The Blackstone Group LP

Accountant

The Blackstone Group LP • $76K — $123K *
Oak Brook, IL 60523In-Person
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Reposted Yesterday
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field
  • 2+ years relevant work experience
  • Strong knowledge of US GAAP and SOX compliance
  • Familiarity with large scale ERP platforms, preferably SAP
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

Responsibilities

  • Perform corporate closing processes with moderate complexity
  • Assist in company-wide financial consolidation tasks
  • Calculate and enter journal entries into the general ledger
  • Manage monthly close tasks and follow up on overdue reconciliations
  • Prepare timely account reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
  • Participate in monthly trial balance review for general ledger completeness
  • Collaborate with finance teams to streamline close processes

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • 401k contribution
  • Participation in short-term incentive plans
  • Opportunities for professional development through workshops and professional societies
  • Supportive and collaborative work environment focused on process improvement
Full Job Description
The Accountant plays a key role in the organization's corporate accounting and financial close activities. This role is responsible for performing corporate closing processes and tasks with a moderate degree of complexity and autonomy, and ensuring compliance with US GAAP. The Accountant will partner cross-functionally to drive close efficiencies, strengthen internal controls, and support continuous improvements in accounting systems and reporting. Success in this position requires strong analytical skills, ownership of assigned processes, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic and evolving finance environment.
  • Perform corporate closing processes and tasks with a moderate degree of complexity and autonomy
  • Assist in completing company wide consolidation, including intercompany eliminations, balance validations, and cash flow consolidation
  • Calculate, create, and enter journal entries into the general ledger accurately and timely
  • Maintain monthly close task checklist to ensure timely completion; proactively follow up with business partners on outstanding items and overdue reconciliations
  • Prepare timely and accurate account reconciliations; actively manage assigned accounts by clearing settled transactions and investigating and resolving reconciling items
  • Participate in the monthly trial balance review process to ensure completeness of the general ledger
  • Execute consolidation process in BPC; ensure consolidation administrative tasks are completed timely and accurately; work with Financial Systems team and/or IT to resolve consolidation issues
  • Collaborate with Finance, FP&A, and other business partners to streamline close processes and implement best practices that reduce the days-to-close
  • Partner with Sr Accountants to create, maintain, and change account, profit center, cost center, and internal orders in SAP
  • Support initiatives to optimize accounting processes, enhance automation, and improve reliability and speed of financial reporting
  • Prepare annual reporting packages, schedules, and supporting documentation to support the annual financial statement audit
  • Assist with front-line support for general SAP related questions and testing new SAP functionality
  • Maintain strict confidentiality and comply with internal control, SOX, and corporate governance requirements
  • Comply with health and safety guidelines and rules; managers should also ensure compliance across their teams.
  • Protect Chamberlain Group's reputation by keeping information confidential.
  • Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
  • Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed.


Minimum Qualifications

Education/Certifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree Experience:
  • 2+ year of relevant work experience


Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Knowledge of a large scale ERP platform
  • Understanding of US GAAP
  • Understanding of SOX
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills with high attention to detail
  • Comfortable managing multiple priorities and adapting to shifting deadlines


Preferred Qualifications

Education/Certifications:
  • Master's in Accounting or MBA
  • CPA (Licensed or Registered)


Experience:
  • Public Accounting Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • SAP ECC or other large-scale ERP platform
  • Business Planning & Consolidation (BPC)
  • Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in financial systems.
  • Understanding of SOX
The pay range for this position is $76,600.00 - $123,775.00; base pay offered may vary depending on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. In addition to base pay, also offered is a comprehensive benefits package and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). This position is eligible for participation in a short-term incentive plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies.

About The Blackstone Group LP

Blackstone Asia is a Strategic Intelligence, Integrated Operation Agency Services and Tech Venture Group, the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) company with strong focus on strategy, communication, digital campaign, social media marketing, cyber defence, and intelligence software development based in New York, USA and Jakarta, Indonesia.

The Blackstone Group LP Careers

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Learn more about The Blackstone Group LP
Size
3,795 employees
Market Cap
$88.7 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$1 billion
Founded
1985
5 Year Trend
+34.4%
Revenue
$6.1 billion
NASDAQ
BX
* Ladders Estimates

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