Finance - Global Fund Finance - BXC Drawdowns Associate

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Primary Responsibilities:

• Accounting for BXCI funds using the fund’s general ledger, Investran

• Oversee the review of daily bank activities

• Collaborate with the third-party administrators and offshore resources to ensure accurate and timely preparation of work papers and reconciliation files

• Maintaining information and reconciling loan investments and debt financings in Investran to loan tracking models

• Review quarterly / annual financial statements, quarterly capital statements, LP distributions and capital call notifications, Blackstone reporting deliverables, and quarterly work papers for internal review and quarterly reporting support

• Calculating management fee, distributions, waterfall allocations, and IRR

• Assisting with ad hoc projects and system implementations as necessary

• Preparing support analyses for partnership activities to external auditors for year-end audits and partnership tax returns

• Oversee financial portion of the regulatory filings for Form PF, ADV and AIFMD

Qualifications:

Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, proactive, intelligent, and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. The successful candidate should have:

• BS (or above) in Accounting is required

• 4 plus years public/private experience is preferred

• Public Accounting experience is preferred

• Experience in the financial services and/or credit industries is preferred

• Familiarity with Investment Company Accounting

• Familiarity with foreign currency / hedging transactions and accounting is a plus

• Strong Excel skills preferred

• Investran knowledge is a plus

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:

$105,000 - $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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