The Expense Accounting team at Blackstone is responsible for managing the accounting and forecasting of corporate support groups and the firm's broker dealer and capital markets business. This role involves extensive interaction with various business partners and focuses on month-end close activities, budgeting, and forecasting. The position requires strong analytical skills and attention to detail, as well as a commitment to process improvement. The team plays a crucial role in ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance.

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 2+ years of experience in public or corporate accounting, preferably within financial services.
• Strong technical, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Interest in process improvement and efficiency initiatives; CPA, Broker-Dealer experience, Series 99, and Oracle/Essbase familiarity are preferred.

• Manage month-end close activities including journal entries, account reconciliations, workpapers, allocations, and balance sheet/P&L analysis.
• Execute and monitor the monthly expense allocation process across all business units.
• Support budgeting and forecasting for operating expenses across business units.
• Oversee US fixed asset accounting and asset management.
• Perform broker-dealer accounting, including revenue coordination with deal teams, expense tracking, workpapers, and regulatory reporting.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors during the year-end audit process.
• Lead or support automation, process improvement, control enhancements, and system-related projects.
• Utilize reporting systems and tools to fulfill ad hoc analysis and reporting requests with strong attention to detail.
• Manage balance sheet activities, including cash reconciliations, intercompany reconciliations and settlements, and ownership/review of key accounts.
• Conduct income statement analysis, including trend analysis and review of overhead allocations across businesses.

• Employees at Blackstone are often offered comprehensive and competitive benefits, including robust health and retirement plans, paid time off, and a range of quality-of-life programs such as wellbeing support and family planning resources.