AVP – Financial Reporting

ABOUT REVANTAGE 

Revantage, a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company, is a global provider of corporate services. 

With a corporate purpose of ‘In Pursuit of Better,’ Revantage delivers value-added services and world-class talent for Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies, spanning diverse asset classes, including residential, logistics, office, hospitality and retail sectors. The company’s footprint extends across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. 

Creating a culture that inspires impact and momentum requires the right team. We know what it takes to lead an industry, and are looking for leaders who seek constant growth, want to excel, and continuously improve upon themselves and the industry. 

In addition to supporting Revantage, we also recruit for Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies, giving you the unique opportunity to work within a network of best-in-class professionals across a broad real estate platform.  

India 

With offices in Bengaluru and Gurugram, our teams in India deliver expertise, innovation and operational excellence that support thousands of assets across logistics, data centers, residential, commercial and hospitality. 

Whether you’re building new capabilities, driving critical initiatives or strengthening partnerships, you’ll have the opportunity to truly Build What Matters. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Your role is to facilitate, deliver and review high quality financial reporting to various stakeholders for companies owned by Funds sponsored by The Blackstone Group.

·        Lead recurring consolidations across various Fund structures reporting to multiple stakeholders across various financial reporting teams.

·        Coordinate and review financial reporting obligations including drafting of consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated financial statements prepared in IFRS or Lux GAAP (or other major GAAPs).

·        Review and update the chart of accounts mapping and the financial statements templates.

·        Define and maintain timelines for the consolidated financial statement preparation, reviews, and audit support.

·        Maintain a tracker of all consolidations required (bank/investor reporting and statutory reporting).

·        Collaborate with controlling team regarding certain closing procedures.

·        Perform audit assessment for companies through the review of audit thresholds (both standalone and group).

·        Assist the teams with financial reporting or other issues related audits.

·        Perform a going concern analysis for the entities undergoing audits.

·        Drive the external financing loan agreement review process as it pertains to financial reporting obligations. Setting deadlines and milestones for projects. Regularly reviewing and updating the delivery calendar to reflect changes.

·        Establish effective working relationships with others to successfully lead, mentor, coach, and motivate to effectively empower, engage, and develop team members.

·        Task management & prioritisation to successfully carry out the initiation, planning, tracking, and closure of BAU & ad hoc tasks across different products/reporting functions.

·        Skilful delegation of tasks and responsibilities within the team by coming up with workable solutions.

·        Set SMART goals & objectives for team leads and evaluate their performance, providing regular feedback vis-a-vis functional goals.

·        Engage directly and operationally with the daily tasks at hand, understand and gain insights into the end-to-end process workflow.

·        On a regular basis responsible to work, contribute and perform on preparing process deliverables as per business requirement.

·        Support and fill in as a doer for any planned/unplanned absenteeism within the team.

Business Transformation & Analytics

• • • Lead the strategic/tactical initiatives for finance processes requiring COE involvement.
    • Ensure participation of team leads in process improvement tactical/strategic initiatives.
    • Drive and identify opportunities to increase the utilization of clients’ global Centre of Excellence.
    • Drive relationship with other teams to collaborate on improving efficiency and implementing best business practices.

Identify and implement process and system improvements to increase overall efficiency and accuracy.

Knowledge, Competencies, Skills & Abilities

• 12+ years relevant professional experience in general operational accounting preferably in Real Estate area, including financial accounting, administration and year-end audit & reporting processes.
• IFRS and/or Lux GAAP knowledge.
• Experience in managing & leading team size of approximately 4 to 8 resources.
• Proficient user of MS Office, high level especially in Excel. 
• CaseWare or Workiva knowledge is an advantage.
• Yardi ERP, Sigma & Power BI knowledge is an advantage.
• Fluency in English (verbally and in writing) is a compulsory requirement. Any other languages are an advantage.
• Excellent organisation skills.
• Excellent managerial and people skills.
• Analytical mind-set and logical thinking.
• Fast learner.
• Detail oriented and hands on mentality.
• Team player, ready to take initiatives.
• Able to multitask.
• Knowledge of financial consolidations, eliminations, and segment reporting.
• Excellent time-management and prioritizing skills.
• Demonstration of the highest level of integrity and trust.
• Upskill, inspire, and lead the team in demonstrating our values while being “In Pursuit of Better.”
• Executional excellence and driving business results.
• Ability to summarize issues, develop recommendations and make informed decisions.

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting or similar, Chartered Accountant/CFA/CPA/ACCA.

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EEO Statement

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant, employee, or other covered person based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, caste, immigration status, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), protected leave status, domestic violence victim status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email [email protected]