RE Credit Fund Controller (Total Comp $350k to $450k)

TRD Advisors LLC; United States; On-site; USD 220,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

TRD Advisors LLC is seeking a Principal, Finance – Real Estate Credit in New York, NY to lead financial reporting, FP&A, and fund operations for a growing real estate credit platform. You will oversee fund formation, investor reporting, and governance, partnering with senior leadership to scale the finance function.

The role requires 15+ years in fund finance, deep private fund knowledge, and strong data / systems experience.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in fund finance, fund accounting, or investment finance within real estate credit or alternatives.
• Experience with private fund structures (closed‑end funds, SMAs, JVs, REIT‑like).
• Experience leading FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and liquidity planning.

Responsibilities

• Oversee fund financial reporting, fund operations, and fund formation across funds, SMAs, and structured vehicles.
• Lead FP&A including budgeting, forecasting, liquidity planning, and scenario analysis.
• Deliver actionable financial insights and performance reporting to senior leadership.
• Develop KPIs and reporting frameworks aligned with firm-wide strategy.
• Design and implement a scalable third‑party administrator governance model.
• Optimize workflows between internal teams and external administrators.
• Manage fund administrator relationships to ensure timely and accurate deliverables.
• Partner with digital teams to automate reporting, forecasting, and workflows.
• Own finance data architecture, governance, and reporting consistency (including Snowflake environments).
• Drive process improvements leveraging tools such as PowerBI, Anaplan, Geneva, iLevel, and related systems.
• Support system implementations, integrations, and enhancements.
• Support structuring and oversight of leverage facilities (warehouse lines, repo, TRS).
• Manage relationships with financing counterparties and capital providers.
• Oversee liquidity management and capital planning.
• Lead finance workstreams for new fund launches, SMAs, and product initiatives.
• Partner with IR, legal, tax, and investment teams on fundraising efforts.
• Ensure finance infrastructure is fully built out for new strategies.
• Support investor reporting and communications.
• Manage external auditors, tax advisors, and service providers.

Job description

Location: New York, NY (In-office Monday–Thursday)

Overview

Our client, a growing asset manager (AUM >$20B), is seeking a Principal, Finance – Real Estate Credit to lead the financial reporting and finance function for its growing real estate credit platform.

Reporting directly to the platform’s Finance Lead, this individual will oversee fund financial reporting, fund operations, fund formation, and FP&A, while serving as a strategic partner to senior leadership. The role will be instrumental in building a scalable, well-governed finance infrastructure to support a complex and expanding credit platform. This is a highly visible position with broad exposure across investment, operations, capital markets, and investor relations.

Key Responsibilities

Finance Leadership

• Oversee fund financial reporting, fund operations, and fund formation across funds, SMAs, and structured vehicles
• Lead FP&A including budgeting, forecasting, liquidity planning, and scenario analysis
• Deliver actionable financial insights and performance reporting to senior leadership
• Develop KPIs and reporting frameworks aligned with firm-wide strategy
• Design and implement a scalable third‑party administrator governance model
• Optimize workflows between internal teams and external administrators
• Manage fund administrator relationships to ensure timely and accurate deliverables
• Partner with digital teams to automate reporting, forecasting, and workflows
• Own finance data architecture, governance, and reporting consistency (including Snowflake environments)
• Drive process improvements leveraging tools such as PowerBI, Anaplan, Geneva, iLevel, and related systems
• Support system implementations, integrations, and enhancements
• Support structuring and oversight of leverage facilities (warehouse lines, repo, TRS)
• Manage relationships with financing counterparties and capital providers
• Oversee liquidity management and capital planning
• Lead finance workstreams for new fund launches, SMAs, and product initiatives
• Partner with IR, legal, tax, and investment teams on fundraising efforts
• Ensure finance infrastructure is fully built out for new strategies
• Support investor reporting and communications
• Manage external auditors, tax advisors, and service providers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 15+ years of experience in fund finance, fund accounting, or investment finance within real estate credit, private credit, or alternatives
• Strong experience with commercial real estate lending strategies (mezz, development, mortgage)
• Deep understanding of private fund structures (closed‑end funds, SMAs, JVs, REIT‑like structures)
• Experience supporting fund launches and/or finance transformation initiatives
• Strong systems and data orientation (experience with reporting tools and data platforms preferred)