- Monthly closing of the books - booking journal entries, account reconciliations, balance sheet and P&L analysis
- Expense allocations
- Occupancy related costs accounting and analysis
- Fixed asset accounting
- Broker Dealer accounting; includes Revenue coordination with deal team, expenses, work papers, regulatory filing, etc.
- Coordination with internal and external auditors
- Leveraging reporting systems, e.g. Essbase, Sigma and other reporting tools to support ad hoc requests. Requires attention to detail at granular levels.
- Management of expense forecasting and budgeting
- Sarbanes Oxley compliance
- Ad hoc requests
- Reconciliations and relevant journal entries
- Intercompany Reconciliation and Settlement of outstanding balances
- Balance Sheet review and ownership of relevant accounts
- Trend analysis
- Business by business review of Overhead allocations
- 7+ years of relevant experience
- Accounting degree
- Audit experience
- CPA licensure as well as SEC reporting and Financial Services industry experience a plus
- Broker Dealer accounting experience/familiarity a plus
- Series 99 License a plus; licensing ultimately required
- Strong technical, analytical & interpersonal skills are required
- Superior Excel and PowerPoint skills are required
- Experience with Oracle general ledger, Insight/Hubble Software or Essbase a plus
- Experience with Data Visualization tools, for example: Tableau, Power BI or Sigma also a plus
- Attention to detail, ability to multi-task and accountability are critical
- Motivated, enthusiastic, can-do attitude and results-oriented individual with a real sense of urgency and commitment
- Quick learner and able to quickly turnaround ad-hoc requests
- Interest in process optimization & identifying opportunities for creating efficiencies & comfort level to speak up to communicate them
- 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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Expense Accounting AVP - New York, United States - Blackstone
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Description
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 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, Twitter, and Instagram.
Job Title: Expense Accounting, AVP
The Expense Accounting team sits within the Expense & Treasury Accounting (ETA) team of the Corporate Accounting & Finance organization, supporting corporate support groups as well as BSP/BXCM.
The team interacts with a wide range of business partners and is responsible for the accounting and forecasting of all Blackstone support groups. Additionally, the team drives regional occupancy and depreciation accounting and forecasts, as well as performing many ad hoc analyses. Interaction with other finance groups is extensive.
The AVP would assist in the accounting and reporting for all of the Firm's support groups and the other tasks included in accounting for our administrative/overhead entity, BASP. The AVP would drive month-end activities including posting month end journals, GL to sub-ledger reconciliations, work papers, allocations and standard accounting close tasks. Systems such as Oracle, Essbase, WSS and Excel would be regularly utilized. The AVP would also lead projects that improve controls, processes and system enhancements.
Additionally, the role would involve some responsibilities supporting Blackstone's broker dealer. This would include deal driven revenue accounting, expenses, reconciliations, regulatory filings, and annual financial statements.
Key Responsibilities Include:
General:
Balance Sheet:
Income Statement:
Qualifications:
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:
$125,000 - $185,000
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.
Blackstone is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other class or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. All Blackstone employees, including but not limited to recruiting personnel and hiring managers, are required to abide by this policy.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please contact Human Resources at US), EMEA) or APAC).
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:
Note: The above list is not the exhaustive list of activities requiring securities licenses and there may be roles that require review on a case-by-case basis. Please speak with your Blackstone Recruiting contact with any questions.
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