About this role
- Lead reconciliation activities across Positions, Cash, Transactions, Corporate Actions, Pricing & Valuation, FX, and Income.
- Perform Custody, Trade, and Transaction Reconciliations and resolve complex breaks.
- Investigate accounting discrepancies and conduct root-cause analysis.
- Support Investment Accounting across Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, and FX products.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across Operations, Technology, Custody, Fund Accounting, and Portfolio Management teams.
- Participate in Aladdin implementations, upgrades, UAT, and production validation.
- Drive process improvements, controls, and automation initiatives.
- KRA on multiple projects:
Aladdin Accounting
Aladdin IBOR/ABOR
Investment & Portfolio Accounting
Reconciliation Operations
Custody Reconciliation
Transaction & Trade Reconciliation
Corporate Actions & Income Reconciliation
Pricing & Valuation Reconciliation
Fixed Income & Derivatives Operations
- Strong stakeholder management, governance and communication skills and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to independently investigate complex breaks, identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and establish preventive controls.
- Manage Month-End, Quarter-End, and Year-End Close activities.
- Provide L2/L3 support for production issues and Aladdin-related incidents.
Criteria
- Graduate or Postgraduate degree in a relevant field
- 15+ years in Investment Operations, Fund Accounting, Portfolio Accounting, or Asset Management Operations.
- 5+ years of hands-on BlackRock Aladdin experience with SQL, Python, VBA, Power BI, RPA
- Aladdin Testing/UAT and Platform Enhancements
- Process Automation and Transformation Programs
- Expert in Aladdin & skilled in resolving complex accounting and reconciliation breaks independently.