ThoughtFocus - Analyst/Senior Analyst - Fund Accounting - Private Equity & Hedge Funds Domain

ThoughtFocus, in partnership with The Blackstone Group, is seeking an Analyst/ Sr. Analyst - Fund Accounting at the Blackstone Centre of Excellence in Gurgaon.

Firm Profile :

Blackstone is one of the world's leading investment firms. 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. Everything we do is guided by a set of principles that define our unique character and culture, which are a fundamental strength of our business- excellence, accountability, integrity, teamwork, entrepreneurship, leadership, commitment and meritocracy. Our asset management businesses, with almost $387 billion in assets under management, include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, 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 Twitter @Blackstone.

Key Responsibilities :

- Fund Accounting : Assist in book keeping, preparation of financials statements and investor reporting

- Fund Operations : preparation of distribution allocation and investor schedules, preparation and calculation of management fee allocation and schedules, preparation of fund transfer wires for distribution and repayment of line of credit

- Cash Management : Assist in various cash management functions including preparation of weekly cash report, cash tracking of capital activities, and invoice processing

- Other ad hoc tasks/projects

Desired Candidate Profile :

- Candidate must be a Post Graduate or C.A. or CFA, with knowledge of accounting and finance

- 2-5 years of fund accounting experience in Private Equity domain

- Fluent in English

- Strong project management skills

- Attention to detail

- Team player

- Strong analytical skills

- Strong Microsoft Office skills (MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Word)

- Knowledge and experience with Investran and iLevel will be an advantage

- The ability to effectively work as an individual contributor and possess strong analytical, problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making skills, multitask and deliver under tight deadlines

- The profile involves effective communication across Clients- facilities globally and hence possessing excellent interpersonal and communication skills in verbal and written English is a must

- A demonstrated ability to write effectively and summarize large amounts of information succinctly and quickly

- A desire to work in an international team environment, often under pressure and with multiple stakeholder