Full-Time

Fund Financial Manager

Posted on 7/1/2025

Digital Realty

Digital Realty

5,001-10,000 employees

Global data center REIT with interconnection

Compensation Overview

$100k - $155k/yr

+ Bonus + Commission + Equity Awards

New York, NY, USA

In Person

Category
Finance & Banking (1)
Required Skills
Data Analysis
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Financial Modeling
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or Real Estate; advanced degree or certifications (CPA, CFA) a plus.
  • 5–10 years of experience in fund financial operations, preferably in commercial real estate, private equity, or asset management.
  • Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and fund operations, including formation and governance documentation.
  • Expertise in real estate finance concepts, financial modeling, and forecasting.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Yardi and Argus preferred.
  • Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills with a track record of meeting strict deadlines.
  • Strong communication skills, including reporting and presentation experience with senior stakeholders or limited partners.
  • A collaborative mindset with the ability to work independently and lead cross-functional coordination.
  • Strategic thinking and analytical capabilities, including comfort working with data and developing insights.
  • Adaptability, strong work ethic, and willingness to accept and apply feedback for continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
  • Lead all fund financial and investment activities, ensuring alignment with DLR’s policies and strategic objectives.
  • Oversee capital calls, distributions, valuations, audit support, and coordination with fund administrators and accounting teams.
  • Develop and manage fund models, including consolidated forecasts, waterfalls, capital flows, and liquidity planning.
  • Coordinate compliance obligations such as AML/KYC, insurance, side-letter tracking, and reporting.
  • Produce quarterly and annual LP financial reports and support custom reporting requirements.
  • Act as a key point of contact for internal teams and limited partners on operational and financial matters.
  • Support new fund formations, financings, and real estate development project diligence.
  • Manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities with minimal supervision.
  • Ensure timely delivery of recurring fund deliverables and resolve unexpected issues effectively.
  • Apply sound judgment in interpreting fund documents, policies, and compliance standards.
Desired Qualifications
  • Advanced degree or certifications (CPA, CFA) a plus.
  • Experience with Yardi and Argus preferred.

Digital Realty Trust owns and operates a global portfolio of data centers that it leases to cloud providers, enterprises, and service firms. It makes money mainly from long-term leases of space, ranging from wholesale and hyperscale capacity to retail colocation, plus growing interconnection services that link customers to clouds and networks inside its facilities. The company differentiates itself with a large global footprint, a history of strategic acquisitions, and a strong focus on sustainability and renewable energy to fund its projects. Its goal is to provide a scalable, interconnected digital infrastructure platform that supports customers’ multi‑cloud needs and data workloads while expanding its own portfolio and services.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

2004

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • S$7 billion Singapore investment captures AI inference demand post-moratorium relaxation.
  • NRT14 Japan facility achieves DGX-Ready certification for 150kW/rack AI workloads.
  • $1.8 billion backlog with 21% AI bookings ensures 2026 revenue visibility.

What critics are saying

  • Equinix secures Singapore capacity allocations, eroding Digital Realty's pricing power.
  • Northern Virginia power shortages shift hyperscalers to QTS and Vantage markets.
  • STT GDC local partnerships block Digital Realty's Singapore expansion approvals.

What makes Digital Realty unique

  • PlatformDIGITAL® enables carrier-neutral interconnection across 300+ global data centers.
  • Mixed retail colocation and hyperscale suites drive multi-year sticky revenue.
  • 15 million square feet certified under green building standards supports sustainability.

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Company News

City Journal
Apr 30th, 2026
Loudoun County, Virginia: The Heart of the Data-Center Boom

Garry Tan (YC CEO) shared: $425B spent building US data centers in 2025 = ~1.5% of GDP. Loudoun County, Virginia is the epicenter of the data center boom, home to major facilities from Equinix, Digital Realty, AWS, and others.

Bloomberg L.P.
Apr 14th, 2026
Digital Realty to invest $2.3B in Italian data centres over five years

Digital Realty Trust plans to invest €2 billion in Italy over the next five years as part of a Mediterranean-focused expansion in Europe. The Austin-based data centre operator will construct facilities in Rome and Milan, expecting to hire hundreds of local staff. The investment reflects growing demand for data centre infrastructure in Southern Europe as companies expand their digital operations across the region.

