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Who We Are
Revantage is a Corporate Services affiliate of The Blackstone Group, the world's largest alternative investment firm. Revantage provides a highly skilled employee base, best-in-class processes, and state-of-the-art technology to multiple Blackstone real estate portfolio companies. Sectors include Hospitality, Industrial, Multi-Family, Office, Retail, Senior Housing, and Manufactured Homes.
Revantage, headquartered in Chicago, is one of three global offices that includes Revantage Asia and Revantage Europe.
What We Value: Our Culture
Creating a culture that inspires change and momentum require 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 and successes.
  • Partners - We deliver value and positive impact to our partners.


Why This Role Is Valuable
The role of a manager in the Valuations & Portfolio Reporting function is responsible for managing valuations and portfolio reporting, including portfolio analytics and property-level performance. This role is the liaison with Blackstone's asset management, portfolio management and finance teams as well as portfolio companies in order to support the monthly and/or quarterly valuation processes. Furthermore, this role works with external third parties to coordinate appraisals or facilitate valuation reviews. The role requires oversight of a particular asset class or function within the department. The position will work closely with senior directors to continue to build out best practice and valuation and portfolio reporting support. This position is based out of Revantage's headquarters in Chicago, IL.
How You Add Value

  • Supports the monthly BREIT and quarterly BREP and BPP internal valuation support cycles together with Blackstone and the portfolio companies.
  • Manage and maintain robust excel based cash flow models populated by Argus models and/or other data sources.
  • Build and maintain effective control processes to monitor and track changes in the assumptions of valuation models.
  • Effectively obtains property-level information from various source systems or portfolio companies in order to routinely update cash flow models with actual leasing or changes in market leasing assumptions, other income, operating expenses or capital expenditures.
  • Reviews and provides critical analysis of changes at the property- or investment-level in order to report on the cash-flow and valuation changes. Investment-level valuation reports include cash flow analysis, capital market assumptions, equity calculations and other metrics in order to assess the current valuation of owned assets.
  • Oversees the analysis of market conditions from sales comparables and other sources in order to drive assumptions and assess the value of the assets.
  • Supports the entire valuation reporting process with Blackstone stakeholders and oversees revisions to valuation models based on feedback.
  • Supports the third-party appraisal, positive assurance and audit processes by providing data and responding to questions as they relate to valuations.
  • Prepares presentations and property-level or investment-level analytics for Blackstone or portfolio companies.
  • Assists in ad hoc requests or special projects at the request of the department or at the request of Blackstone or portfolio companies.


What You Bring To The Role
REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor's Degree with a major in Finance, Accounting or closely related field
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in real estate related field such as valuations, financial analysis, accounting, etc.
  • Real estate knowledge, including broad market fundamentals and financial cash flow modeling
  • Drive and desire to learn new technologies and grow technical and functional skill sets
  • Strong MS Office skills, particularly Microsoft Excel
  • Argus Enterprise experience
  • Excellent communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills necessary
  • Ability to multi-task and manage shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to work both independently and in a team environment


PREFERRED:

  • Experience with US GAAP and real estate accounting and/or management systems


PERKS FOR YOU

  • Competitive salary, overall compensation & 401(k)
  • Work-life balance offerings include:
  • Hybrid work policy
  • Productive Hours - weekly meeting-free work time
  • Bi-Weekly Summer Fridays
  • In-house and external learning & development opportunities
  • Generous health insurance & wellness benefits


EEO Statement
Our company i s proud to be an equal opportunity employer . We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our employment decisions are based on individual qualifications, job requirements and business needs without regard to race, color, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, religion, disability, citizenship status, national origin, pregnancy, veteran status and or any other legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email [email protected] .
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What are Revantage, a Blackstone Real Estate Portfolio Company Perks + Benefits

Revantage, a Blackstone Real Estate Portfolio Company Benefits Overview

At Revantage, culture is paramount. However, a company cannot have a strong company culture without valuing its employees and fostering their wellbeing, success, and personal & professional development. From a generous PTO offering to job training & diversity programs, Revantage’s benefits package serves each employee beyond basic healthcare coverage and we are proud to be Great Place to Work Certified.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Revantage is a corporate partner to CoreGiving, a 501©(3) organization created in 2016 to fight child hunger in communities we serve throughout the U.S.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Employees can work remotely up to two days a week, and if flexibility in hours is needed, that can be arranged with manager.
Remote work program
Revantage lets all employees work remotely up to two days a week .
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Our employees and leaders are given an annual unconscious bias training in order to cultivate a more equitable and diverse workforce.
Diversity employee resource groups
Revantage has several resource groups including Women in Network - an opportunity for women at Revantage to drive their growth, and Grassroots - an employee-led cultural awareness initiative.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
This account allows you to pay eligible medical, dental and vision expenses with pre-tax dollars. You can contribute up to $2,750 per plan year to this account.
Disability insurance
Short term and long term disability insurance provided by Cigna.
Dental insurance
Revantage covers 100% of dental insurance
Vision insurance
Revantage covers 100% of vision insurance
Health insurance
Employees are eligible to elect medical, dental and vision insurance for themselves and eligible dependents. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment.
Life insurance
Life insurance is provided at no cost to employees.
Wellness programs
Revantage provides complementary on-site gym membership, Headspace mediation app membership and ongoing wellness programs.
Mental health benefits
Revantage offers a free subscription to Headspace, access to the EAP, and has instituted a no after-hours meeting policy.
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Revantage's 401(k) platform through Insperity offers SmartPlan educational tools and calculators to educate employees on plan basics, retirement needs, risk profile, investments, and contributions.
401(K) matching
401(k) retirement plan matches dollar for dollar up to 6% of employee pay with immediate vesting. Profit-sharing contributions of up to 2% are dispersed based on company performance annually.
Performance bonus
Revantage firmly believes in rewarding employees for hard work and offers annual bonuses to employees that meet performance goals.
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
12 weeks of fully-paid parental leave.
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Revantage reimburses eligible employees up to $1500 for qualified adoption expenses.
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
We provide 17 PTO days, 3 floating days, & 12 paid holidays off to recharge including Juneteenth, the Friday before Memorial Day, time off for voting, and summer hours every other Friday.
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Our commuter benefits policy allows participants to save up to 40% on transportation costs by paying for mass transit and/or parking expenses with pretax dollars.
Company-sponsored outings
Revantage has quarterly paid office outings, as well as company-wide annual holiday parties and other events, for all employees.
Free snacks and drinks
Our fully-stocked kitchens offer free healthy snacks (beef jerky, cheese, vegetables, etc.), gourmet coffee machines, unlimited sparkling water, kombucha, cold brew and beer on tap.
Company-sponsored happy hours
Revantage has quarterly happy hours an provides in-office space for team happy hours.
Onsite office parking
Parking assistance available though Wage Works.
Relocation assistance
Fitness stipend
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Revantage offers several internal training & development programs: Team Leader Effectiveness Program, Foundations of Inclusiveness, the DEVELOP Portal, and the Blueprint Onboarding Program.
Tuition reimbursement
The Educational Assistance Program reimburses employees up to $5,250 per year for approved undergraduate and graduate courses taken as a part of a degree program..
Lunch and learns
Revantage has a monthly Lunch & Learn series called, "REACH," a program designed to promote better understanding of our business leaders.
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Mentorship program
Revantage has the Champions Network mentorship program.
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications
The License and Certification Program reimburses employees for 100% of the cost for license and certification exams after all parts of the exam have been successfully passed.

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