Financial Analyst – Private Equity Finance (Valuations)

Blackstone’s Private Equity & Tactical Opportunties Finance group is looking for an Analyst within its Valuations & Performance Group. The core focus of the group is to evaluate, analyze and summarize valuation and performance results for Blackstone’s portfolios on a regular basis. In addition, the group is responsible for forecasting financials, producing fund level performance records and

analytics, as well as preparing various LP and management reports and requests. Other responsibilities may include supporting the broader finance and investor relations teams on an ad hoc basis in dealing with clients and investors and in fulfilling management requests.

• Assist with updating valuation templates each quarter, including discounted cash flow (DCF), performance multiple (PM) and other valuation models
• Compile documentation to support actual financial and company comparable assumptions used in the valuation models
• Assess underlying assumptions used to develop DCF, performance multiples, and other valuations
• Maintain, prepare and analyze summary valuation and performance schedules
• Participate in discussions with and provide deliverables to various constituents, including Deal Analysts, Investor Relations, and Senior Management as well as External and Internal Audit groups
• Update quarterly planning models to reflect actual performance, and roll future cash flows. Complete variance analyses
• Assess value creation drivers that have contributed to changes in valuations over the holding period of each investment
• Assist in enhancing the group’s reporting processes, procedures and analytics
• Participate in various group initiatives and projects.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or a quantitative discipline (preferred), or 1 to 3 years of experience in a financial role, and a strong GPA
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to adapt to new challenges in a dynamic and fast paced environment while handling multiple projects
• Keen attention to details
• Ability to prioritize deliverables and meet demanding deadlines
• Ability to display confidence when discussing valuations
• Ability to work well within a team-oriented environment or individually
• Strong analytical skills
• Previous valuation experience and working knowledge of Capital IQ and Bloomberg are a plus
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint is required

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin or any other category protected by law.