BDC Finance Associate

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $1.1 trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at . Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X, and Instagram.Blackstone Credit & Insurance Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) is one of the world’s leading credit investors. Our investments span the credit markets, including private investment grade, asset based lending, public investment grade and high yield, sustainable resources, infrastructure debt, collateralized loan obligations, direct lending and opportunistic credit. We seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for institutional and individual investors by offering companies capital needed to strengthen and grow their businesses. BXCI is also a leading provider of investment management services for insurers, helping those companies better deliver for policyholders through our world-class capabilities in investment grade private credit.The BDC Associate for BXC will be involved in accounting, finance and reporting activities for Blackstone Credit’s BDC investment advisory business. BXC manages BXSL (a publicly traded BDC) and BCRED (a continuously offered non-traded BDC).The principal responsibilities for supporting the BDCs include:Working directly with the third-party administrator to coordinate work flow and reviewing all accounting deliverables to ensure accuracy and conformity with applicable accounting standardsMaintaining shadow books and records and performing reconciliations to administrator’s reporting packageWorking closely with Product Control and Operations teams to identify and reconcile investment and P&L differences between internal accounting systems and administrator dataAssisting with preparation of monthly and quarterly reporting deliverables to BlackstoneMonitoring compliance with the SEC and IRS regulatory tests applicable to BDCsPreparation and review of 10-Q and 10-K SEC filingsWorking closely with the investment team with ad hoc requests, including updating BDC financial model, liquidity management, PM reporting and various ad hoc requestsProviding oversight of the valuation process of the investment portfolioLiaising with the Investment, Operation and Investor Relations teams to review and enhance internal and investor reportingResponding to ad hoc requests from external investors including return calculations and performance summariesWorking with IR to prepare quarterly investor deck/earnings releasePreparing materials for BDC Board of DirectorsAssisting with technology initiativesPerforming research on new accounting pronouncements and their impact to the financial statements Qualifications:Undergraduate degree3+ years of professional work experiencePublic or public/private accounting mix preferredBDC Product Experience a plus (especially non-traded BDCs)Credit instrument product experience preferredSEC reporting experience preferred Alternative investment fund accounting experience requiredCPA preferredStrong awareness of internal compliance controlsCommitted, self-motivated and proactiveExcellent interpersonal and communication skillsThe duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position. Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.Expected annual base salary range:$110,000 - $150,000Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications and job location. For roles located outside of the US, please disregard the posted salary bands as these roles will follow a separate compensation process based on local market comparables.Additional compensation and benefits offered in connection with the roleconsist of comprehensive health benefits, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, and FSA benefits; paid time off; life insurance; 401(k) plan; and discretionary bonuses. 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