development projects (senior debt, mezzanine financing, equity, and bridge loans). Optimize the company's capital structure to maximize returns while managing liquidity and financial risk.
• Project Finance & Underwriting : Oversee the financial engineering and underwriting of new developments, ensuring cash flow models, IRR, NPV, and sensitivity analyses are highly accurate. Monitor project budgets, cost‑to‑complete analyses, and construction loan draws in tight coordination with the Development and Construction teams.
• Financial Operations, Reporting & Compliance : Oversee all financial reporting, accounting, budgeting, and tax strategies for both the corporate entity and project‑specific SPVs. Present quarterly and annual financial performance, market risks, and strategic forecasts to the Board of Directors and investors. Ensure strict compliance with local tax laws, real‑estate regulations, and financial accounting standards (IFRS / US GAAP).
• Risk Management & Treasury : Assess and mitigate risks associated with interest rate fluctuations, construction cost inflation, and market downturns. Manage corporate treasury, cash flow forecasting, and working capital requirements across multiple active projects.

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: Minimum of ***** years of progressive financial leadership experience, with at least 5 years as a CFO, VP of Finance, or Head of Capital Markets within a real estate development or investment firm.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Real Estate. An MBA or CFA is highly preferred.
• Technical Skills: Exceptional mastery of real estate financial modeling, joint venture waterfall structures, and specialized real estate ERP software (e.g., Yardi, MRI, Argus Enterprise).
• Leadership: Strong track record of leading high‑performing finance teams and managing complex, multi‑party stakeholder relationships.
• Soft Skills: Outstanding negotiation skills, strategic vision, and the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable business insights for non‑financial executives.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Successful capitalization of the development pipeline (on‑time and target cost of capital).
• Budget variance accuracy at both corporate and project levels.
• Accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting to joint venture partners and lenders.
• Optimization of the company's weighted average cost of capital (WACC).

Salary

Competitive salary