The Opportunity

About This Role About this role

Are you an experienced accounting expert seeking a fulfilling, dynamic, diverse chance with the leading global asset manager? Are you skilled at cultivating strong connections and realizing strategic goals? If so, your search ends here! BlackRock is seeking a vice-president to head our Funds and Oversight team in Mumbai.

The Fund Accounting Oversight (FAO) team is in the Global Accounting and Product Services (GAAPS) division within Technology & Operations. The FAO team is a global function responsible for managing the 3rd party outsourced Fund Accountants, ensuring timely and accurate NAV delivery. The team engages with a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders to develop, execute and operate the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Fund Accounting Oversight team. This includes utilizing technology to perform precise control validation, data analysis, and adhering to local Regulatory requirements.

Job Purpose/Background Seeking an experienced self-starter with a robust Fund Accounting background to lead our Mumbai team. Must excel in communication, collaboration, and project management.

Key Responsibilities

To lead a world class team that delivers exceptional service levels to agreed standards and drive a continuous improvement mentality.
To be responsible for overseeing our BlackRock Fund, Fund Administrators ensuring accurate net asset values.
Partnering with peers to effectively apply local and global resources to deliver resilient client service while supporting strategic and tactical objectives.
To promote a relentless focus on improving core service quality through measurable service standards that drive systematic remediation and resolution plans.
To develop the Aladdin Accounting operating environment to streamline the process, improve controls and deliver targeted scale efficiency.
To find opportunities to remove process excess and automate workflow through Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and partner with our technology partners to deliver.
To drive a data led governance framework and global consistency.
To be aware of applicable product, business and regulatory changes and actively seek involvement in the resultant initiatives and projects.

Knowledge/Experience

Experience in an operational/accounting role, ideally in a fund management environment.
Demonstrates technical and regulatory expertise across a range of investment instruments, fund types and products.
Experience of leading and developing high-performing teams to successfully deliver against both individual and team objectives.
Experience of identifying problems and incidents, working proactively with others to resolve them and raise issues appropriately.
Highly numerate and demonstrates a high level of attention to detail.
Prepared to take initiative, work flexibly to help the team achieve its goals, and respond positively to change.
Takes responsibility for the completion of own work in line with agreed procedures and to resolve conflicting priorities.

Competencies

An innovator who actively seeks to generate ideas that deliver scale, commercial benefits, client service and/or control improvements.
Excellent communicator with strong influencing skills together with an ability to build relationships and be an excellent partner both internally and externally.
Strong leader who develops a positive working environment to find ways to partner and build a coordinated approach to tasks.
A strong project manager who can effectively prioritize workloads and deliver tactical and strategic change.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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.