Sr. AVP, Fund Accounting

Why This Role Is Valuable

A successful Sr. AVP of Fund Accounting combines intellectual agility, precision, and a relentless work ethic with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear insights, communicate across all levels of leadership, and navigate dynamic organizations with strategic vision and emotional intelligence. They thrive in detail while maintaining a firm grasp of the big picture, driving trust, clarity, and performance in high-stakes environments.

How You Add Value

Functional:

• Lead, manage and mentor a team of accounting professionals, providing direction, establishing priorities and goals, and ensuring resources are available to accomplish goals
• Implement and document policies, procedures, processes and controls as needed for all areas of department responsibility
• Monitor compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and company procedures
• Assist with internal and external audits and serve as primary liaison to auditing firms
• Oversee production of standardized financial and management reports across all asset classes
• Coordinate the collection of required monthly financial information from asset class teams
• Manage processes and ensure all accounting, month-end/quarter-end deliverables and reporting are completed timely and accurately
• Support the asset acquisition and disposition processes conducted by portfolio companies and Blackstone
• Coordinate activities with portfolio companies external accounting service providers as needed
• Provide guidance and direction on accounting policies utilized by Blackstone and Portfolio Companies
• Assist accounting teams in addressing different accounting requirements of Blackstone Real Estate Funds (private entities, public entities, joint ventures, REIT)
• Manage the process to prepare reports required by lenders subject to financing as needed
• Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities
• Identify and implement a training plan to enable team members to support multiple asset classes and functions
• Relationship Management:
• Accountable to Blackstone and its real estate Portfolio Company's for timely and accurate reporting
• Lead initiatives to ensure smooth business partner experience across the team
• Serve as the primary daily point of contact for Revantage business partners and Blackstone
• Respond to business partner inquiries and commit to deliverables by leveraging resources across the team
• Partner with senior managers to identify and drive external relationships with the team's key contacts and stakeholders

What You Bring to the Role

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 10 years of experience in real estate accounting including experience with financial reporting
• Minimum 3 years of experience leading and managing a team
• CPA certification
• Knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Knowledge of SEC reporting requirements/public company reporting
• Knowledge of REIT accounting and reporting
• Knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance requirements
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Excellent client service skills and ability to partner with multiple, diverse stakeholders
• Ability to identify, develop and execute a business strategy for an organization and manage the associated financial reporting
• Strong change management skills with the ability to drive organizational, process and technology change
• Passion for making business processes more efficient and successful
• Experience with developing, implementing and monitoring internal controls
• Strong team player with ability to multi-task and meet deadlines, while thriving in a fast-paced work environment
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft applications of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Preferred:

• Big 4 Public Accounting experience
• Commercial real estate fund reporting experience (open-ended fund, closed-end fund, separate account, and/or REIT-related)
• Experience with Workday Financials, Yardi, or MRI, and financial reporting tools

Base Compensation Range:
$185,000.00 To $200,000.00 Annually. This represents the presently-anticipated low and high end of the Company's base compensation range for this position. Actual base compensation range may vary based on various factors, including but not limited to location and experience.

Total Direct Compensation:

This job is also eligible for discretionary bonus and incentive compensation on an annual basis.

Benefits: The Company provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

The additional total direct compensation and benefits described above are subject to the terms and conditions of any governing plans, policies, practices, agreements, or other materials or documents as in effect from time to time, including but not limited to terms and conditions regarding eligibility.

Perks for You

• Competitive salary, overall compensation, and 401(k)
• Work-life balance offerings include:
  
  • Hybrid Work Policy
  • Productivity Hours - weekly meeting-free work time
  • Summer Fridays
  • Work From Anywhere Month
• In-house and external learning & development opportunities
• Generous health insurance and wellness benefits