James Cahill
Rye
Summary
Dynamic finance leader with extensive experience at Benefit Street Partners, driving operational excellence in a $14B real estate credit platform. Expert in Power BI and data governance, I spearheaded a $10B loan portfolio transfer and modernized data workflows, enhancing reporting integrity and scalability while fostering cross-functional collaboration.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President
Benefit Street Partners
02.2025 - Current
- Oversee day-to-day operations across a ~$14B AUM real estate credit platform spanning public and private, open- and closed-end vehicles, with responsibility for treasury, data governance, closing execution, third-party servicer oversight, and fund-level accrual frameworks.
- Played a key role in a ~$10B loan portfolio servicer transfer related to the acquisition of NewPoint Real Estate Capital, supporting enterprise-wide data migration and validation while ensuring seamless business continuity across cash movements, asset management, reporting, and servicing operations.
- Developed API-driven data workflows to modernize internal books and records, centralizing data within a warehouse environment and integrating loan servicing, treasury, and fund accounting systems to reduce manual processes and enhance scalability and reporting integrity.
Manager
Benefit Street Partners
02.2024 - 02.2025
- Led all FP&A reporting deliverables for Senior Management and the broader Real Estate platform, producing performance analytics, portfolio insights, and executive-level materials to support strategic decision-making.
- Calculated and validated performance returns across all real estate investments, including IRR, MOIC, and income metrics, ensuring accuracy and consistency across vehicles and reporting periods.
- Managed the CECL process for the firm’s public real estate credit fund, developing expected loss models, coordinating data inputs, and supporting audit and financial reporting requirements.
- Led the transition of the internal books and records system from a legacy Access database to iLevel, enhancing data integrity, scalability, and reporting capabilities across the platform.
Associate
Benefit Street Parnters
01.2022 - 02.2024
- Managed internal books and records and supported financial and performance reporting for a public real estate credit vehicle, performing data reconciliations and validation to ensure accuracy across management and investor reporting.
Manager of Financial Anaylsis
Fiserv, Inc.
04.2020 - 01.2022
- Led annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes for the Issuer Solutions division (~$2B revenue), analyzing actual results and delivering variance analysis to senior leadership.
- Partnered with business leaders to evaluate revenue trends, expense drivers, and margin performance, supporting strategic planning and operational decision-making.
- Served as data steward for Oracle IBOR, overseeing data governance, integrity, and reporting accuracy across financial systems.
Senior Financial Analyst
Fiserv, Inc.
07.2019 - 04.2020
- Coordinated FP&A reporting deliverables and led financial variance analysis and commentary to support senior leadership and business unit decision-making.
- Supported financial systems integration following Fiserv’s acquisition of First Data (July 2019), assisting in process alignment, data validation, and reporting consolidation across platforms.
- Enhanced reporting efficiency by integrating Power BI dashboards and developing Excel-based automation tools to streamline manual processes and improve analytical transparency.
Corporate Analyst
Fiserv, Inc.
07.2017 - 07.2019
- Selected for a two-year rotational program spanning Finance, Strategy/Marketing, and Product Management, gaining cross-functional exposure across core business functions.
- Supported client onboarding, billing operations, reporting, and market research initiatives, contributing to business unit performance and operational execution.
- Built foundational expertise in data management and financial consolidation tools, supporting enterprise reporting and analysis processes.
Education
MBA -
Fordham University
New York, NY08-2022
BBA - Finance
Loyola University, Maryland
Baltimore, MD05-2017
Skills
- PowerBI
- Alteryx
- iLevel
- Yardi
- SAP
- VBA
- SQL
- Alteryx
- RealInsight
Timeline
Vice President
Benefit Street Partners
02.2025 - Current
Manager
Benefit Street Partners
02.2024 - 02.2025
Associate
Benefit Street Parnters
01.2022 - 02.2024
Manager of Financial Anaylsis
Fiserv, Inc.
04.2020 - 01.2022
Senior Financial Analyst
Fiserv, Inc.
07.2019 - 04.2020
Corporate Analyst
Fiserv, Inc.
07.2017 - 07.2019
MBA -
Fordham University
BBA - Finance
Loyola University, Maryland