Who We Are

Revantage is a Corporate Services affiliate of The Blackstone Group, the world’s largest alternative investment firm. In Pursuit of Better, we deliver exceptional customer experiences to Blackstone and its portfolio companies that enable them to thrive. Revantage provides a highly skilled employee base and state-of-the-art technology to further our key focus on providing best in class Corporate Services to multiple Blackstone real estate portfolio companies. Sectors include Hospitality, Industrial, Multi-Family, Office, Retail, Senior Housing, and Manufactured Homes.

Revantage Europe, headquartered in Luxembourg, is one of four global offices that includes Revantage Asia, Revantage North America and Revantage Australia and New Zealand.

What We Value - Our Culture

Creating a culture that inspires change and momentum requires 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, successes and the diversity of our people;
• Partners - We deliver value and positive impact to our partners.

Why This Role Is Valuable 

Your role is to assist in the Finance Transactions – Acquisitions/Disposals activities with the aim to input opening balances into accounting software and provide knowledge transfer to Portfolio accounting team and review completion accounts for the disposal part.

• Analyze structures of newly acquired projects/potential disposals and scrutinizing their Tax Structure Memorandums;
• Liaise with the Transactions Team in London about the acquisition’s/disposals and restructurings Funds Flow;
• Review completion accounts prepared by sellers for acquisitions;
• Prepare completion accounts and discuss adjustments with buyers for disposals;
• Look through the bank statements and reconcile Funds Flow with the cash transfers of the incorporations of the entities and of the acquisition/disposal;
• Review the translation of Funds Flow into journal entries ;
• Read and correct legal documentations in relation to the acquisitions and disposals;
• Liaise with the respective Portfolio Accounting Team responsible for the project about the handover of the prepared entities and any acquisition/disposal related questions;
• Assist the internal team with the year-end reporting and audit processes;
• Assist during implementation phase of software deployment;
• Assist with the on-boarding of the newly acquired projects;
• Assist with the off-boarding of disposal projects;
• Assist with improving and implementing internal processes relating to the system;
• Ensure implementation is in line with company policy;
• Assist in the liquidation process of entities for which their investments have been disposed;
• Perform ad hoc duties as required.

What You Bring To The Role

• Degree in accounting (ACCA or similar);
• Knowledge of IFRS mandatory;
• Minimum 4 years relevant professional experience in general operational accounting in Real Estate area (audit experience is an advantage), including financial accounting, administration and year-end audit & reporting processes;
• Fluency in English (verbally and in writing) is a compulsory requirement as there is a very high exposure to our London Acquisition and Finance Team – any other languages is an advantage;
• Ability to adapt communication skills to convey complex ideas;
• Proficient user of MS Office, high level especially in Excel;
• Yardi knowledge is an advantage;
• Excellent organisation skills;
• Analytical mind-set and logical thinking
• Fast learner;
• Goal oriented and hands on mentality;
• Ability to work independently yet cooperatively and always with professionalism;
• Team player, ready to take initiatives;
• Able to multitask on a daily basis.

Diversity Makes Us Smarter

With an exceptionally high number of nationalities and spoken languages we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment for everyone — diversity and inclusion is the DNA of Revantage Europe. With an average of 3 languages fluently spoken per employee, this unique blend is a real competitive advantage that helps us support Blackstone Real Estate across the European jurisdictions. Thanks to our diversity, we are flexible and able to adapt our response to the challenges we face.