Global Fund Finance - Private Equity Strategies - Vice President
Blackstone · Berkeley Heights, NJ · 1 mo ago
Finance$150k–$250k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary controllership owner for select Private Equity strategy funds, with end-to-end accountability for fund administration
- Oversee and review investment activity, ensuring accuracy, proper accounting treatment, and timely recording
- Monitor, analyze, and report on credit facility activity, including compliance with facility terms
- Perform and review detailed general ledger analyses and reconciliations, resolving issues proactively
- Lead the coordination and execution of capital calls and distributions, including oversight of calculations and investor communications
- Review and validate complex waterfall calculations and allocations, exercising independent judgment
- Lead the preparation and review of quarterly and audited financial statements, including technical disclosures and auditor coordination
- Review quarterly capital account statements and ensure alignment with fund governing documents
- Own the quarterly close and reporting process for assigned funds, managing timelines, dependencies, and deliverables
- Partner with Institutional Client Services and Private Wealth teams to support investor inquiries and reporting needs
- Manage regulatory reporting filings, including Form PF and AIFMD, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timeliness
- Collaborate closely with Operations, Tax Compliance, Portfolio Management, and Financial Planning and Analysis teams to ensure data integrity across systems
- Lead, manage, and mentor onshore and offshore resources, serving as an escalation point for junior team members, providing guidance, review, and development
- Contribute to process improvements, automation initiatives, and special projects that enhance scalability and control
- Champion the adoption of AI-enabled accounting workflows, leveraging automation and machine learning tools to streamline close, reconciliation, and financial reporting processes
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- CPA
- 12+ years of progressive experience in public accounting and/or private equity fund administration
- Operate as a “player/coach,” balancing hands-on execution with team leadership
- Proven people manager with strong process orientation and control mindset
- Deep technical accounting knowledge relevant to private equity funds
- Strong analytical skills with a high degree of attention to detail
- Manage multiple complex workstreams under tight deadlines in a dynamic environment
- Strong interpersonal skills, influencing and partnering across functions and seniority levels
- Highly motivated self-starter with strong ownership mentality
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Advanced proficiency in Excel required
- Investran and/or LemonEdge experience strongly preferred