Director – Real Estate Credit, Fund Administration

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $180k - $200k / year

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Juniper Square

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201 - 500 employees

💸 Finance

🏠 Real Estate

☁️ SaaS

💰 $75M Series C on 2019-11

Finance • Real Estate • SaaS

Juniper Square is a company that provides a comprehensive platform and solutions tailored for private investment partnerships. Founded in 2014, the company focuses on enabling seamless connection and communication between General Partners (GPs) and Limited Partners (LPs) throughout the entire investment lifecycle. Juniper Square's technology is purpose-built to support commercial real estate, private equity, and venture capital firms of all sizes. The platform offers services such as fund administration, fundraising, investor management, compliance, and investor reporting, all aimed at enhancing transparency, data governance, and the overall investor experience.

📋 Description

• Own the end-to-end fund accounting function for a book of real estate private credit clients, including NAV calculations, financial statement preparation, capital activity processing (calls, distributions, recallable capital), and fee/carry calculations • Oversee accounting for underlying credit positions — interest income accruals, OID/PIK treatment, origination fees, prepayments, and loan modifications — ensuring accuracy and consistency across client portfolios • Review and sign off on complex waterfall calculations, preferred return hurdles, catch-up mechanics, and LP/GP allocations across fund structures of varying complexity • Oversee preparation and review of quarterly and annual financial statements (GAAP/IFRS as applicable), investor capital statements, and management reporting packages delivered to clients and their LPs • Serve as the primary operational lead for annual audit and tax processes — coordinating with external auditors, tax advisors, and client finance teams to ensure clean, timely completion • Act as a senior point of contact for client CFOs, controllers, and finance teams; manage escalations professionally, set and maintain service expectations, and proactively surface issues before they become problems • Manage and mentor a team of fund accounting professionals across levels (managers, associates, senior associates); own hiring, performance management, workload distribution, and career development within your team • Drive continuous improvement across workflows, controls, and documentation; partner with internal technology and product teams to improve how Juniper Square's platform supports real estate credit accounting needs • Partner cross-functionally with Investor Services, Compliance, Legal, and Product teams to deliver a seamless client experience and inform the evolution of Juniper Square's real estate credit service offering

🎯 Requirements

• 10-12+ years of experience in fund accounting, fund administration, or finance roles with meaningful exposure to real estate private credit, commercial real estate debt, or structured credit • Deep working knowledge of credit fund structures — including debt funds, CLOs, bridge vehicles, or mezzanine funds — and the accounting treatment associated with loan portfolios • 5+ years of experience managing and developing teams; demonstrated ability to build and retain talent in a high-growth environment • Strong technical accounting skills (GAAP); familiarity with ASC 946, fair value measurement, and interest income recognition for debt instruments • Proven track record managing client relationships at a senior level — comfortable presenting to and communicating with client CFOs, controllers, and IR teams • Experience owning or overseeing audit and tax processes for investment funds • Bachelor's degree required, with a degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related discipline • Comfortable with ambiguity within a high-growth environment • Passion for technology and a desire to use technology to streamline business operations and improve the client experience • Excellent client service, verbal and written communication skills • Experience at a third-party fund administrator a plus (e.g., Citco, SS&C, Alter Domus, Apex, NAV Consulting) • Background in CRE debt, CMBS, or commercial mortgage servicing environments a plus • CPA license or equivalent professional certification a plus • Experience with IFRS a plus but not required

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family • Life insurance and disability coverage • Mental wellness coverage • Fertility and growing family support • Flex Time Off in addition to company paid holidays • Paid family leave, medical leave, and bereavement leave policies • 401k retirement savings plan • Healthcare FSA and commuter benefits programs • Allowance to customize your work and technology setup at home • Annual professional development stipend