Real Estate Finance – Core+ Real Estate Valuations & Analytics, Analyst

Blackstone; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

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. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

Group Profile: Real Estate

Blackstone is a global leader in real estate investing. Blackstone’s real estate business was founded in 1991 and has US $336 billion of investor capital under management. Blackstone is the largest owner of commercial real estate globally, owning and operating assets across every major geography and sector, including logistics, data centers, residential, office and hospitality. Our opportunistic funds seek to acquire undermanaged, well-located assets across the world. Blackstone’s Core+ business invests in substantially stabilized real estate assets globally, through both institutional strategies and strategies tailored for income-focused individual investors including Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (BREIT). Blackstone Real Estate also operates one of the leading global real estate debt businesses, providing comprehensive financing solutions across the capital structure and risk spectrum, including management of Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT).

Job Title: Real Estate Finance – Core+ Real Estate Valuations & Analytics Analyst

Role and Responsibilities

The Firm is looking to recruit an Analyst to work as part of the Real Estate Finance Core+ team; the role will have a broad remit, covering all aspects of investment and fund valuations, management analytics, and investor reporting across Blackstone’s European Real Estate Core+ funds; including Blackstone Property Partners Europe (“BPPE”) and Blackstone European Property Income Fund (“BEPIF”).

In this role, the Analyst will be an integral member of the Real Estate Finance team in London focusing on Valuations and Analytics. The focus of the team is to assist in managing the monthly and quarterly NAV process for the fund and producing complex analytics relating to the fund’s exposure and performance. The successful candidate will coordinate across internal and external groups to produce best-in-class valuation analysis for senior management and investors, as well as participate in an array of projects and will be expected to assume a key role in the broader team.

Primary responsibilities will include:

• Oversee the monthly and quarterly valuation process and champion a world-class Fund Performance and Analytics framework for Blackstone's European Core+ Funds.
• Manage the process related to portfolio returns, composition, leverage, performance against reference indexes, and other key drivers.
• Collaborate closely with Asset and Portfolio Management teams to prepare detailed financial models and valuation analyses.
• Coordinate with European Portfolio Management and Global Finance teams to ensure the accuracy and completeness of valuation analytics communicated to senior stakeholders and investors.
• Engage with Blackstone portfolio companies, including Revantage Europe, to deliver comprehensive driver analysis for Net Debt of investments within the Core+ Funds.
• Support teams including capital markets, acquisitions and asset management with ongoing portfolio analytics and ad-hoc modelling in relation to existing and new deals.
• Calculate fund level key performance metrics (e.g., shareholder returns, IRRs, Time-Weighted Returns, etc).
• Identify and implement operational innovations and enhancements to processes and drive implementation of technology initiatives.
• Participate in valuation automation projects and assist in enhancing the group’s reporting processes, procedures and analytics.
• Develop management experience: oversight and review of activities performed by Revantage and the Centre of Excellence team in India.

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 all prior endeavours.

The Successful Candidate Must Have

• A highly analytical finance professional who is in constant pursuit of excellence and thrives in a dynamic, high-standards environment.
• +2 years of relevant experience in finance, real estate, or a related field.
• Degree in accounting or finance is a plus, with Chartered Accountant qualification being a significant advantage. Relevant financial services industry experience (Real Estate Funds, Banking, Investment Management, Audit/Advisory) is also a plus.
• CFA qualification would be considered an advantage.
• Cross-functional and cross-hierarchy excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Disciplined, able to stay focused, reprioritize and deliver on multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Curious individual, open and willing to learn and take on additional responsibilities, demonstrable self-improvement and growth mindset.
• A team player who brings a positive can-do attitude to the workplace.
• Demonstrable excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other category protected by law.

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.

Blackstone is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other class or status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. All Blackstone employees, including but not limited to recruiting personnel and hiring managers, are required to abide by this policy.