Real Estate Finance

Real Estate Finance - Associate, Singapore

**Real Estate**

Blackstone is a global leader in real estate investing. Blackstone's real estate business was founded in 1991 and has US $337 billion of investor capital under management. Blackstone is the largest owner of commercial real estate globally, owning and operating assets across every major geography and sector, including logistics, residential, office, hospitality and retail. Our opportunistic funds seek to acquire undermanaged, well-located assets across the world. Blackstone's Core+ business invests in substantially stabilized real estate assets globally, through both institutional strategies and strategies tailored for income-focused individual investors including Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (BREIT), a U.S. non-listed REIT, and Blackstone's European yield-oriented strategy. Blackstone Real Estate also operates one of the leading global real estate debt businesses, providing comprehensive financing solutions across the capital structure and risk spectrum, including management of Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT).

**Job Title**

Real Estate Finance - Associate, Singapore

**The Role**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Fund Operations
- Oversee fund liquidity management / forecasting
- Oversee on-going investment limitation monitoring for deal flows
- Lead coordination of capital activities and related reporting for NY
- Ongoing AIFMD compliance monitoring
- Fund Reporting
- Oversee quarterly investor templates and investor letters
- Oversee ad-hoc/monthly/quarterly/annual reporting for senior management
- Liaise with accounting service provider and BX stakeholders on fund related matters
- Valuation Reporting
- Oversee specific valuation reporting
- Oversee fund level returns and materials to facilitate meetings with various stakeholders
- Support the APAC Head of Business Finance in various strategic planning and organizational matters
- Drive finance transformation and technology initiatives
- Manage other ad hoc tasks/projects as required by the business
- Able to build and maintain relationships and navigate diverse stakeholders
- Work closely with other offices in New York, Hong Kong, and across Asia

**Qualifications**:
Blackstone seeks to hire individuals who work well in a team-driven working group, highly motivated, intelligent, have sound judgment and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors.

**Required Skills**:

- 8+ years' experience of accounting / private equity / real estate experience
- Proven experience in managing and delivering large, complex, and cross-functional finance transformation and technology projects
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field with CPA/CA professional qualification
- Strong leadership skills with proven track record in a managerial role within private equity/real estate
- Ability to work effectively across a global organization
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Results-oriented, highly self-motivated, strategic thinker and planner
- Strong attention to detail, excellent problem solving and interpersonal skills necessary
- Fluent in English (other Asian language is an advantage)

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.

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:

- 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.

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.

Job ID 27428