About this role

Outsourced Provider Services (OPS) delivers accounting, reporting, and reconciliation support for a broad range of middle office clients. The OPS Asset Reconciliations team is responsible for safeguarding the accuracy and integrity of investment data across critical processes including investment management, analytics, compliance, and reporting. The Analyst will perform daily position and trade reconciliations, investigate and resolve breaks, execute key controls, and partner with internal and external stakeholders to maintain a controlled, timely, and scalable operating environment.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Perform daily position, trade, and related reconciliation activities, including monitoring control reports, dashboards, and inboxes to ensure all assigned portfolios are reconciled accurately and on time.

• Provide high-quality service to internal and external stakeholders by addressing inquiries promptly, resolving issues effectively, and escalating material risks or aging breaks on a timely basis.

• Prepare and review reconciliations across BlackRock, asset manager, and custodian records; investigate exceptions, identify root cause and responsible party, and drive issues through to accurate resolution within required deadlines.

• Maintain account, portfolio, and reference data to reflect client, market, and operational changes accurately, supporting a strong control environment and high-quality downstream reporting.

•  Partners with custodians, external service providers, clients, and internal teams to investigate discrepancies, close process gaps, and support sustainable issue resolution.

• Support process improvement, documentation, and automation initiatives that enhance control effectiveness, improve scalability, and reduce operational risk.

Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Information Technology, or a related field preferred.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate breaks, assess root cause, and identify the appropriate path to resolution.

• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate issues, risks, and proposed solutions to internal and external stakeholders.

• Demonstrated ownership mindset, including strong follow-through, sound judgment, and timely escalation of material issues when needed.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment and adapt quickly to changing business priorities and client needs.

• Knowledge of financial instruments, including equities, fixed income securities, and derivatives, is preferred.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and an aptitude for learning new systems and applications.

• Understanding of upstream and downstream processes that impact reconciliation outcomes, with the ability to assess the effect of process or data changes.

• Interest in process improvement, standardization, and automation that improves control effectiveness, scalability, and service delivery.

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 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. 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.

Guidance on AI use for candidates

At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work – enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we’ve provided guidance on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.

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.

To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.