Senior Associate, Finance & Operations (Loan Operations)

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 $76 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.

Job Summary

The Senior Associate, Finance & Operations (Loan Operations) will be an integral part of Brio’s growing team, managing a subset of the diverse and expanding BREDS portfolio throughout the entire lifecycle, including onboarding, servicing, and performance analytics. This role is ideal for a candidate with a strong background in real estate finance operations, fund administration, or investment support, who possesses strong leadership skills to thrive in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.

What you will do:

• Manage the onboarding of new investments, including data capture, documentation, system integration, and funding complex transactions.
• Oversee daily and monthly operational workflows related to the servicing of commercial real estate assets, managing relationships with internal stakeholders and external counterparties to ensure timely and accurate reporting, cash management, and reconciliations.
• Direct capital activity processes including capital calls, distributions, and waterfall calculations.
• Drive month-end analytics process, examining modeled-vs-actual performance in collaboration with BREDS portfolio operations team based in New York and London, as well as offshore support team based in India.
• Report weekly to BREDS portfolio operations team on deal pipeline and existing portfolios, proactively addressing key deliverables timely to ensure seamless deal execution.
• Examine current processes and controls to determine opportunities for greater operational efficiency, guided by Brio’s commitment to excellence.

What you should have:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, real estate or related discipline required
• 4-6 years of experience in Loan Servicing, Banking, Commercial Real Estate, or portfolio accounting for related industries
• Familiarity with real estate debt instruments, fund structures, and capital markets
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with high attention to detail
• High standards and ability to meet time sensitive deadlines
• Adaptable and decisive; adapts to and focuses on priorities at hand
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Excel is required

EEO Statement

Brio Real Estate is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant, employee, or other covered person based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, caste, immigration status, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), protected leave status, domestic violence victim status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email talent@revantage.com