Associate, FP&A

Key responsibilities:

• Prepare periodic financial reports (i.e., weekly, monthly, quarterly) for senior management; includes quarterly earnings support, Board of Directors presentations, and firm forecast / budget support
• Help drive and coordinate the budget, forecast and other key financial processes
• Building Financial models from scratch, while also maintaining and updating existing models to support necessary financial analysis
• Build cohesive narratives in communicating results to senior management and present data in a simple and clear manner
• Proactively identify opportunities to optimize and automate existing reporting & analytics and develop innovative ways to assess business performance
• Participate in and/or lead team-wide projects and analyses with various internal stakeholders
• Enhance & build strong checks and controls in existing and new reporting/processes
• Ability to work with various functions and teams at different levels
• Show desire to work in a constantly evolving, changing, and challenging environment
• Embrace and drive the BlackRock principles

Skills & Qualifications:

• MBA with proven experience (5-8 years) in FP&A, Forecasting and Budgeting, Variance Analysis, Management Reporting and Stakeholder Management
• Experience in building and managing financial models (scenario analysis) with strong analytical skills
• Exceptional Excel skills required; experience with IBM Cognos TM1, MS Access, PowerBI and Tableau skills a plus
• Experience in processing large data and deriving meaningful insights
• Ability to deliver in fast paced environment with tight deadlines and multiple demands
• Focused attention to detail and high standards for quality, efficiency, and accuracy in their work
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both in written form and verbally
• Strong organizational, planning, quantitative modeling, problem-solving and strategic thinking
• High level of self-motivation, multi-task and willing to respectfully challenge the status quo
• Work and deliver under minimal direct supervision
• Collaborative, team-oriented, service-oriented, solutions-oriented
• Professional, positive demeanor and a strong work ethic