Business Finance - Analyst / Associate (Tokyo)

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Business Unit :

Business Finance - Tokyo, Japan

Job Title :

APAC Business Finance – Analyst / Associate

Job 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 portfolio companies 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 structures

Post-closing assist investment / asset management teams to onboard investments

Help to drive and shape finance functions at portfolio companies

Manage external accounting and tax service providers, review legal entity management accounts

Responsible 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 process

Oversee cash payments and bank charges by working with both the Singapore based treasury team and external banks

Assist in various technology, data and process improvement initiatives

Works closely with other regional offices in Asia

Assist with ad-hoc requests / projects

Qualifications, Experience and Skills :

Ideally with experience at a Big 4 accounting firm, private equity firm and / or financial institution / bank

Qualified accountant and / or MBA

Bilingual in English / Japanese, fluency in both spoken and written form

Proactive with strong partnering skills

Good communication skills are a must

Team player – ability to operate and communicate effectively within a global and regional team framework

Receptive to coaching and constructive feedback

Self-motivation and drive are critical

Strong analytical skills

Attention to detail and process are critical

Inquisitive in nature and open to driving changes in process

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

Experience in real estate and / or private equity fund inbound investment structures will be an advantage

Overseas working experiences is a plus

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.