Responsibilities
The Blackstone Group is looking for an Analyst / Associate level candidate to join the APAC Business Finance team based in Tokyo. This candidate will be responsible for working closely with the Real Estate and Private Equity Groups' acquisition, asset management, regional finance and tax teams on deal execution / transaction support, new product development and operations, financial operations and management, as well as financial and management reporting. This role will be expected to collaborate across investment and support functions in Tokyo, regionally as well as globally. This individual will report to a senior Business Finance team member based in Tokyo.
Specific responsibilities include :
- Support deal teams on acquisitions, management of portfoliopanies and divestments
- Lead / assist financial due diligence processes for acquisition opportunities
- Support / coordinate investment structuring and entity establishment processes by working with internal / external tax and legal counsel
- Review transaction documentation
- Preparation of funds flow files
- Drive and execute closing of transactions
- Arrange capital calls and cash settlement
- Drive quarterly distribution processes
- For dispositions - work with asset management team / external service providers to :
Review closing statements for required tax / closing cost reserves and cash settlement Prepare funds flow files for repatriations / distributions
Work with Hong Kong-based tax teams to design and implement tax structuresPost-closing assist investment / asset management teams to onboard investmentsHelp to drive and shape finance functions at portfoliopaniesManage external accounting and tax service providers, review legal entity management accountsResponsible for quarterly and annual statutory, investor and valuation related reporting tasks such as review and analysis of quarterly NAV and cash and review of annual financial statements (JGAAP and IFRS)Responsible for providing key inputs into the quarterly valuation processOversee cash payments and bank charges by working with both the Singapore based treasury team and external banksAssist in various technology, data and process improvement initiativesWorks closely with other regional offices in AsiaAssist with ad-hoc requests / projectsQualifications, Experience and Skills :
5+ years of solid accounting experience. Candidates with lesser experience will be considered at the Analyst level.Ideally with experience at a Big 4 accounting firm, private equity firm and / or financial institution / bankQualified accountant and / or MBABilingual in English / Japanese, fluency in both spoken and written formProactive with strong partnering skillsGoodmunication skills are a mustTeam player - ability to operate andmunicate effectively within a global and regional team frameworkReceptive to coaching and constructive feedbackSelf-motivation and drive are criticalStrong analytical skillsAttention to detail and process are criticalInquisitive in nature and open to driving changes in processStrong Microsoft Office skills (MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Word) requiredExperience in real estate and / or private equity fund inbound investment structures will be an advantageOverseas working experiences is a plusThe 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.
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Depending on the position, you may be required to obtain certain securities licenses if you are in a client facing role and / or if you are engaged in the following :
Attending client meetings where you are discussing Blackstone products and / or and client questions;Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;Supervising or training securities licensed employees;Structuring or creating Blackstone funds / products; andAdvising on marketing plans prepared by a sales team or developing and / or contributing information for marketing materials.Note : The above list is not the exhaustive list of activities requiring securities licenses and there may be roles that require review on a case-by-case basis. Please speak with your Blackstone Recruiting contact with any questions.
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