Strategic Partners Finance - Investment Operations - Analyst

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Job Title: Strategic Partners Finance – Investment Operations , Analyst

Job Description:

Blackstone Strategic Partners is seeking an Analyst to join its Investment Operations team within its Finance department. This role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, with a focus on providing support and fostering collaboration with the Investment, Institutional Client Solutions, Global Fund Finance (fund accounting), Treasury, Tax, Legal & Compliance, and Technology teams.

Key responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Coordinating with various internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth execution in the investment closing process
• Collaborating with the Investment team and external stakeholders to collect, validate, onboard, and maintain investment reference and transactional data
• Liaising with various internal and external stakeholders to coordinate the legal entity creation and onboarding process
• Supporting the collection and archiving of investment-related documents, serving as a central point of contact for communications related to underlying investments
• Calculating investment and investor-level performance, analyzing key drivers of change, preparing track records, and generate ad hoc performance reports
• Analyzing exposure and key performance drivers of look-through portfolio companies
• Preparing quarterly investor update reports and customized investor templates
• Cash and custody account management and providing oversight for transactions
• Identifying and monitoring operational, regulatory, and reputational risks within the portfolio
• Coordinating with Blackstone Technology to manage and enhance existing applications, as well as implementing new applications
• Assisting with various projects and handle ad hoc requests as necessary

Qualifications:

Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who work well in a team-driven working group, are highly motivated, intelligent, have sound judgment and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors.  The ideal candidate is someone who wishes to expand their knowledge of private equity finance and operations, and to advance their career in a dynamic environment.

The successful candidate must have:

•  1+ year of relevant work experience (e.g., audit, accounting, finance)
• Bachelor's Degree required with strong academic record
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Quick learner who is highly organized, has exceptional project management skills and is process-oriented
• Ability to plan, communicate, meet deadlines and execute upon multiple projects concurrently
• Team-oriented; Ability to build relationships
• Expertise with Microsoft Suite – Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; Sigma preferred

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:

$90,000 - $125,000

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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