Vice President- Yardi Onboarding

The Real Assets Fund Services group is seeking an experienced candidate to join our Real Assets Client Onboarding team.  This specialized team of professionals are subject matter experts on Real Assets investment management operations, as well as the processes & technologies that support those functions.  The Client Onboarding Team is responsible for managing the accounting & reporting setup, systems configuration, and related data migration to start formal client operations.  

The successful candidate will work within this team to optimally meet current and future client onboarding projects, assist with establishing policies and procedures on how the team operates, and work with other functional teams (Fund Accounting, Operations, Investor Relations) to entrench best practices within our global onboarding model.  

Candidates must demonstrate leadership skills in coaching, motivating team members and dealing with clients and counterparts in other groups.  The successful candidate will be expected to learn and develop expertise in all aspects of the on-boarding process, system configuration, and fund accounting, as well as participate in firm-wide initiatives and thought leadership.

our Role: 

• Manage and execute high priority client fund onboarding initiatives.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the global standard operating model for the team and related functional groups/business partners.
• Preparation of client service plans including; assessing client fund servicing needs, securing adequate resources to set up the account, selecting the technology solutions best suited for the services.
• Assist with the development of on-boarding and transition plans for new client onboarding, and develop best practice models for service delivery.
• Act as the liaison between Client staff & Accounting/Operations to on-board clients to Citco technology systems, including Yardi Voyager Investment Management
• Analysis, design, setup & testing of fund structures within Citco systems, including the automation of capital transaction processing, consolidations, eliminations, currency exchange, and returns calculations.
• Perform due diligence analysis for scoping of on-boarding activities.
• Coordinate with all relevant teams to ensure internal workflows will meet client needs and regulatory controls.
• Coordinate with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure all necessary data is captured and migrated for client reporting and calculation models.
• Maintain a pro-active customer focus at all times.

Team Management responsibilities:

• Plan resources in line with business demands, participate in the recruitment and selection process, lead, coach, develop and appraise employees within the team.
• Establish plan for new client setup and transitions.
• Keep Senior Management abreast of all material issues affecting the processing of deliverables.
• Implement training and coaching initiatives.

About You:

• Candidates must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in one of the following or related fields: Accounting, Finance, Information Systems; CPA or CFA preferred.
• Demonstrated successful delivery of complex projects.
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Public/private accounting experience, ideally in the real estate & alternative investment sectors.
• Experience in developing/implementing/optimizing business processes.
• Strong leadership skills and supervisory experience.
• Analytical and integration experience involving complex data sets.
• Experience in reviewing real estate operations and financial statements (Fair Value, GAAP, IFRS).
• Experience in performance reporting – NCREIF, GIPS (AIMR) would be beneficial.
• Knowledge and experience in real estate accounting systems (Yardi, Investran, etc.). Yardi Investment Management module experience highly preferred.
• Strong team player who exhibits excellent communication and written skills.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability of work product.