Vice President - Fund Accounting - Credit Registered Funds

Vice President - Fund Accounting - Blackstone Credit Registered Funds

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Global Fund Finance – Blackstone Credit Registered Funds – Vice President

• Responsible for the day-to-day fund accounting, administration, and reporting of registered closed-end funds, interval funds, and separately managed accounts trading credit strategies.
• Work directly with internal and external teams to strike NAVs, validate corporate level activity, subscription and redemption activity, promote calculations, management fee calculations, NAV allocations, performance calculations, and corporate G&A
• Work directly with internal and external teams to oversee the production of the annual/semi-annual report, N-PORT, N-CSR, and other recurring SEC filings for Registered Investment Companies
• Responsible for all required fund regulatory reporting and disclosures in SEC filings
• Work directly with internal and external teams to ensure the financial results are appropriately recorded in the fund’s financial statements
• Coordinate and oversee external administrators, transfer agents, external auditors for year-end audits, and internal auditors for SOX compliance
• Collaborate with teams on producing Audit Committee and Board of Director materials
• Approve expense allocations, operating expense budgets, vendor expense payments, and monitor budgeted versus actual expenses
• Review financial information included in investor letters, internal reporting, ad hoc analysis, and projects
• Manage and review quarterly reporting deliverables to Blackstone
• Collaborate with various teams to prepare accounting policy memos for new transactions and analyze new accounting standards to determine impact on the funds
• Coordinate with technology teams to improve automation of manual processes
• Communicate clear direction and vision to team members
• Generate and execute creative solutions to challenges and new initiatives
• Managing and mentoring junior staff
• Collaborate with multiple internal teams including Tax, Acquisition, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Legal & Compliance, Investor Client Services, local Finance, Technology, Private Wealth Solutions, and Treasury
• BS (or above) in Accounting or Finance is required
• CPA license is required
• 10+ years of public/private accounting experience
• Experience with SEC reporting for Registered Investment Companies is required
• Experience with daily NAV striking funds and/or credit industry is preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to thrive in a team-based environment
• Highly organized and proactive
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills along with the ability to work with various levels of management
• Detail oriented and possess strong work ethic; ability to multi-task and execute a wide range of assignments; strong time management skills
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic culture

Expected annual base salary range: $155,000 - $250,000

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