Accounting Manager - US GAAP

Overview

Lead the India-based operating, construction, and corporate accounting teams for Revantage, providing real estate accounting oversight and people leadership for Blackstone real estate portfolio companies.

What you'll do

• Review journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules prepared by the operating, construction, and corporate accounting teams prior to onshore submission
• Review monthly financial statement packages and variance analyses for assigned portfolios and entities, confirming fluctuation explanations are complete and well supported
• Review operating accounting activities, including property tax and insurance entries, straight-line rent true-ups, elimination entries, recurring accruals, monthly financial statements, CAM reconciliations, and tenant billings and recoveries
• Review construction accounting activities, including the data entry of project budgets, commitments, actual costs, change orders, and contract balances in the job cost system
• Review corporate and treasury accounting activities, including corporate entity and intercompany entries, cash position reporting, and debt and derivative reporting packages
• Serve as the technical escalation point for accounting questions, researching and resolving complex or unusual transactions
• Own the India close calendar across operating, construction, and corporate accounting, confirming all deliverables are completed within established deadlines
• Monitor close progress daily, identifying bottlenecks and reallocating workload to protect close timelines
• Coordinate with onshore accounting leadership on close deliverables, escalating issues and open items in a timely manner
• Support internal and external audit requests, ensuring supporting documentation is complete and audit-ready
• Supervise and coordinate workload assignments across the operating, construction, and corporate accounting teams, ensuring coverage during peak periods
• Train, onboard, and mentor accountants at both the functional and generalist levels, building technical depth across the team
• Monitor team performance against service levels and close deadlines, provide regular feedback, and support performance reviews
• Partner with the Head of Accounting on staffing needs, hiring, and retention for the accounting team
• Build cross-training and coverage plans to reduce single-person dependencies across recurring processes
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase the efficiency and accuracy of recurring accounting processes
• Maintain and update desktop procedures and process documentation for the India accounting team
• Partner with onshore accounting, property management, and finance teams on reporting requests and cross-functional needs
• Support system enhancements and the transition of new processes and scope to the India team
• Perform other duties as assigned

What you'll need

• Accounting degree consistent with local market expectations for role
• Accounting certifications consistent with local market expectations for role
• 8 plus years of accounting experience required, including real estate or property accounting
• 3 plus years of experience managing or supervising accounting staff required
• Experience reviewing the work of others, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial statements required
• Experience managing full-cycle accounting and month-end close responsibilities required
• Financial analysis: ability to analyze, interpret, and communicate portfolio and entity financial data
• Understanding of real estate industry principles and practices, such as CAM reconciliations, straight-line rent, job cost, and interpreting tenant leases
• Knowledge of department policies, processes, and procedures
• Strong MS Excel skills required
• Clear written and verbal communication skills in English for coordinating with onshore teams
• Demonstrated success in building, understanding, managing, and maximizing team productivity and individual team members' talents and motivations

Nice to have

• Experience in a GCC (Global Capability Center) or shared services environment supporting a US-based team
• Familiarity with ERP and accounting systems such as MRI and Oracle

Details

• Based in Bengaluru, India
• Supports a US-based (onshore) accounting leadership team