The Investment Accounting Department of BlackRock Solutions provides accounting & reporting services to over 24 investment accounting clients. These services also include the performance calculation and reporting for a majority of the client base. The performance position is assigned the task of calculating and reporting performance accurately and within specific timeframes. This requires interacting with the Investment Accountants, the Asset Management Group, the Portfolio Management Group, as well as directly with the client.
Responsibilities:
Calculating performance for portfolios as well as composites.
Verifying data across the accounting and portfolio management platforms and reconciling/investigating differences
Responding to performance inquiries from account managers, clients and portfolios managers.
Preparation of client reports
Testing of automation
Requirements:
Strong working knowledge of fixed income products and the financial markets
Ability to investigate various issues across multiple data platforms
Strong attention to detail to ensure a high degree of accuracy
Problem solving skills are required for the multitude of issue that arise, often for issues that have not been witnessed before
Ability to identify and implements process improvements and controls
Willingness to take ownership of various responsibilities and special projects
Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
Strong communication skills are necessary to communicate across the various teams on a daily basis
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft office products
Strong organizational skills and the ability to shift focus from one task to another quickly
Management skills to oversee a staff of 2 analysts
