Opportunity brief
Black Rock is hiring for the role of Cash Operations Analyst!
Responsibilities of the Candidate:
- Ensure reconciliations are successfully completed and troubleshoot any discrepancies - Review cash & asset position exceptions daily including researching differences and resolving them in an accurate and timely manner - Ensure accuracy of published cash figures - Data analysis enhancing transparency, decision drivers and efficiency - Work with internal/external stakeholders to ensure issues are being appropriately reviewed and progressing to completion - Develop expertise around team control mechanisms and reporting - Identify and coordinate handling of priority customer concerns - Actively participate in all team meetings including review of key risk and process indicators - Understand and adhere to all regulatory requirements impacting the reconciliation activities - Ability to evaluate systems, procedures and make recommendations for improvement - Participate in various efficiency and capacity-building initiatives, including automation/ standardization efforts - Understand upstream processes impactful to the reconciliation and develop ability to correlate the effect of change - Maintain accurate process documents and train team members to ensure complete understanding - Accurately record metrics related to responsibilities to enable management to have a good view of team productivity and efficiency
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree – concentration in Accounting, Finance, Business or Economics is preferred - Understanding of financial instruments, particularly derivative products, is preferred - Strong, effective analytical and problem solving skills - Data Analytics skills preferred inclusive of coding (VBA, SQL, PYTHON) and/or understanding of data science methods & implementation - Organized approach to ensure follow up on outstanding issues and identify appropriate action to be taken - Attention to detail to ensure a high degree of accuracy for all deliverables - Excellent communication skills to effectively articulate solutions to internal and external stakeholders - Ability to multi-task and balance requests without losing sight of overall objectives and deadlines - Exceptional decision-making skills and ability to communicate effectively with senior management - Ability to work in a team environment and build strong relationships with colleagues and external contacts - Ability to work in a fast paced, rapid changing, deadline driven environment - Expertise in Microsoft office products with an emphasis on Excel