Finance, Senior Associate Financial Reporting

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 to prepare high quality financial reporting and information for an open ended European Real Estate Fund sponsored by The Blackstone Group.

• Assist in preparation of Group statutory and contractual financial reporting obligations including drafting of annual and semi-annual consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements prepared under IFRS and/or Lux GAAP;
• Prepare monthly consolidations/combinations for the Group's diverse Real Estate investment portfolio, domiciled across Europe in regulated and unregulated vehicles;
• Responsible for preparing journal entries for consolidation adjustments;
• Support internal and external finance teams with intra-GAAP conversions and other material transactional activity;
• Assist with the preparation of IFRS and/or Lux GAAP stand-alone financial statements for the Luxembourg domiciled holding companies;
• Facilitate timely and accurate monthly and quarterly closes and review of accounting records;
• Oversight of support team based outside Luxembourg, ensuring alignment with team objectives, effective communication and timely deliverables;
• Assist with the Group and local audit requests;
• Design, implement, maintain and enforce processes and controls to assure accurate financial data;
• Develop and improve existing models and metrics, while building and introducing new analytical tools that enhance insight and efficiency in the review process (e.g. in Power BI, Sigma, Excel);
• Collaborate with all departments across the company to enhance and support improvement initiatives for reporting processes;
• Prepare ad hoc reports / reconciliations.

What You Bring To The Role

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Accounting, Audit or Finance;
• 5+ years' of relevant professional experience in accounting, financial reporting or audit - Real estate experience is considered as an advantage;
• Comprehensive knowledge of IFRS and Lux GAAP;
• Fluent in English (verbally and in writing) – any other major European language is an advantage;
• Proficient user of MS Office - knowledge of Power BI and similar applications is an advantage;
• Knowledge of any accounting software is an asset (e.g. Yardi);
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment, while also taking initiative and working independently with minimal supervision;
• Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Proactively identifies opportunities for process improvements;
• Able to prioritize and manage several competing deadlines;
• Skilled in navigating dynamic and evolving environments, adapts easily to change while managing daily responsibilities autonomously;
• Result oriented and hands-on-work mentality;
• An analytical, creative thinker who can focus on the details without losing sight of the big picture.

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.