Yardi Platform Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Real Estate Funds
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Job Summary
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Yardi Platform Subject Matter Expert (SME) with deep knowledge of real estate fund accounting asset-level reporting and investment operations. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise across Yardi modules such as Voyager Investment Management Fund Accounting Advanced Budgeting & Forecasting and Job Cost and will play a critical role in optimizing platform usage driving enhancements and supporting complex fund structures.
This senior role partners with operations technology product and client-facing teams to ensure Yardi is configured maintained and used to deliver accurate efficient and scalable real estate fund administration and reporting workflows.
Key Responsibilities
Yardi Platform Ownership & Expertise
- Serve as the internal SME for all Yardi real estate fundrelated modules ensuring best-practice configuration and end-to-end process design.
- Lead the development and maintenance of Yardi workflows covering fund accounting property accounting investment structures and investor reporting.
- Oversee system configuration including chart of accounts intercompany relationships automation setups consolidations and reporting structures.
Real Estate Fund & Investment Support
- Support complex real estate fund structures (open-end closed-end commingled funds separate accounts).
- Ensure accurate processing and reporting of capital calls distributions waterfalls fee calculations cashflows and NAV cycles.
- Validate asset-level data flows consolidations valuation inputs and performance metrics within Yardi.
- Maintain data integrity between property-level and fund-level modules.
Business Requirements & Process Improvement
- Partner with accounting operations and technology teams to gather requirements and design scalable efficient workflows in Yardi.
- Identify and implement system enhancements to support evolving business needs and regulatory requirements.
- Document process flows SOPs configuration guidelines and data standards for internal teams.
Implementation Upgrades & Project Delivery
- Lead and support Yardi implementation or expansion initiatives including system design UAT data migration and go-live readiness.
- Oversee testing cycles for upgrades patches and newly developed functionalities.
- Work with Yardi support and internal technology teams to troubleshoot system issues and develop long-term solutions.
Testing & Quality Assurance
- Create and execute test plans and scenarios for new modules integrations and enhancements.
- Validate calculations such as IRR MOIC distribution waterfalls management fees leverage metrics and asset valuations.
- Own defect tracking resolution and final release sign-off for Yardi-related updates.
Training & Stakeholder Support
- Provide training and guidance to fund accounting teams property accounting teams and operational users.
- Support client-facing teams by explaining system capabilities reporting logic and data flows.
- Serve as the escalation point for complex Yardi-related operational queries.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- 510 years of hands-on experience with Yardi ideally including Voyager Investment Management Fund Accounting or related modules.
- Strong understanding of real estate fund accounting property operations and investment reporting.
- Experience designing workflows for capital events NAV cycles consolidations valuations and waterfall models in Yardi.
- Ability to translate business needs into system requirements and functional specifications.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to review and validate complex financial outputs.
- Excellent documentation communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Yardi integrations (property management systems data warehouses reporting engines banking platforms).
- Familiarity with SQL or reporting tools for data extraction validation and analysis.
- Exposure to regulatory frameworks (AIFMD INREV SEC requirements) in real estate investment contexts.
Experience in fund administration private equity real estate or a real estate investment manager
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