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Sr. AVP, Fund Accounting

HybridSales$185k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we need to use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the posting. We have "Who We Are" description (company overview). That could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is typical heading for role description. But we have "Why This Role Is Valuable" and "Functional How You Add Value" etc. We need to decide sections. We have content: "Why This Role Is Valuable" paragraph describing role value. Then "Functional How You Add Value" list of duties (bullets). Then "Relationship Management:" more duties. Then "Required What You Bring to the Role" list of qualifications. Then "Preferred" list. Then "Base Compensation Range" pay. Then "Total Direct Compensation" mention bonus. Then "Benefits:" description. Then "Perks for You" more benefits/perks. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate like EEO, privacy notice, etc. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /. Use

for section headings. Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use

    for prose. We need to decide sections: maybe "About the role" (could combine Who We Are and Why This Role Is Valuable). But we must not invent content. We have "Who We Are" describing company; that is about the company, not role. Could be "About the company" but not in allowed headings list. Allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose which to include based on content. We have responsibilities: the functional how you add value list and relationship management. So we can have a

    Responsibilities

    with
      of those duties. We have requirements: the Required What You Bring to the Role list (education, experience, certifications, skills). Could be split into Requirements and Qualifications and Skills. But we can combine maybe into Requirements (education/experience) and Qualifications (certifications) and Skills (soft skills). However we must not create sections with filler. We have concrete content for each. Let's extract: Responsibilities bullets: - 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 We could split relationship management as separate bullets but still under responsibilities. Now Requirements/Education/Experience: - 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 Pay: - 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 We need to format benefits as list maybe. We also have "Who We Are" description. Could be placed under "About the role"? But that heading is for role description, not company. However we could treat "About the role" as a short paragraph describing the role value (Why This Role Is Valuable). The "Who We Are" is company overview; maybe we could omit because not in allowed headings? But we must preserve ALL substantive information. We cannot drop company overview if it's substantive. However we could incorporate it into a section like "About the role" but that might be inaccurate. The instruction: "Use

      for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., meaning those are examples, not exclusive? It says "Use

      for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." Likely they expect us to use those headings only. But we could also add other headings if needed? The instruction says "Use

      for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It suggests those are typical headings; we could also use others if needed but better to stick to those. However we need to include company overview somewhere. Perhaps we can put it under "About the role" as a description of the role within the company. But that would be mixing. Could also create a section "About the company" but not in list; risk of not following instruction. Safer to include company overview as a paragraph under "About the role" heading, interpreting that as describing the role's context. The instruction says "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it)". So we can have heading About the role and then paragraph describing the role and maybe company. Thus:

      About the role

      Revantage, a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company, is a global provider of corporate services... (the Who We Are paragraph) ... plus maybe the Why This Role Is Valuable paragraph.

      We need to preserve all substantive information: Who We Are paragraph, Why This Role Is Valuable paragraph. We'll combine them. Now responsibilities: we have list. Requirements: maybe split into Requirements (education/experience) and Qualifications (certifications, knowledge) and Skills (soft skills). But we have many items; we could just put all under Requirements heading as a list. However we have also Preferred separate; could be under Qualifications? Actually Preferred is separate; we could have a

      Qualifications

      for required qualifications, and

      Skills

      for skills? But we have many skill-like items. Better: Use headings: Requirements (education/experience), Qualifications (certifications and knowledge), Skills (leadership, communication, etc). But we need to ensure we don't create empty sections. Let's extract: Education/Experience: - 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 Certifications/Knowledge: - 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 Skills/Abilities: - 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 We could have a heading "Preferred Qualifications" but not in list. Could put under Qualifications as a sublist? But we need to preserve all info. Maybe we create a heading "Preferred Qualifications" though not in examples; risk. However instruction says "Use

      for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." The "e.g." suggests those are examples, not exclusive. So we can add other headings if needed, but better to stick to those. We could incorporate Preferred into Qualifications as a note: "Preferred: ..." within the Qualifications section as a paragraph. Similarly, Skills could be part of Qualifications. But we have separate headings for Skills allowed. So we can have Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Thus:

      Requirements

      • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
      • Minimum 10 years of experience in real estate accounting including experience with financial

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