Analyst, Corporate Accounting

About this role

Business Unit Overview:

BlackRock Finance and Strategy (F&S) consist of professionals in disciplines such as Controllers, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Treasury, Tax, Financial Controls, Global Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, and Corporate Development.  Within the Controllers’ Group, this role is part of the wider Global Corporate Consolidation & Control team which has a broad and varied remit including reporting monthly Income Statement and Balance Sheet positions, accounting for corporate transactions and repatriations, intercompany settlements, maintenance of global intercompany loans, global ownership of ARCS (a Balance Sheet verification process) and control of the general ledger & consolidation over month-end.  In its day-to-day activities, the intercompany team has significant interaction with Finance teams globally, such as Legal Entity Controllers and Treasury, as well as the other Finance teams.

 Purpose/Background:

This role sits within the Global Corporate Consolidation & Control team and supports the integrity of BlackRock’s intercompany accounting processes across EMEA, APAC, and the Americas. The Analyst will partner with Regional Controllers, Treasury, and Tax to ensure accurate, timely, and controlled intercompany & consolidation reporting within Oracle Cloud.

Key Responsibilities:

Intercompany Accounting & Close

Support a high-volume, multi-entity close in a fast-paced environment, directly working with the EMEA-based intercompany team (predominantly based in Edinburgh)

• Verifying manual settlements for global intercompany positions.

• Submitting manual settlements for payment

• Preparing/posting multi-currency journals for manual settlements in line with the month-end calendar

• Perform balance sheet reconciliations including responsibility for providing suitable documentation and clearing reconciling items on a timely basis

• Proactively investigate and resolve intercompany breaks across the Group

Corporate Consolidation

• Support the Corporate Consolidation team (based in Gurgaon) with performing group level consolidations and validations

• Support maintenance and changes within the legal entity hierarchy as required

• Participate in project work for the Corporate Control team to support legal entity acquisitions, restructures, rationalisations and UAT testing within the consolidation system (FCCS).

Controls & Governance

• Provide commentary and metrics on balance sheet movements for month-end reporting purposes and senior management

• Ensure compliance with US GAAP and internal accounting policies

• Act as a point of contact and support audit requests and walkthroughs

• Actively identify and remediate control gaps and process inefficiencies

Process Improvement & Automation

• Identify opportunities to streamline Corporate Control & Intercompany processes across the BlackRock Group

• Support automation initiatives (e.g., reconciliation tooling, template standardisation)

• Utilise AI solutions for process enhancements and enhancing controls by proposing and sharing best practices

• Participate in project work across the Corporate Control team, including UAT testing and supporting strategic projects

Stakeholder Management

• Build relationships with other Finance teams to ensure that all stakeholders’ reporting requirements are met in a complete and timely manner

• Liaise with regional controllership and functional teams to resolve intercompany breaks

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• Other ad hoc tasks as required

Development Value:

This position offers significant development opportunities within the Global Corporate Consolidation & Control team, which is responsible for a broad range of accounting, reporting, and control activities across multiple regions. The role provides exposure to Global F&S partners, including Entity Controllers, Treasury, Corporate Cash and Corporate Cost teams.

In addition to strengthening core technical accounting and intercompany expertise, the role provides:

• Experience with process automation initiatives, including opportunities to work with AI‑enabled tools, workflow automation, and data‑quality improvements.

• The ability to build capability in evaluating, testing, and enhancing new technological solutions used within Finance.

• Development of cross‑functional communication skills through interaction with teams globally.

• Opportunities to lead or support transformation projects, enhancing both analytical skills and project‑delivery experience.

• Broader Corporate Control exposure, enabling progression into roles across reporting, controls management, systems accounting, or process transformation disciplines.

Experience/Competencies:

• Ability to clearly and confidently communicate in verbal and written form with colleagues of different levels.

• Self-starter, highly numerate, quick learner, team player, with an ability to adjust to change and the desire to take on responsibility is required.

• Experience of working in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment would be an advantage

• Organised and methodical, possessing attention to detail, good analytical skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines.

• Takes ownership of deliverables and proactively escalates risks

Skills/Qualifications:

• Part qualified accountant or qualification through experience preferred

• 2–3 years of accounting experience (Ideally the successful candidate would have Financial Services or large corporate experience)

• Exposure to intercompany, reconciliations, or financial close preferred

• Strong Excel and data handling capability

• Prior experience of working with ERP systems (such as Oracle) and AI tools is desirable

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.