About this role
PFS Investment Partners, a part of BlackRock, is a leading global, credit-focused alternative investment manager that seeks to provide creative capital solutions and generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our clients. We manage various strategies across the capital structure, including privately negotiated senior debt; privately negotiated junior capital solutions in debt, preferred and equity formats; liquid credit including syndicated leveraged loans, collateralized loan obligations and high yield bonds; asset-based finance and real estate. The scale and breadth of our platform offer the flexibility to invest in companies large and small, through standard or customized solutions. At our core, we share a common thread of intellectual rigor and discipline that enables us to create value for our clients.
Department Description
The Management Company Accounting team ensures all financial transactions are properly identified, interpreted, analyzed, and reported throughout the organization and to various external stakeholders for measurement and assessment of financial performance. The team is responsible for ensuring that resources are properly budgeted and allocated throughout the organizations by ensuring risks are properly managed and controls are sufficiently designed and that such firm investments are appropriately strategized to generate sufficient returns and distributions. The Group collaborates with all aspects of the Firm including strategic corporate investors, partners, BDIR, tax, payroll, operations, legal and compliance, and fund accounting, amongst others.
Position Description
PFS is looking for a bright and motivated individual to join our Management Company Accounting team to work with the Accounts Receivable team primarily focusing on all aspects of the Firm’s Accounts Receivable function and assisting in the administration of the Firm’s Project and related static data management. The position will report to the New York based, ED of Accounts Receivable/Payable and work within the Global Controller’s Group
The accounts receivable analyst will have responsibility for the allocation, recording, reporting, analysis and collection of all HPS accounts receivable items
The receivables are primarily from HPS Private Market Funds and include:
Management Fees, Carried interest and Incentive Fees
Expenses paid on behalf of Funds
Portfolio companies’ receivables
Employee Advances and other amounts due to HPS
Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:
Preparing reasonable and accurate responses to client inquiries (fund accountants, deal teams, portfolio companies, employees and senior management) and other clerical tasks related to maintaining the accounts receivable records of HPS
Preparing customer invoices and applying payments in accordance with detailed instructions
Developing regular communications with fund accountants to ensure prompt collection of all eligible and outstanding amounts
Reconciling the receivables ledger to the trial balance and general ledger
Preparing and distributing monthly outstanding receivable statements
Developing automated allocation processes with the assistance of technology and managers to enhance the detail available for analysis
Preparing analysis with detailed spend types and categories
Demonstrating proficiency with respect to Firm static data including project codes and accounting within the Workday project module
Providing training, when necessary, for HPS employees regarding available reports related to receivables and their repayment
Participation in regular team meetings and interactive group chats
Ad hoc administrative tasks as needed
Candidate Profile
4-9 years of relevant Accounts Receivable experience
Bachelor’s degree in Business related field preferred
Ability to work New York hours
Detail oriented and motivated individual with strong communication skills
An inquisitive and curious mindset
Demonstrates competency in problem solving
Experience with Workday a significant plus
Proficiency in Microsoft Office a plus
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.
Skills Required
- 4-9 years of relevant Accounts Receivable experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business related field
- Experience with Workday
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
What We Do
As the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock partners with investors around the globe to help them (and those on whose behalf they invest) plan for life’s most important goals – like retirement, home ownership and their children’s education. Our clients range from governments, foundations and other large institutions to those investing on behalf of individuals, including firefighters, nurses, teachers and factory workers. BlackRock was founded with the idea of creating a better asset management firm — one that was purpose-driven, focused on clients and risk management, and propelled by data and technology. Our breakthrough Aladdin® platform is BlackRock’s technological backbone, helping investors see and manage their whole portfolios in one place – from constructing investments to monitoring risk and executing trades. Used by hundreds of external institutions around the world, Aladdin combines powerful analytics and a common language to help investment teams make faster, more informed decisions across public and private markets. It’s a key part of our business and one of the reasons we’re trusted to manage more assets than any other investment manager today. At BlackRock, we challenge conventions and raise the bar for what’s possible. We harness technology to unlock new solutions, simplify complexity, and deliver investment strategies that meet people where they are. Whether it’s retirement planning, wealth building or navigating market shifts, we’re here to help clients invest more easily, more affordably and with more choice as we chart a path toward financial well-being together. Learn more: Careers.BlackRock.com
Why Work With Us
Without our people, technology is irrelevant. When we combine the power of people with the power of technology, we amplify our ability to create better outcomes for our employees, clients, shareholders and society alike.
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