Description
This Vice President-level role sits within the Technology & Operations FP&A team at BlackRock. The team supports Aladdin, BlackRock's operating system for managing investment portfolios, and Technology & Operations, the group responsible for the firm's worldwide operations.
The successful candidate will partner closely with Enterprise Services leadership, Digital Workplace leadership, and Finance stakeholders to provide end-to-end financial oversight, cost planning, forecasting, and performance analysis across operating and investment spend.
Key responsibilities:
- Own FP&A accountability for Enterprise Services and Digital Workplace costs, with primary focus on real estate and technology
- Establish clear financial ownership, expectations, and accountability across business and FP&A teams
- Ensure disciplined planning, forecasting, and management of cost bases and investment spend
- Implement clear, repeatable FP&A processes, standards, and cadences to reduce reliance on manual intervention and ad-hoc escalation
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify key business challenges and opportunities, develop actionable insights, and drive strategic decision-making
- Partner with leadership to develop long-term strategic plans, financial targets, and performance metrics aligned with business and corporate objectives
- Mentor a team of FP&A professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and excellence
Knowledge and experience requirements:
- Significant FP&A experience (7+ years) within a large, complex organization
- Demonstrated track record of owning and managing large, complex cost bases
- Proven ability to operate with authority and sound judgment, holding senior business stakeholders and finance teams accountable to financial commitments
- Deep experience leading planning, forecasting, and in-year cost management
- Strong financial modeling and analytical capability
- Experience strengthening financial processes, controls, and ways of working
- Ability to communicate financial insights clearly, directly, and confidently to senior leaders
Competencies:
- Able to work effectively in a constantly evolving environment to meet deadlines
- Focused attention to detail and high standards for quality and accuracy in their work product
- Professional, positive demeanor
- Organized with strong follow-through and execution