About this role
Business Unit Overview:
The Finance Information & Analytics Team, within wider Financial Planning & Analysis Team, is responsible for the external and internal reporting of BlackRock’s AUM, Net New Business, Revenue, and related analytics. On a weekly basis the team calculates AUM, enriches it with pipeline, revenue, client, and market commentary, and provides informative and insightful reports to senior management.
The team is also actively involved in firm wide Revenue forecasting and budgeting, and production of ARMR/Actuals which is a key source of information for internal Management reporting purposes.
The team produces information that helps articulate BlackRock’s vision and message to investors, clients, and press, as well as providing quantitative and qualitative support for senior management decisions.
The Finance Information & Analytics team is committed to performance excellence, the continuous optimization of its operating and production model and the rapid advancement in its strategic and tactical initiatives.
Job Summary
The FI&A team is looking for an individual to:
- Support and lead the weekly and monthly production processes
- Identify ways to improve the AUM, Flow, Net New Base Fees, Sales reporting, and Pipeline reporting processes
- Improve communication with our clients and partners, better understand their needs, and help deliver an improved product
- Display intellectual curiosity and lead automation and data mining/engineering projects
- Support and lead tactical and strategic initiatives, including data migrations and systems/data integrations
- Support the on-boarding and reporting of acquired firms
Responsibilities:
- Support the weekly and monthly production
- Understand the E2E AUM, Revenue, NNBF process and policy, and contribute to process improvement initiatives
- Become a contributor to the development of appropriate metrics and control framework to better manage and report AUM, Flows, Revenue and NNBF
- Develop strong working relationships with our clients & partners and identify ways to improve our products & service
- Partner with colleagues in other business areas (Operations, Investments, Client Businesses, and Finance) to build strong end to end business processes with key focus on control framework, policy, and output accuracy
- Support the on-boarding and reporting process for complex assignments. Partner, influence, and direct colleagues in other business areas (e.g., On-boarding, BDS, Client businesses, Investments, Billing, etc.) to achieve enhanced reporting accuracy
- Provide oversight and guidance on integrations and migrations of internal and external data and systems
- Challenge existing processes and policies, identify opportunities for improvement, and see them through to implementation
Skills / Experience:
- Analytical, innovative, and organized with excellent attention to detail and commitment to excellence
- Process minded with great focus on controls and risk mitigation by utilizing a methodical & organized approach
- Ability to work through challenging deadlines
- Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills
- Self-driven, enthusiastic, and intellectually curious
- Strong understanding of the investment processes across all product structures
- Excellent verbal and written communication capabilities – ability to interact with all levels
- Strong prioritization and influencing skills and ability to manage differing requirements from multiple ‘clients’
- Ability and/or experience in developing strong partnerships with other business areas locally and globally
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel
- Experience with VBA and ATX desirable
- Understanding and/or experience in Finance, Accounting, Financial Reporting, Operations and Data mining
