Finance, Associate Vice President Portfolio Accounting

Who we "R" 

Revantage Europe is a professional corporate services company that embraces ambition and innovation to service Blackstone's European real estate investments. 

Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset manager, with a real estate portfolio that includes industrial & logistics, residential, office, hospitality and retail properties in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. 

What We Value - Our Culture 

Creating a culture that inspires change and momentum requires the right team.  We know what it takes to lead an industry, and are looking for leaders who seek constant growth, want to excel, and continuously improve upon themselves and the industry.  The culture at Revantage is built on our shared core values and commitment to be: 

• Achievers: We expect high standards for ourselves and enable the success of our teams. 
• Enthusiasts: We face challenges with optimism and believe anything is possible. 
• Leaders: We commit to continuously improve our performance. 
• Learners: We learn from our challenges, successes and the diversity of our people. 
• Partners: We deliver value and positive impact to our partners. 

Why This Role Is Valuable 

Your role is (including but not limited to) providing general accounting and operations support to the Portfolio Accounting team within the Finance Department. 

In this role you will be reviewing accounting and reporting for a number of pan European and Worldwide Real Estate portfolios of Blackstone managed investment funds. 

Financial Accounting 

• Review of property reporting packages prepared by local service providers and ensure their completeness and accuracy; 
• Review of bookings and reporting prepared by our center of excellence and review of the general journal entries prepared by the accountants; 
• Review of group GAAP adjustments while ensuring proper application of internal accounting policies; 
• Analysis of monthly and quarterly financial metrics and data (net operating income, capital expenditures intercompany reconciliations, net working capital, debt covenants and others); 
• Prepare annual corporate budget.  

Reporting 

• Facilitate monthly, quarterly and annual group reporting; 
• Review external debt financial covenants; 
• Review annual statutory accounts; 
• Review and provide US Tax reporting package; 
• Reply to queries from US Tax advisors; 
• Assist with group consolidation process; 
• Prepare various ad hoc financial reports/reconciliations. 

Cash management 

• Ensure sufficient liquidity in the entities to pay their invoices;  
• Approve invoice payments where applicable; 
• Prepare periodic cash distribution analysis and ensure timely cash repatriation to investors (cash flow analysis, tax mechanics, local regulatory requirements, etc.).

Portfolio Management 

• Support Blackstone Finance, Tax and Asset Management team with ad hoc financial information/analysis as required; 
• Involvement in onboarding, acquisition, disposition, (re)financing and (re)structuring of Real Estate portfolios following Blackstone investment decision; 
• Liaise with internal (tax, legal, treasury, etc.) and external parties (auditor, service providers, lawyers, etc.). 

Tax Structuring 

• Liaise with external advisors to ensure compliance of tax structuring for investments and obtain updated opinions where relevant; 
• Ensure that all tax filings are kept up to date for the SPVs. 

Compliance & Risk 

• Ensure legal and statutory compliance through liaison with internal legal team and external legal advisors; 
• Review, improve and/or keep up-to-date with applicable best practices of Revantage internal risk management processes, including periodic comprehensive review of risk-mitigation processes/safeguards within the Finance Team. 

Other Responsibilities 

• Assist with continuous improvement initiatives for all financial reporting processes; 
• Support and coach junior members; 
• Ensure supervision and effective team management; 
• Liaise with third party administrators and finance teams across Europe and Worldwide. 

What You Bring To The Role 

• Bachelor and/or Master's degree in Accounting, Audit or Finance; 
• Accounting certification (e.g. ACCA, CPA, ACA) would be considered a plus; 
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience in Real Estate accounting;
• Comprehensive knowledge of IFRS and Lux GAAP; 
• Fluency in English and Italian (verbally and in writing) Spanish is considered as a plus – any other language is an advantage;
• Proficient user of MS Office; 
• Knowledge of any accounting software is an asset (e.g. Yardi); 
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively coordinate and support team activities, with potential to take on leadership responsibilities as needed; 
• Result oriented and hands-on-work mentality; 
• Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills; 
• Strong leadership skills with solid managerial experience record; 
• Ability to collect, analyse and summarize data and to prepare clear and concise reports; 
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines; 
• Strong work ethic and proactive with a positive attitude; 
• Self-motivated with good written and verbal communication skills.

DIVERSITY MAKES US SMARTER

With an exceptionally high number of nationalities and spoken languages we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment for everyone — diversity and inclusion is the DNA of Revantage Europe. With an average of 3 languages fluently spoken per employee, this unique blend is a real competitive advantage that helps us support Blackstone Real Estate across the European jurisdictions. Thanks to our diversity, we are flexible and able to adapt our response to the challenges we face.