Finance – Private Equity Investment Operations – Assistant Vice President Full Time

The Private Equity Finance – Operations group is responsible for all aspects of fund administration operations related to Blackstone’s private equity funds. Additionally, the group supports the private equity deal teams and internal marketing groups.

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Work closely with deal teams/fund counsel/tax advisors and portfolio company (“PC”) management on investment transactions and support
• Liaise with the fund accountants on deal transaction accounting for GAAP F/S
• Manage the investment closing/sale funds flow process alongside the deal teams
• Manage responsibilities and assignments delegated to the junior NY or offshore teams
• Review of capital call and distribution memos
• Prepare/review of internal reporting to COO, CFO and Head of Finance on fund metrics and dry powder schedules
• Liaise with investors
• Forecasting PC cash-flow and fund capital call needs
• Reading and interpreting LPAs
• Monitor fund LPA limit and deal certificate compliance
• Manage capacity on the funds’ credit lines as well as borrowing base compliance/covenants
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of fund and investment structure charts and KYC/AML letters
• Manage custody with 3rd party vendor, share/stock reconciliation and proxy voting process for fund investments
• Liaise with external and internal auditors
• Manage the expense process and compliance with LPA and firm policies
• Work with technology team to improve automation/reporting of manual processes
• Assist with special projects and internal ad hoc requests as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA preferred
• 5+ years of public accounting, private equity fund accounting, or private equity fund operations experience
• Strong technical accounting skills
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Detail oriented
• Ability to work in a dynamic professional environment and handle multiple projects and deadlines
• Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively across multiple levels, functions and regions
• Effectively work and communicate with members of the team to ensure established deadlines are being met in an efficient, accurate and thorough manner
• Desire to implement process improvement opportunities
• A self-starter with the ability to work autonomously
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) required

Source: Blackstone Career Page

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