Blue Owl (NYSE: OWL) is a leading asset manager that is redefining alternatives®.
With over $307 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2025, we invest across three multi-strategy platforms: Credit, Real Assets and GP Strategic Capital. Anchored by a strong permanent capital base, we provide businesses with private capital solutions to drive long-term growth and offer institutional investors, individual investors, and insurance companies differentiated alternative investment opportunities that aim to deliver strong performance, risk-adjusted returns, and capital preservation.
Together with approximately 1,365 experienced professionals globally, Blue Owl brings the vision and discipline to create the exceptional. To learn more, visit www.blueowl.com
Blue Owl is looking for a detail oriented and strategic accounting professional to manage one of their real estate private equity funds. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company experiencing tremendous growth. The qualified Vice President will help the Company institutionalize existing practices and work with a highly collaborative team.
Responsibilities:
Lead accurate, GAAP‑compliant financial reporting for property‑level and fund‑level entities, including parallel funds and SPVs, ensuring timely delivery, proper presentation, reconciliations, variance analysis, and supporting schedules.
Review and manage fund administrator deliverables, including journal entries, capital calls, distributions, NAV calculations, and investor pricing, ensuring adherence to fund documents and reporting deadlines.
Manage global audit, tax, and regulatory filing processes (including Cayman, Jersey, and Luxembourg), coordinating with external auditors, fund administrators, and tax advisors.
Serve as a primary accounting contact for lenders and institutional investors, including debt compliance reporting, investor reporting, and responses to financial inquiries.
Prepare and present accounting, budgeting, reporting, and accounting system matters to senior management and key stakeholders.
Oversee forecasting, cash flow planning, and fund return calculations to support investment performance monitoring and decision‑making.
Interpret limited partnership agreements, waterfall provisions, and financing documents to calculate investor returns, preferred returns, and carried interest.
Monitor and enhance internal controls, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with company standards and support scalable operations.
Qualifications:
Seven plus years of private equity real estate accounting experience.
Understanding of complex fund structures including foreign currency exposure and hedging.
Knowledge of REIT rules and tax implications, a plus.
Experience working with third-party fund administrators.
“Fair value” accounting background.
Understanding of debt agreements.
Ability to efficiently utilize excel spreadsheets and accounting software systems.
Experience interpreting limited partnership agreement, long terms lease and mortgages.
Experience with reporting investment activity to institutional investors.
Bachelor’s degree in related field.
CPA preferred.
It is expected that the base annual salary range for this Chicago based position will be $150,000 - $170,000. Actual salaries may vary based on factors, such as skill, experience, and qualification for the role. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, based on factors such as individual and team performance.
Benefits for this role include Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 401(k), Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Short Term Disability insurance, Long Term Disability Insurance, Family Planning Support, Paid Time Off, and Leave of Absences. All such benefits are subject to the terms/conditions of the Company’s benefits plans and policies.
Blue Owl is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.
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