Finance Associate - Real Estate

About the role

Bain Capital manages approximately $225 billion of assets and is one of the world’s leading private investment firms, with a platform spanning Private Equity, Growth & Venture, Capital Solutions, Credit & Capital Markets, and Real Assets. The firm employs over 2,000 people across 24 offices on four continents and fosters a culture of innovation, entrepreneurialism, and agility.

Bain Capital Real Estate (BCRE), led by Partner Ryan Cotton, comprises more than 100 dedicated professionals who have, since 2010, refined a thematic and nimble business model focused on thesis‑driven, resilient portfolio construction. To date, BCRE’s strategy has been used to acquire more than 730 assets with total equity commitments of $11.8 billion, including BCRE Fund I ($1.5 billion, 2018 vintage), BCRE Fund II ($3.0 billion, 2020 vintage), BCRE Fund III ($3.4 billion, 2023 vintage), and the BCRE Life Science Fund (~$800 million, 2021 vintage). The model is designed to capture long‑term demand growth and evolving customer needs in real estate and is viewed as particularly well‑suited to the current period of volatility.

The Associate will join the BCRE Finance team, supporting Senior Finance Associates and other Finance team members on accounting and reporting for a portfolio of direct real estate investments (retail, life sciences/lab space, senior housing, self‑storage, industrial‑infill, medical office, multi‑family, media/content space, etc.) and providing fund‑level accounting and reporting support.

Responsibilities

• Cash Management: Track, analyze, and coordinate weekly cash activity, such as processing capital calls and distributions; perform weekly cash availability analysis across multiple Funds, including evaluating loan drawdowns and repayments; coordinate with multiple Finance team members and other Bain departments to ensure all wires move timely and that cash reconciles weekly; coordinate with the outsourced accounting group and fund administrator on cash procedures, cash tracking, and bank fee & interest calculations.
• Reporting & Audit Support: Review supporting workpapers for monthly interest expense/bank fees and assist in the preparation of quarterly workpapers; support team members with the annual property operating budget process; provide assistance with interim & year‑end audit/tax deliverables.
• Process Improvement: Collaborate with Finance team members on ad hoc projects to enhance the products of the department and firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a similar major.
• Entry level to 2 years of