Data Centre Dynamics Ltd
Apr 9th, 2026
Digital Realty pledges S$7 billion investment in Singapore, including new data centers.

Digital Realty pledges S$7 billion investment in Singapore, including new data centers. Company looks to add to three existing facilities in a constrained market April 09, 2026 US colocation giant Digital Realty is planning a large-scale investment in Singapore. The company this week announced it is targeting nearly S$7 billion (US$5.48bn) of total investment in Singapore. Digital's SIN12 facility in Singapore - Digital Realty That figure includes more than S$4.3 billion (US$3.37bn) planned for new data center developments, building on existing investments. Further details of any new facilities were not shared. "Singapore is emerging as a critical hub for AI inference in Asia Pacific," said Serene Nah, managing director and head of Asia Pacific, Digital Realty. "As organizations deploy AI in real-world environments, they need secure, highly connected infrastructure close to where data is created and consumed. This S$7 billion investment target demonstrates our confidence in Singapore's role as the region's AI infrastructure anchor. We're not just expanding capacity - we're building the operational capabilities, innovation facilities, and local talent base needed to support customers as AI enters production at scale." Digital Realty currently lists three data centers in Singapore: SIN10, SIN11, and SIN12, totaling 925,000 sq ft (85,900 sq ft) of colocation space and 70MW of capacity. The company first entered Singapore in 2010, acquiring a newly developed data center. First announced in 2019, the 50MW SIN12 (also known as Digital Loyang II) launched in 2021. Announced in 2015, the 13MW SIN11 (aka Digital Loyang I) was redeveloped from a former paper store and launched in 2016. Singapore has had a moratorium on new data center developments since 2019 (although already authorized facilities were allowed to be built after this point), but this is starting to be relaxed. Equinix, GDS, Microsoft, and a consortium of AirTrunk and TikTok-owner ByteDance were collectively allocated 80MW of capacity in 2023. Digital reportedly missed out on a capacity allocation, with reports suggesting the company had applied to develop a 60MW facility. The Singapore government is currently requesting applications for further data center projects, and is set to allow up to 200MW of capacity to be developed. Get a roundup of the latest regional news across Asia fortnightly. More in colocation & wholesale.

Yahoo Finance
Apr 8th, 2026
Digital Realty opens first Asia Pacific innovation lab in Japan amid $69B AI investment push

Digital Realty has opened its first Asia Pacific innovation lab in Tokyo, Japan, marking the second such facility globally after Northern Virginia. The Digital Realty Innovation Lab at the NRT12 data centre is designed to help enterprises test and optimise AI and hybrid cloud architectures under real-world conditions. Established through MC Digital Realty, a joint venture between Digital Realty and Mitsubishi Corporation, the facility supports Japan's push to invest over 10 trillion yen in semiconductor and AI technologies by 2030. The lab features both air-cooled and direct liquid-cooled environments for high-power-density workloads. Over 20 partner companies are currently using the facility to explore AI-ready infrastructure. Digital Realty plans to launch a third innovation lab in Singapore in the second half of 2026.

Yahoo Finance
Apr 8th, 2026
Digital Realty opens NRT14, third data centre at Japan campus, boosting IT capacity to nearly 100MW

Digital Realty has opened NRT14, its third data centre at the NRT campus in Inzai City, Japan. The facility brings the campus's total IT power capacity to nearly 100 megawatts. Developed through MC Digital Realty, a 50/50 joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation, NRT14 features hybrid liquid- and air-cooling capabilities optimised for next-generation graphics processing units. The facility is amongst the first in Japan to achieve DGX-Ready Data Center certification, enabling it to support high-density AI workloads exceeding 100 kilowatts. NRT14 offers colocation services of up to 150 kilowatts per rack and provides a low-latency network environment. The facility addresses growing demand in the Tokyo metropolitan area for scalable data centres supporting AI training and inference deployments.

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