Manager, Fund Accounting

Welltower Careers • Dallas, TX

16h • Onsite

About The Position

At Welltower, we’re transforming how the world thinks about senior living and wellness-focused real estate. As a global leader in residential wellness and healthcare infrastructure, we create vibrant, purpose-driven communities where housing, healthcare, and hospitality converge. Our culture is fast-paced, collaborative, and endlessly ambitious—guided by our mantra: The only easy day was yesterday. We’re looking for bold, independent thinkers who thrive on challenge, embrace complexity, and are driven to deliver long-term value. Every team member is empowered to think like an owner, innovate fearlessly, and lead from where they stand. If you're passionate about outcomes and inspired by the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare infrastructure, we want you on our best-in-class team. We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual to grow with our private fund platform. The ideal candidate has a strong accounting foundation with experience in fund accounting, real estate private equity experience, and a commitment to high-quality reporting and communication.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in real estate private equity, fund accounting, real estate investment management, or a related field, (fund administrator or GP-side experience preferred).
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Real Estate, Economics, or similar business or analytical field required
• Knowledge of accounting theory and framework, including GAAP, NACREIF Reporting Standards, IFRS, INREV and other international accounting reporting framework is strongly desired.
• Hands-on expertise with fair market value reporting, capital account statements, NAV calculations, fee waterfalls, and investor allocations.
• Proficiency in accounting systems, spreadsheets, and financial reporting tools (Yardi, OneStream, Workiva, PowerBI or similar applications a plus).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex concepts for diverse stakeholders.
• Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, drug screening, and verification of employment, education, and other credentials relevant to the position.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certification of CPA or equivalent is strongly desired
• Master’s degree, CFA, or CAIA is a plus.
• Preferably accounting background with a focus on real estate or asset management clients, a Big 4 accounting firm or fund administrator.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain property-level, fund-level, and investor performance calculations, including IRR, equity multiple, carry, and other fund/investment-level metrics.
• Prepare and review quarterly and annual financial statements and footnotes, investor reports, performance summaries, capital account statements, and NAV statements.
• Oversee various aspects of fund-level accounting, including general ledger maintenance, management fee calculations, expense allocations, and the consolidation process in both U.S. GAAP and on a fair value basis.
• Manage data flow for third-party valuation reports and ensure integration into fund-level reporting.
• Review work products prepared by the independent fund administrator, ensuring accuracy and LP readiness.
• Partner with other accounting teams, investments, FP&A, treasury, asset management, tax, and capital markets teams to source, validate, reconcile, and report financial and operating data.
• Support the investments team in preparing investment and fund reporting models.
• Ensure timely, accurate delivery of side letter reporting obligations, including completion of templates and aggregation of legal, ESG, and system data across teams.
• Build fund-level cash flow forecasts and track balance sheets to support future distribution planning.
• Collaborate on lender reporting workflows, including borrower completion certificates, disbursement requests, and insurance documentation.
• Collaborate with valuation agents, external auditors, tax advisors, lenders, and other third parties to ensure alignment of fund reporting which includes managing the fund audits.
• Contribute to ongoing process improvements and automation initiatives for fund and investor reporting, including capital account allocations and distribution process setup.
• Supervise a team of accountants/analysts, providing mentorship, training and career development.
• Perform other duties as required

Benefits

• Competitive Base Salary + Annual Bonus
• Generous Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Program – purchase shares at a 15% discount
• Employer-matching 401(k) Program + Profit Sharing Program
• Student Debt Program – we’ll contribute up to $10,000 towards your student loans!
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Comprehensive and progressive Medical/Dental/Vision options
• Professional Growth
• And much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager