Revantage Hiring for Finance Analyst Graduate Programme Job at London, England Full Time

Who We Are

Revantage is a Corporate Services affiliate of The Blackstone Group, the world’s largest alternative investment firm with nearly $600bn AUM. We deliver exceptional customer service to Blackstone and its portfolio companies to enable them to thrive. The sectors that we work with include Hospitality, Logistics, Office, Retail and Residential (Affordable Housing, Single Family and Multi-Family) and Student Accommodation.

Revantage UK is a high performance consultancy providing valuations, legal, finance, People & Culture, Risk, ESG, Corporate Affairs, Technology and Business Transformation services to Blackstone’s European Portfolio Companies.

Revantage UK is headquartered in London and works closely with the other Revantage global offices based in Chicago, Luxembourg and Singapore.

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.

What you’ll be doing

We have an exciting opportunity to join Revantage UK’s Graduate Scheme. The role is a structured, broad three-year rotational scheme specifically crafted for final year undergraduates looking for a challenging commercial role. You will complete all of the ICAEW exams over a 3-year period in order to gain accreditation to the ICAEW and become a Chartered Accountant. Revantage UK is an ICAEW accredited training provider.

The scheme will provide continuous rotational opportunities and is an outstanding opportunity for an aspirational graduate to gain experience in some of the following areas:

• Corporate Accounting – This team is responsible for the corporate accounting for all Revantage UK entities and monthly reporting to Blackstone. During this rotation you will be involved in tasks such as preparation of monthly trial balances , cash management, statutory reporting, revenue analysis and benefits administration

• Property Management – This team work closely with Blackstone’s property portfolio to onboard new deals and work with existing businesses. Responsibilities include financial reporting, financial control and acting as the interface between Revantage UK Account Managers and the onsite and external property managers

• Account Management – Revantage’s Account Management team works with both active and legacy deals across the business. During this rotation you will be assisting with the preparation of management accounts, bank reporting, US Tax reporting as well as annual accounts and the year end audit process

• Finance Systems – The systems team manage and develop Yardi system for all UK users. This function provides helpdesk support, resolves Yardi issues and manages the upgrades, UAT, testing and deployment of new functionality

• Portfolio Management Programme – As a member of the PMP team, you will partner with the European portfolio companies assisting in the integration of their finance function and providing key support to their finance team

The Finance Analyst will have the opportunity to gain experience in the valuations, business transformation, risk and legal teams

Secondment opportunities to Blackstone, European Portfolio Companies and other Revantage Global Offices will made available where possible

Skills & Experience

• A strong academic record with, or on track for a 2(i) Degree in any subject from a leading university
• Motivation to study the ACA qualification
• Analytically minded and have the ability to assimilate and apply new techniques and knowledge quickly to deliver insights and solve problems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A passion to contribute to the growth of the team
• Self-motivated with lots of energy and drive
• Strong team working skills are essential
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Attention to detail and ability to produce accurate, high quality work within targeted deadlines

Benefits Include:

• A top quartile London weighted Graduate salary
• Fully provided for ACA training and up to 20 days’ study leave per year
• 25 days’ Annual Leave per year, plus bank holidays
• 2 additional days of annual leave, upon completion of three years of service
• Private Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Access to the Cycle to Work and Technology Schemes

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. Thanks to our diversity, we are flexible and able to adapt our response to the challenges we face.