About Brio
In 2025, Blackstone established Brio Real Estate (“Brio”) as a portfolio company focused on real estate credit. Brio is a specialized global commercial real estate asset services platform that manages and supports Blackstone’s Real Estate Debt Strategies business (“BREDS”) across the globe. Today, BREDS has more than $77 billion in investor capital across high yield / opportunistic real estate credit funds, a publicly traded Mortgage REIT, CMBS securities and insurance capital. Brio is a sophisticated real estate credit solutions provider that enhances value for investors and supports BREDS across key functions, including asset management, transactions, capital markets, surveillance, portfolio management and legal & compliance. Brio provides critical infrastructure and capabilities for BREDS to allow for effective investments and management of its global portfolio.
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager with more than $1 trillion in assets under management. Blackstone’s scale, with roughly 12,700 real estate assets and over 240 portfolio companies, enables them to invest in dynamic sectors positioned for long-term growth. The firm seeks to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by building strong businesses that deliver lasting value. Blackstone’s global investment strategies focus on real estate, private equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, credit, secondaries and hedge funds.
About the role
The finance & operations Associate will be part of Brio’s loan servicing and onboarding team and will help facilitate the day-to-day operations for a diverse and expanding portfolio of complex debt investments secured by commercial real estate and leveraged through a variety of financing structures. This client-facing role requires great attention to detail and a constant sense of urgency. Additionally, a proactive approach in managing tasks such as new asset and liability onboarding, facilitation of draw funding, review and final approval of remittance waterfalls, and preparation of monthly portfolio analytics is expected for this position.
What you will do:
- Review asset collection information from servicers for accuracy and alignment with system accrual; follow-up on missing payments and confirming reasonableness for any accrual breaks.
- Compare credit facility lending invoices to the system of record and resolve any discrepancies with accrual prior to release of payment.
- Approve and book monthly and quarterly servicer remittance information into system.
- Obtain and review payoff information prior to repayments. Ensure timely repayment to the financing counterparty and receipt of net remittance, record payoff activity within the system.
- Obtain approvals and prepare wire memos for borrower draws, counterparty expenses, and intercompany funds movement.
- Reconcile daily cash activity to the activity recorded into system.
- Attend new loan pre-close meetings with Blackstone team, review legal documentation, and fully onboard new asset and liability positions into the system.
- Review complex loan modification and maturity extension documentation and record new terms in the system.
- Interact directly with servicers, Blackstone asset managers, and financing counterparties.
- Review and coordinate work performed by BREDS offshore operations team and integrate into Brio workflows.
- Help facilitate KYC requests from servicers and financing counterparties.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly investment portfolio analytics for senior management.
- Participate in bi-weekly team calls and weekly investment vehicle meetings with the broader Blackstone team.
What you should have:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, real estate or related discipline required (ACA qualified preferred but not a requisite)
- 3-6 years of experience in public accounting, Loan Servicing, Banking, or Commercial Real Estate, or portfolio accounting for related industries
- High standards and ability to meet time sensitive deadlines
- A self-motivated individual with a strong work ethic and attention to detail
- Proactive and personally accountable; willing to take responsibility
- Adaptable and decisive; adapts to and focuses on priorities at hand
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in MS Excel is required
- Prior experience with Anaplan, Loantapes and Oracle ideal
- No visa sponsorship applicable for this role
Location
Located within the iconic Shard our office space reflects who we are and how we work, with collaboration and efficiency in mind. We work to a hybrid model with employees generally working in the office 3-days a week.
Additional Benefits
Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
. Private medical insurance
- Service holidays
. Birthday Leave
- Discretionary bonus scheme
