AVP, Accounting

What We Value: Our Culture

Creating a culture that inspires change and momentum require the right team.  We know what it takes to lead an industry, and are looking for leaders who seek constant growth, want to excel, and continuously improve upon themselves and the industry.  The culture at Revantage is built on our shared core values and commitment to be:

• Achievers – We expect high standards for ourselves and enable the success of our teams.

• Enthusiasts - We face challenges with optimism and believe anything is possible.

• Leaders - We commit to continuously improve our performance.

• Learners – We learn from our challenges and successes.

• Partners - We deliver value and positive impact to our partners.

Why This Role Is Valuable 

The AVP, Accounting (Other) role oversees all activities related to supervising and managing the Single Family Residential and Storage investments owned by Blackstone and held within the BREIT and BREP Funds. The role is responsible for overseeing those responsible for preparing, analyzing and reporting on the financial and operating results of the Single Family Residential and Storage investments at the asset level, investment level and a consolidated level. A successful Manager of Accounting is knowledgeable about real estate principles (GAAP, SEC) and has a strong business acumen and the ability to multitask inter and external requests.

How You Add Value

• Manages and oversees the daily operations of Single Family Residential and Storage Investment Reporting including overseeing and reviewing the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes such as account reconciliations, prior period adjustments and monthly journal entries, bank reconciliations, etc. to ensure accuracy and completeness

• Provide guidance, support and direct supervision to the following positions: Senior Accountants, Accountants, Associates and Interns

• Reviews and analyzes accounting data and produces financial reports or statements such as P&L’s, Balance Sheets and forecasts at the individual asset level and the consolidated portfolio level for the Student Housing and Storage assets.

• Provides variance reporting to assess property performance month to month.

• Leads onboarding and wind down efforts of acquisitions, dispositions and change of operators

• Instrumental in the preparation of certain due diligence reports, such as the review of trailing twelve month financials

• Reviews projects assigned to staff to ensure compliance (lender or other), reporting accuracy and timeliness.

• Ensures all property invoices paid at the corporate level are processed and paid timely

• Ensures adherence to proper accounting methods, policies and principles

• Provides recommendations to improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions. Ensures direct reports are handling processes in a like and efficient manner.

• Constructs reliable cash models to project an asset’s future performance

• Establishes and maintains fiscal files and records to document transactions

• Assists in the preparation and review of annual audited financial statements

• Assists with developing and documenting business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

• Interacts with internal staff, related company (such as Insurance, Tax and Treasury) and external service providers to complete assigned responsibilities

• Incorporates anticipated demand, driven by company initiatives and business conditions to ensure required capacity and skills will be available in the future

• Assesses and reacts to changing business conditions, in terms of their impact to the organization they lead.

• Ensures team’s processes and procedures support the department’s goals according to guidelines and policies

• Partners with senior managers to identify and drive external relationships with the team’s key contacts and stakeholders including third party accounting departments and third-party operators accounting teams.

What You Bring To The Role

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Finance, Accounting or closely related field

• Minimum 6 years of experience in- financial analysis, financial reporting, and general accounting

• Minimum 3 year people management experience

• Extensive experience with accounting ERP systems and other accounting software

• Requires understanding of financial models, corporate financials and regulatory market.  Drive and desire to learn new technologies and grow technical and functional skill sets

• Passion for making business processes more efficient and successful

• Real estate accounting knowledge a plus

• Must have knowledge of US GAAP

• Strong working knowledge of MS Office, accounting software and databases

• Excellent communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills necessary

• Ability to multi-task and manage shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Strong attention to detail and ability to work both independently and in a team environment

Preferred

• Minimum 3 years people management experience

• CPA