Real Estate Finance - Core Valuations & Analytics, Analyst

Blackstone; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global asset management firm in Camden Town is seeking an experienced Analyst to join the Real Estate Finance team. The role focuses on valuations and analytics, where the successful candidate will lead the valuation process, collaborate with various teams, and provide comprehensive analyses for stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have over 4 years of experience in finance, excellent communication skills, and strong analytical capabilities. You will thrive in a dynamic environment while working closely with an esteemed team.

Qualifications

• More than 4 years of experience in finance, real estate, or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to thrive in a high-standards environment.
• Ability to coordinate with internal and external groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly and quarterly valuation process.
• Collaborate on financial models and valuation analyses.
• Engage with portfolio companies for comprehensive analysis.

Skills

Financial modeling

Valuation analysis

Communication skills

Teamwork

Excel skills

PowerPoint skills

Education

Degree in accounting or finance

CFA qualification

Job description

Overview

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:

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly and quarterly valuation process and champion a world-class Fund Performance and Analytics framework for Blackstone's European Core+ Funds.
• Intensive focus on 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.
• 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 client questions;
• Marketing Blackstone funds to new or existing clients;
• Supervising or training securities licensed employees;
• Structuring or creating Blackstone funds/products; and
• Advising 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.

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. A highly analytical finance professional who is in constant pursuit of excellence and thrives in a dynamic, high-standards environment.

• +4 years of relevant experience in finance, real estate, or a related field.
• Degree in accounting or finance is a plus, with Chartered Accountant qualification and approximately 2 years post-qualification experience 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

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, X, and Instagram.

Blackstone is the world's largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors. We do this by relying on extraordinary people and flexible capital to help strengthen the companies we invest in. Our over $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, X (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 $332 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, residential, office, hospitality and retail. 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), a U.S. non-listed REIT, and Blackstone's European yield-oriented strategy. 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).