Financial Planning & Analysis, Associate

About this role

Business Unit Overview:

The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team is critical to our strategy for profitable growth. The team shapes long-term objectives for growth and scale; guides near-term objectives, resource allocations, and budgets; analyzes business metrics to identify growth and scale opportunities; and brings insights to help successfully manage our financial objectives amidst a dynamic business environment. We are at the center of the firm, working across 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 focused on External Reporting. 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.

As part of the FI&A Team, this role will require working with the External Reporting CoE and is responsible for production and delivery of high-quality information tailored for external reporting needs, mainly including Request for proposals (RFPs related to Clients, Products, Region etc.) and Surveys (Industry benchmarking, Country specific ranking, cost benchmarking, Product or Strategy‑Specific Surveys etc.). We are a valued and critical component of the management function who is closely connected with external and internal stakeholders in providing accurate firm or business financials.

Key responsibilities:

• Periodic surveys (i.e., monthly, quarterly) include industry, regional, product surveys etc.

• Provide timely information on RFPs.

• Partnering with different teams on approval and sign offs which align to reporting guidelines.

• Assist with ad-hoc assignments and reporting requirements as they arise.

• Build cohesive narratives in communicating with senior management.

• Understanding different data sets and being the SME for externally reported data.

• Building financial models or maintaining/updating existing models to support external reporting.

• Communicate effectively with key FP&A stakeholders and global teams across Finance.

• Identify and execute on opportunities to improvise the existing processes/reporting to drive standardization across processes.

• Maintain strong controls in existing/new processes and reports.

• 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 (3-5 years) in FP&A, strong analytics, stakeholder, external, and management reporting.

• Prior experience with External reporting will be an added advantage.

• Strong proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications; advanced excel.

• Experience with IBM Cognos TM1 and visualization tools a plus (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau).

• Meticulous, strategic thinker with operational rigor and analytical/data-driven mindset.

• Ability to articulate and present ideas both written presentations and orally to senior management.

• Demonstrated experience in driving automation and transformation efforts.

• Collaborative, service-oriented, and solutions-oriented.

• Ability to deliver in fast paced environment with tight deadlines and multiple demands.

• High levels of self-motivation, multi-task and willingness 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.

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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.