What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cash Operations, Analyst position at blackrock?
About this role
Elevate your career by joining the world's largest asset manager! Thrive in an environment that promotes positive relationships and recognises outstanding performance! We know you want to feel valued every single day and be recognised for your contribution. At BlackRock, we strive to empower our employees and effectively engage your involvement in our success. With over USD $10 trillion of assets, we have an outstanding responsibility: our proprietary technology Aladdin and services empower millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial well-being.
Technology & Operations (T&O) is responsible for the firm's worldwide operations across all asset classes and geographies. The operational functions are aligned with clients, products, fund structures and our third-party provider networks. Global Investment Operations (GIO), a function within T&O, is responsible for the development of the firm's operating infrastructure to support BlackRock's investment businesses worldwide. Professionals hired into this role will become intimate with all operational flows and operational processes, including architecting operational solutions and managing relationships with portfolio managers and traders, our end clients, brokers, custodian banks, fund accountants, administrators and more.
The Cash Operations team is an essential control function to the investment process ensuring that all BlackRock Cash data is accurate for investment management, analytics, compliance and regulation. Our team provides information services and solutions in support of all BlackRock and BlackRock Solutions businesses, inclusive of Middle Office Outsourcing servicing.
What You Will Do
Be a risk manager: identifying, leading and mitigating operational risks and raising risk and service issues on a timely basis
Take ownership of exceptions from start to finish by investigating exception root causes, partnering with internal/external teams to take corrective action and following through until resolution is achieved
Ensure reconciliations are completed timely and accurately. Review cash exceptions daily to ensure the team is appropriately raising and resolving
Contribute to a control-focused culture by building expertise of team controls and meeting standards in output
Understand upstream processes impactful to the reconciliation and develop ability to correlate the impact of change
Foster strong internal & external relationships, with a focus on collaboration & client service excellence
Who You Will Ideally Be
Curious - You are an innovative thinker, constantly looking for ways to skilfully adjust and optimize processes. You care about the quality of your input and have a clear understanding of your end goal, bringing people on the journey in an effective way
Driven - You are a people person who can talk to anyone – and most importantly, listen. You are a self-starter with highly developed negotiation and influencing skills, motivated to take the initiative and achieve goals. You can also play the diplomat, but be decisive, too. You understand the impact of a highly satisfied, excited team. You are passionate about solving difficult issues
Adaptable – You are outcome focussed and can solve sophisticated problems in a dynamic, fast paced environment with the ability to multi-task to keep up with deadlines
Growth Mindset – You will strive to enhance your skills and knowledge on a regular basis, challenging the status quo
Collaborative – You foster strong internal & external relationships, with a focus on collaboration & client service
What You Will Need
Basic computer literacy skills: ability to effectively navigate applications such as Excel, Outlook, Windows
Ability to sift through data to understand what is relevant and analyse data to solve problems
Organize and multi-task to execute and prioritize multiple deliverables
Thorough attention to detail balanced with a “common sense” approach
Communicate effectively by simplifying complex themes and tailoring messaging to your audience
Collaborate in a team environment with an execution mindset
Build constructive relationships with internal and external partners to achieve goals
Manage time and adapt in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment
Basic software development and data analytics skillsets (VBA, SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI) are preferred
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock
BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.
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