Yardi Administrator

CIM is a real estate investment and private equity firm, specializing in ground up and redevelopment work in urban communities. The portfolio consists of debt, infrastructure, as well as commercial and residential private real estate. Yardi is CIM’s primary accounting software, and the business utilizes a diverse and ever expanding Yardi product offering; Commercial, Residential, ABF and Forecast Manager/Forecast IQ, Job Cost and Construction Manager, Procure to Pay and P2P (ongoing implementation) Investment Accounting (ongoing implementation), Fixed Assets, Asset IQ, YES Utility and Pulse. Plans for expanded Yardi product usage in the next few years include: KUBE, Deal Manager, VendorCafe, as well as Lease, AR and GL Manager.

We are looking for a Yardi expert responsible for the administration and support of our Yardi domestic and international platforms, including evaluating, documenting, and maintaining the systems, keeping them in sync and up to date with the latest available plug-ins, controlling user access and permissions, and keeping the system compliant with both internal and external audits. This role will work with and deliver to various IT directors to implement, document, test, and support the Yardi application systems for the business. To succeed in this role, you must be highly organized, detail oriented and motivated with ambition and skills for detailed documentation. In addition, you should have a technical and analytical background and way of thinking while also being able to explain complex concepts to non-technical users.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Serve as the primary administrator for a complex Yardi financial applications environment with over a thousand users and multiple databases.
• Work closely with the business leads to deliver technical updates and enhancements within the Yardi platform.
• Own and maintain documentation of software customizations and other system configurations for custom menus, reports, integrations, scheduled tasks, and report scheduler events.
• Participate as a technical resource in projects and give valuable input into system configuration, database, data and other options to deliver a best-in-class solution.
• Work alongside the application support team to triage, route and follow through to completion, escalated service tickets for Yardi and other financial systems interfaces and platforms.
• Participate in weekly Change Advisory Board representing updates and changes to the Yardi platforms.
• Participate in delivering support and maintenance of new and existing applications within and related to Yardi.
• Document and maintain permissions, menus, and security for Yardi Application, based on best practices and working directly with internal audit to ensure compliance.
• Coordinate with developers to implement a solution and/or produce custom reports for end-users.
• Stay up to date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.
• Effectively communicate your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
• Gather critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and produce useful reports.
• Manage internal Yardi Administrative improvement projects, develop project plans, and monitor performance.
• Use SQL to diagnose issues with data and reporting.
• Monitor deliverables and ensure timely completion of projects.

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Deliver weekly, monthly, and annual status reports as requested.
• Stay apprised of audit requirements and responsibilities and participate in audit control reviews.
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for management of Yardi Client support program, including databases, support services and hosting.
• Oversight of vendor updates and changes, and work deliverables. 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Five or more years of experience as a Yardi administrator in a large global investment management, property management and/or development company
• Five or more years’ experience in business systems application role preferably in large real estate, investment, or other regulated environment
• SQL scripting expertise with Yardi report writing experience
• Experience with Investment Management, International and/or P2P implementations a plus
• Excellent/proven documentation skills

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated knowledge of Yardi modules
• Able to comprehend complex issues and provide suggestions for problem-solving.
• Self-directed, able to prioritize, set, and meet deadlines
• Experience with, Entrada, RealPage, Nexus, AVID, SharePoint, VTS and LMS is a plus
• Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server or similar enterprise databases and ability to query enterprise databases using SQL

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