Real Estate Loans Operations Associate

Brio Real Estate, a Blackstone Portfolio Company; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Brio Real Estate, a Blackstone portfolio company, is seeking a Finance & Operations Associate to support loan servicing and onboarding for a growing portfolio of complex debt investments secured by commercial real estate. The role requires precise attention to detail and a proactive approach to onboarding, draw funding, and analytics.

You will interact with servicers, asset managers, and financing counterparties, ensuring accurate documentation, timely settlements, and robust portfolio

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, real estate, or a related discipline (CPA a plus).
• 3-5 years of loan servicing experience in commercial real estate or related fields.
• Experience with real estate finance structures—senior/mezzanine loans and intercreditor agreements.
• Strong contract review and negotiation skills for complex documentation.
• Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with Word and Adobe.
• Ability to manage high-volume, time-sensitive workflows with accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with multiple stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and capable of prioritizing in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Review asset collection information from servicers for accuracy and accrual alignment.
• Match invoices to the system of record and resolve accrual discrepancies prior to payments.
• Approve and book monthly and quarterly servicer remittance data into the system.
• Obtain and review payoff information to ensure timely repayments and net remittance.
• Prepare wire memos for borrower draws, expenses, and intercompany transfers.
• Reconcile daily cash activity with system records.
• Attend new loan pre-close meetings and onboard new assets into the system.
• Review loan modification and maturity extension documents and update terms.
• Interact with servicers, asset managers, and financing counterparties.
• Coordinate with BREDS offshore operations and integrate into Brio workflows.
• Facilitate KYC requests and prepare monthly/quarterly analytics for senior management.
• Participate in team calls and investment vehicle meetings with Blackstone teams.

Skills

Loan servicing

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Team player

Proactive

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/real estate

CPA (certification)

Tools

MS Excel

Word

Adobe

Job description

Brio Real Estate is a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company focused on real estate credit. Brio supports Blackstone’s Real Estate Debt Strategies(“BREDS”) investments across the globe. The company provides support across key functions, including corporate, transaction, and management services. The critical infrastructure and capabilities Brio provides for BREDS allows for effective support in the management of its global portfolio.

Today, BREDS has more than $76 billion of investor capital across high yield / opportunistic real estate credit funds, a publicly traded Mortgage REIT, and liquid securities strategies. BREDS is part of Blackstone Real Estate, the largest owner of commercial real estate globally, owning and operating assets across every major geography and sector.

Job Summary

The finance & operations Associate will be part of Brio’s loan servicing and onboarding team and will help facilitate the day-to-day operations for a diverse and expanding portfolio of complex debt investments secured by commercial real estate and leveraged through a variety of financing structures. This client-facing role requires great attention to detail and a constant sense of urgency. Additionally, a proactive approach in managing tasks such as new asset and liability onboarding, facilitation of draw funding, review and final approval of remittance waterfalls, and preparation of monthly portfolio analytics is expected for this position.

Essential Job Functions

What you will do:

• Review asset collection information from servicers for accuracy and alignment with system accrual; follow-up on missing payments and confirming reasonableness for any accrual breaks.
• Compare credit facility lending invoices to the system of record and resolve any discrepancies with accrual prior to release of payment.
• Approve and book monthly and quarterly servicer remittance information into system.
• Obtain and review payoff information prior to repayments. Ensure timely repayment to the financing counterparty and receipt of net remittance, record payoff activity within the system.
• Obtain approvals and prepare wire memos for borrower draws, counterparty expenses, and intercompany funds movement.
• Reconcile daily cash activity to the activity recorded into system.
• Attend new loan pre-close meetings with Blackstone team, review legal documentation, and fully onboard new asset and liability positions into the system.
• Review complex loan modification and maturity extension documentation and record new terms in the system.
• Interact directly with servicers, Blackstone asset managers, and financing counterparties.
• Review and coordinate work performed by BREDS offshore operations team and integrate into Brio workflows.
• Help facilitate KYC requests from servicers and financing counterparties.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly investment portfolio analytics for senior management.
• Participate in bi-weekly team calls and weekly investment vehicle meetings with the broader Blackstone team.

Qualifications

What you should have:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, real estate, or a related discipline (CPA a plus)
• 3-5 years of loan servicing experience, gained within commercial real estate, portfolio accounting, or public accounting
• Experience across real estate finance structures — senior loans, mezzanine loans, intercreditor agreements, securitisations
• Strong contract review and negotiation experience, with the ability to interpret and simplify complex legal and credit documentation
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, with working knowledge of Word, Adobe, and standard email/office tools
• Proven ability to manage time-sensitive, high-volume transaction workflows with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable liaising directly with servicers, asset managers, and financing counterparties
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, able to juggle multiple transactions and deadlines at once
• Self-motivated, proactive, and personally accountable, taking ownership of tasks with minimal oversight
• Adaptable and decisive, able to reprioritize quickly as deals and market conditions shift
• Team player who can both contribute and lead in a fast-paced, results-driven environment

* Please note that visa sponsorship will not be applicable for this role. Candidates must hold the right to work in the UK.

Location

Located within the iconic Shard our office space reflects who we are and how we work, with collaboration and efficiency in mind. We work to a hybrid model with employees generally working in the office 4-days a week.