Yardi Consultant – Residential Implementations, Advisory

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Oversee the complete Yardi implementation and optimization processes, from discovery to hypercare.

• Take charge of onboarding platforms from RealPage/OneSite, Entrata, AppFolio, MRI, ResMan, Rent Manager, and other systems.

• Lead conversions from Yardi to Yardi and manage database consolidations.

• Document existing processes, pinpoint gaps, and design future workflows.

• Convert business requirements into Yardi configuration, reporting, data, integration, and technical specifications.

• Configure, support, and provide guidance on the residential Yardi stack.

• Set up, test, and troubleshoot SIPP interfaces and other data feeds.

• Implement affordable housing programs alongside standard operations.

• Create scalable core configurations for accounting, property management, leasing, renewals, deposits, and affordable certification workflows.

• Manage activities related to data migration, validation, reconciliation, and conversion.

• Design and support user acceptance testing (UAT) plans, test scripts, defect resolutions, client readiness, training, and adoption.

• Collaborate with Support teams during and after implementations and act as an escalation point.

• Conduct client workshops with operations, accounting, asset management, IT, and executive stakeholders.

• Offer practical solutions, identify risks, and assist stakeholders in making informed decisions.

• Handle multiple client priorities and competing deadlines effectively.

• Discover opportunities to enhance client value through advisory, implementation, reporting, data, and support services.

• Provide help desk assistance as required.

• Mentor junior and mid-level consultants.

• Contribute to the development of implementation methodologies, templates, conversion tools, and best practices.

• Collaborate with internal teams, Yardi, vendors, and client resources.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive hands-on experience with Yardi residential environments, particularly Voyager 8 and RentCafe.

• Strong preference for North American multifamily operating or accounting experience.

• Experience in onboarding or migrating from at least one non-Yardi platform, including source-data extraction, mapping, and reconciliation.

• Proficiency in Yardi-to-Yardi conversions, database consolidations, or multi-entity Voyager environments.

• Experience across both conventional/market-rate and affordable property portfolios.

• Knowledge of US and Canadian regulatory requirements and their implications for configuration.

• Familiarity with North American multifamily property accounting.

• Exceptional client-facing communication abilities.

• Capacity to work independently with minimal oversight in a remote, distributed team setting.

• Experience in mentoring, coaching, or developing less experienced consultants or analysts.

• Proven experience in leading or assuming a senior role in full-cycle implementations, upgrades, optimizations, or complex module rollouts.

• Strong skills in discovery and requirements-gathering.

• Solid project management instincts.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Real Estate, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

• Willingness to travel occasionally for client workshops, training sessions, and go-lives, up to 25% of the time.

• Preferred: Proficiency in SQL Server, including queries, ETL, and data validation.

• Preferred: Familiarity with YSR, SSRS, Yardi Report Designer, Excel, or Python.

• Preferred: Experience with residential integrations.

• Preferred: Background in consulting, professional services, or client-facing advisory roles.

• Preferred: Experience as a Yardi product owner, business systems leader, implementation lead, or business relationship manager.

• Preferred: Experience collaborating with external consultants, Yardi teams, internal IT, accounting, asset management, and operations stakeholders.

• Preferred: Experience in global or distributed delivery models.

• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and focused on problem-solving and customer service.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a dynamic small team.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid time off (PTO).

• Paid holidays.

• Sick leave.

• Medical insurance coverage.

• Dental insurance coverage.

• Vision insurance coverage.

• Options for life insurance.

• Options for disability insurance.

• 401(k) plan with a 3% Safe Harbor employer contribution.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Global team supporting clients across various markets.

• Advancement potential from support roles into advanced consulting, implementation, systems administration, data, reporting, or project work.

• An environment that values documentation, problem-solving, continuous learning, and client service.