Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

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About this role

Role Description

The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team is critical to helping senior managers understand the business of investment management at BlackRock. We advise and produce budgets, short and long range forecasts; create 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.

BlackRock is seeking a role at the Vice President level in San Francisco to join the Financial Planning & Analysis team to support the BlackRock Global Markets (BGM) and ETF and Index Investments (EII) groups. EII is the largest business at BlackRock with $6 trillion in assets under management, including the industry leading iShares ETFs. This role will report directly to the head of FP&A for EII, BGM and partner horizontally across the firm with Finance, Operations, Investor Relations, Human Resources, and Technology.

Responsibilities

• Proactively develop new approaches to assess financial health
• Analyze trends in the business and produce detailed reports for senior management highlighting key changes and actionable insights
• Build the annual operating plan and help lead forecast cycles
• Become a subject matter expert across cost and revenues for the business
• Create variance analysis and communicate findings with key stakeholders
• Develop detailed budget and forecast models to drive high quality decision-making and closely monitor business performance

Skills & Qualifications

• Track record of strong performance with increasing levels of scope
• Collaborative, team-oriented, service-oriented, solutions-oriented
• Focused attention to detail and high standards for quality and accuracy in his/her work product
• A desire to be a strategic thought partner; working in a high-energy environment with a dedicated commitment to excellence
• Excel skills required; experience with IBM Cognos TM1 and/or VBA skills a plus
• Ability to clearly articulate and present ideas both in written presentations and orally to senior stakeholders
• Strong organizational, planning, quantitative modeling, and problem-solving skills
• Professional, positive demeanor and a strong work ethic
• 6-10 years of experience in either FP&A or the financial services industry
• BS/BA preferably in Finance, Economics or other quantitative discipline

For California only the salary range for this position is $0 - $0. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

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 3 days in the office each week, with the flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week; some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. Beginning in September, all employees will shift to at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. 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 and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

We recruit, hire, train, promote, pay, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), sex stereotyping (including assumptions about a person’s appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. We interpret these protected statuses broadly to include both the actual status and also any perceptions and assumptions made regarding these statuses.BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.