Fund Accounting, Associate

Job Title

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.

Job Description

Preparation and oversight of quarterly NAV and portfolio reconciliation process; investigating and resolving discrepancies with internal operations teams

Prepare quarterly and annual Fund financial statements

Maintain detailed capital account balances for partners

Preparing and reviewing capital calls and distributions allocations

Calculating management fee, distributions, waterfall allocations, and IRR

Preparing and reviewing expense allocations and payments

Assist in tracking investment cost and monitoring the fair value of the investments

Maintaining information and reconciling loan investments and debt financings in Investran to internal Ops system.

Preparing and reviewing fund forecasts, performance estimates, attributions, and other ad-hoc projects

Overseeing the calculations and managing wire payments for various firm revenues, including management fees, carried interest and / or incentive fees

Reviewing fund legal documents and assisting in building processes and templates for new fund launches

Liaising with the Investment and Operation teams to review and enhance internal and investor reporting

Assisting in review of investor statements and internal reporting

Coordinating with external auditors for the year-end audit process

Overseeing and reviewing the work of the offshore team

Assist in the preparation of templates, which will be included in Blackstone's quarterly filing and / or press release

Qualifications

Advanced Excel skills required

2+ years of public accounting / private equity experience

CPA preferred

Commitment to excellence in work product

Strong time management skills

Independent worker/ self-starter

Strong desire to learn

The 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:

$100,000 - $140,000

Actual 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: Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits offered in connection with the advertised role.

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Depending on the position, you may be required to obtain certain securities licenses if you are in a client facing role and/or if you are engaged in the following:

Attending client meetings where you are discussing Blackstone products and/or and client questions;

Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;

Supervising or training securities licensed employees;

Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products; and

Advising on marketing plans prepared by a sales team or developing and/or contributing information for marketing materials.

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