Job Description

Job descriptionAbout this role Function Overview:Finance & Strategy (F&S) is BlackRock’s global finance partner, delivering insight-driven analysis and financial discipline to support decision-making, resource allocation, and sustainable growth. Within F&S, Corporate Strategy & Development (CS&D) and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) form Strategic Finance, partnering with senior leadership to guide long-term direction, financial performance, and enterprise priorities. The Aladdin & Tech & Ops FP&A team sits within Strategic Finance, supporting:Aladdin – BlackRock’s operating system for managing investment portfolios. Aladdin unites data, technology, and people to enable transparency, risk management, and informed decision-making across the investment lifecycle.Technology & Operations (Tech & Ops) – the group responsible for the firm's worldwide operations across all asset classes and geographies. Position Overview:This Associate-level role sits within the Technology & Operations FP&A team. Tech & Ops is the backbone of BlackRock’s global platform — a diverse team of 4,000+ professionals who design, build, and run the systems that support every aspect of our business. From trade execution to client experience, employee enablement to platform innovation, we drive operational excellence across the firm. Within Tech & Ops is our Enterprise Services team, which is responsible for managing corporate Real Estate Services, Enterprise Resilience, Workplace Experience, and Executive Operations to deliver a safe, resilient, high-performance workplace and related services. This role partners closely with Enterprise Services teams and Finance stakeholders to provide cost reporting, forecasting, and performance analysis. The successful candidate will perform financial analysis, reporting, and governance to support disciplined cost management and delivery against financial targets. This role requires exceptional analytical abilities, a proven track record in financial analysis and a technology and AI forward mindset.Key Responsibilities:Business partner with Enterprise Services teams to ensure accurate expense forecasts, challenge assumptions, and clearly communicate risks and opportunitiesBuild and enhance financial forecast models, ensuring they are scalable, wellstructured, and able to support evolving business requirementsLeverage advanced Excel and analytical tools (including automation and AI) to improve efficiency, streamline workflows, and enhance the quality and accessibility of financial insightsTranslate financial results into clear, concise narratives; present outputs to senior management in a simple and actionable mannerWork closely with colleagues to ensure connectivity across provider performance, strategic initiatives, and new developmentsProactively identify and deliver improvements in monthly forecasting and reporting processes, reducing manual effort and increasing consistencyParticipate in teamwide projects, including financial modelling and ad hoc strategic finance work, to generate incremental insight and support decisionmakingPartner with Finance teams, including Controllers and Sourcing & Vendor Management, on key deliverables and crossfunctional initiatives