About this role
Business Unit Overview:
The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team is critical to helping senior managers understand the business of investment management at BlackRock. We guide and produce budgets, short and long-range forecasts; build and analyze business metrics and
identify
cost savings opportunities; deliver economic insight into the relationships between costs and revenues to improve the financial success of the business going forward. We are a valued and critical
component
of the management function, working at all levels of BlackRock to provide both a broad and deep understanding of the firm’s financial position and opportunities.
Role Description
Within the FP&A group
,
BlackRock is seeking
an
Associate
to join the
Finance Information & Analytics
(
FI&A
) Team
in
Gurgaon
.
The FI&A team operates with a Center of Excellence (
CoE
) model and is responsible for efficient, thoughtful, and scalable production to meet operational excellence, deliver high-value business insights through front-end visualization tools, application of modelling and analytics to generate new insights at scale, engage with technology partners to accelerate data and process transformation.
The group is also responsible for engaging with business partners to advise and offer
expertise
on the fundamental building blocks of how we manage the firm and report our financials.
The role
will
be responsible for
business
performance
reporting
using
different types
of financial and business metrics to generate insights
for
the senior
leaders at the firm.
Key responsibilities:
Prepare periodic financial reports (i.e., weekly, monthly, quarterly) for senior management
;
includes quarterly earnings support,
financial
packs
,
c
ountry
packs
etc.
Partnering with FP&A team
s
on
business & client specific reporting.
Assist
with ad-hoc assignments and reporting requirements as they arise.
Build cohesive narratives in communicating results to senior management and present
the data with high end insights.
Drive initiatives to build analytics for a better presentation of the financials to business.
Understanding complex data sets
and being the
storyteller
to help
business
make
an informed decision
.
Building financial models or
maintaining
/
updating existing models to support
financial analysis
.
Communicate effectively with key
FP&A
stakeholders
and
global teams across Finance
.
I
dentify
and
execute on
opportunities to improv
ise the existing
process
es
/reporting
to drive standardization
across teams.
B
uild strong
c
ontrols in existing
/
new processes
and
management
report
s
.
Ensure
accurate
,
complete,
and
timely
completion of processes and reporting
.
Be adaptable to
a constantly evolving, changing, and challenging environment
.
Embrace and drive the BlackRock principles
.
Skills & Qualifications:
MBA with proven experience (
4-6
years) in FP&A,
strong analytics, stakeholder, external,
and
m
anagement
r
eporting
.
Effective stakeholder management will be
required
for the role.
Advanced e
xcel skills
required
; experience with Cognos TM1
,
MS Access,
PowerBI
/
Tableau
is
a
plus.
Experience
in
processing
large data and deriving meaningful
insights.
D
emonstrated ability to use generative AI tools (e.g., Copilot
/ChatGPT
) to accelerate summarizing, quality checks
, insight generation and building prompts/agents for different use cases.
Collaborative, team-oriented, service-oriented
, solutions
-oriented
.
Ability to deliver in fast paced environment with tight deadlines and multiple demands
.
Focused
,
attention to detail
s
and
high standards
for quality,
efficiency,
and accuracy in their work
.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, both in written form and verbally
.
High level
s
of self-motivation,
multi-
task
and
willing
to respectfully challenge the status quo
.
Professional, positive demeanor and
a strong
work ethic
.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents 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, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.
