Associate, Reconciliations
Role Overview
The Outsourced Platform Services Asset Reconciliations team safeguards investment-data integrity across investment management, analytics, compliance, and regulatory reporting.
The team reconciles equities, fixed income, derivatives, collateral, and related cash activity with internal teams, providers, custodians, and clients.
The Associate develops reconciliation, exception-management, root-cause analysis, risk-identification, data-analysis, and process-improvement capability.
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About This Role
The Outsourced Platform Services Asset Reconciliations team safeguards investment-data integrity across investment management, analytics, compliance, and regulatory reporting.
The team reconciles equities, fixed income, derivatives, collateral, and related cash activity with internal teams, providers, custodians, and clients.
The Associate develops reconciliation, exception-management, root-cause analysis, risk-identification, data-analysis, and process-improvement capability.
Primary Responsibilities
- Perform daily reconciliations, control reporting, position-break resolution, dashboard monitoring, portfolio maintenance, and subscription/redemption processing.
- Prepare and review reconciliations across BlackRock, asset manager, and custodian records; investigate and resolve differences.
- Maintain accurate account and portfolio records for client, account, and market-driven changes.
- Address inquiries, perform controls, resolve operational issues, mitigate risk, and escalate material items promptly.
- Partner with internal teams, service providers, custodians, and clients to resolve issues and improve service delivery.
- Identify inefficiencies, recommend control and scalability enhancements, and support special projects.
- Coach and mentor team members and contribute to staffing, succession planning, and team development.
Skills Required
- Ability to prioritize multiple requests, make informed decisions, follow up on issues, and meet deadlines.
- Strong multitasking, organization, attention to detail, time management, adaptability, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to articulate solutions to internal and external partners.
- Knowledge of equity and fixed-income securities and derivative products.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and aptitude for learning new applications.
Preferred Qualifications
- A four-year degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, or Economics is required.
- Understanding upstream processes and their effects on reconciliation is preferred.
- Ability to manage multiple dynamic projects while maintaining high standards and attention to detail is preferred.
Hybrid Work Model
- Employees are currently expected to work in the office at least four days per week, with flexibility to work from home one day per week.
- Some business groups may require additional office time based on role responsibilities.
Benefits
- Benefits include a retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents, and Flexible Time Off.
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