BXCI, Investment Operations – Assistant Vice President (m|f|x) London

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 $1.1 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.

Blackstone Credit & Insurance

Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) is one of the world’s leading credit investors. Operations role to work closely with Treasury, Accounting, Investor Relations and Legal & Compliance teams to support Investment Management in its execution and management of private securitization transactions. This deal coordinator role will work with both internal and external parties on a day-to-day basis on deal closings, tracking, reporting and ad-hoc inquiries. The team will also be focused on integrating information flows across the portfolio which involves bespoke projects as well as a number of initiatives involving technology and business analytics. This role involves significant coordination across various teams within Blackstone Real Estate and requires strong securitization knowledge as well as business acumen, professionalism and communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Coordinate Private Credit deal closings with internal (Deal investment teams, Legal, Treasury, Finance, Processing teams), and external (Lenders, counsel, Administrative Agents) parties to ensure a smooth closing process.
• Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for internal teams and external clients in order to proactively manage existing portfolio of complex structured loans and residential mortgage transactions
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the structure of each deal in order to provide oversight to offshore support team and assist with amendments or changes to deal lifecycle processes.
• Monitor new borrowing requests, review flow of funds, and coordinate borrowings for existing transactions.
• Prepare capital calls for clients regarding new deals and delayed draws in accordance with each client’s Investment Management Agreement (IMA) guidelines to communicate final deal numbers to clients in a timely manner
• Manage pipeline reporting, ability to multi-tasks and execute tasks in a short timeline. 
• Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) to ensure best practice.
• Identify process gaps, perform root cause analysis, design and execute upon creative solutions to support processes streamlining with focus on promoting efficiency and enhancing our risk controls. 
• Appropriately demonstrate consideration for Blackstone’s reputation, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control

Profil / Ihre Qualifikation / Ihre Persönlichkeit:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting.
• 4+ years of work experience relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of fixed income securities, Asset Based Finance, and Private loans.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent data handling skills and ability to model complex securities and their P&L.
• Familiarity with Advent Geneva (Portfolio Accounting System) is a plus
• Excellent team player, who can collaborate effectively across all levels of the firm.
• Strong risk and control mindset, including ability to escalate effectively.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills as the role requires engagement multiple stakeholders, including external clients.

Kontakt

Mark Ashton

Talent Acquisition Leader & Executive Recruiter

Standort

40 Berkeley Square, GB-W1J 5AL London