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Description
About this role
BlackRock
's
Aladdin is an operating system for investment managers that
seeks
to connect the information, people, and technology needed to manage money in real time. The Aladdin platform combines risk analytics with portfolio management, trading, compliance, investment operations
, and accounting
tools on a single platform to power informed decision-making, effective risk management, efficient trading,
and
operational scale. Aladdin is used by a community of over 200 institutional clients around the world, including BlackRock. There are over 50,000 end users of Aladdin globally. The
Aladdin Business
is
comprised
of 800+ professionals responsible for implementing and supporting our Aladdin clients,
sales
and marketing, and ensuring the Aladdin Community
fully
utilizes
Aladdin products through engagement and education.
We are seeking a candidate to work within the Aladdin
Client Business
Group's Accounting Practice supporting the implementation of Aladdin's Performance & Official Accounting capabilities. The individual will work closely with our partner implementation teams and the client acting as a subject matter expert and primary point of contact, providing guidance on best
practices
and supporting a smooth implementation.
Key responsibilities of the role include
- Work
- ing
- with
- client
- s
- with a focus on building relationships with our client's senior leaders (e.g., Chief Financial Officer, Controller, Lead Accountant
- s
- , Performance Specialists
- ), defining future state business processes, analyzing data sets within Aladdin and client legacy systems, implementing workflows and controls ensuring accuracy.
- Delivering BlackRock's Official Accounting & Performance capabilities to clients by leading business process reviews, accounting
- & performance
- co
- nfiguration
- s
- , portfolio initialization, downstream general ledger integration, and monthly accounting
- & performance
- workflow implementation
- Developing project plans with measurable goals,
- driving
- consensus
- internal and
- client
- stakeholders
- to
- work
- towards
- common
- objectives
- for implementing
- Aladdin's performance and accounting capabilities.
- Develop
- ing
- and
- appl
- ying
- accounting
- and performance
- domain
- expertise
- to evaluate requirements and configur
- ing
- solutions to meet a wide range
- ofreporting
- needs through business process review sessions
- .
- Identifying
- and
- implementing
- methodology
- improvements to drive scale across projects
- Shap
- ing
- the evolution of
- our implementation
- methodology
- by developing a deep understanding of client
- /
- industry needs and
- partnering with development teams to
- enhance the platform
- Travel required
- , including international opportunities
Qualifications
- 4
- +
- years of work experience in the financial services industry
- .
- Knowledge of investment
- or fund
- accounting, financial reporting,
- or investment operations.
- Experience building OMS / Accounting
- / Performance
- products and/or successful
- track record
- in technology implementations of investment software
- Structured problem-solving skills to
- identify
- and resolve client issues and gaps. Conduct detailed analyses that lead to strategic insights and enable accelerated progress towards the outcome.
- Leadership & organizational management skills to drive strategic large-scale accounting system and business transformations
- Client focused,
- proficiency
- working within a collaborative team, and be passionate about providing a high quality of service to the client
- Effective
- c
- ommunication
- & presentation skills, with an
- ability
- to convey
- sophisticated concepts simply and clearly to clients driving commitment, team motivation, and adoption of new perspectives or action.
Nice to have
- ACCA,
- CPA, CFA, MBA preferred
- SQL, Python, VBA, and command-line programming experience a plus
- Project management experience (e.g., PMP) a plus
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
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.
Job requisition #
R241305