International Finance - Associate / Assistant Vice President

Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $ trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at . Follow @blackstone on  ,  , and  .

Business Unit

International Finance, Singapore

Job Title

Associate / Assistant Vice President, Singapore

Global Finance Function

The Finance team at Blackstone comprises of Finance, Internal Audit, Treasury, and Tax functions.

International Finance manages the financial, regulatory and tax reporting requirements of all Blackstone Group entities based outside the US. International Finance has teams in Brazil, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Mumbai, Singapore and Tokyo. Our vision is to be :

Flawless at Control

Efficient Controllers

Value-add Business advisors

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but not limited to :

End-to-end month end process (controllership)

Lead periodical closing and reporting procedures

Review tasks performed by Center of Excellence

Understand, manage and review specific revenue / investment process flows and associated accounting

Respond to ad-hoc inquiries from management or other business teams

Manage, train and develop COE staff with accounting and operational work

Financial and regulatory compliance

Perform financial statements in accordance with IFRS / local GAAP and local regulatory requirements (including maintaining regulatory ratios)

Liaising with external auditor

Tax compliance

Working with internal Tax teams to ensure entity level tax compliance (GST, Transfer Pricing, Fringe Benefit Tax, Corporate Income Tax)

Fund accounting and administration

Work directly with internal and external service provider teams to strike monthly NAVs and validate corporate level activity.

Control and process improvements

Participate in regional / domestic projects to enhance controls, processes, system efficiency

Collaborate on daily basis with multiple stakeholders across different workstreams (Accounts Payable, Treasury, Compensation Accounting and other Finance teams across regions)

Have a good understanding of technology and able to use it effectively to do the job and solve problems.

New business support : Able to build and maintain relationships and navigate diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications :

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

Required Skills :

Candidate must be a , Graduate, Postgraduate or , with knowledge of accounting and finance

Experience in a Big 4 firm will be an advantage

Knowledge of asset management / fund management industry, including market fundamentals will be an advantage

Strong Microsoft Office skills (MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Word)

Knowledge in Oracle is a plus

Fluent in English and Mandarin (is a plus)

Strong attention to detail and ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

Ability to multi-task and manage shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment

Self-motivated with a passion for making business processes more efficient and successful

Excellent communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills necessary

Drive and desire to learn new technologies and grow technical and functional skill sets

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.