Investment Performance Reporting Director-Multiple Locations

About this role

BlackRock is one of the world’s leading asset management firms and a premier provider of investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary, and retail clients worldwide. BlackRock helps investors build better financial futures.

As at 31 December 2020, BlackRock’s assets under management totaled US$8.68 trillion.

The Performance Measurement & Attribution (PMA) team is member of the Global Accounting and Product Services (GAAPS) group within Technology & Operations. PMA delivers investment performance, analysis, oversight, and attribution across all asset classes. Are you passionate about solving problems, working with a diverse team, and finding connections between the dots? We build upon a foundation in performance to provide investment and technology solutions with a purpose to help our clients and business partners meet their goals! The team levers technology and project management to improve existing processes that optimize data delivery and analysis. PMA aligns solutions to the evolving needs of our clients. BlackRock Alternative Investors (BAI) is one of the top five largest alternative asset managers in the world today. We are active in all asset classes and connect them in ways other firms can’t match, organizationally aligning under a single leadership across products and adhering to a common operating process across the assets consisting of real estate, infrastructure, credit, private equity and hedge funds. Our scale means we offer expertise and access unique to BlackRock, and you’ll collaborate with teams across our firm in unexpected ways. As part of a key growth engine for the firm, you’ll be invited to continue building the platform that is shaping the future of Alts investing by inventing and evolving innovative tech solutions on a team that continuously outperforms – setting new standards.
Grow your career with the firm that’s building tomorrow’s alternatives platform, backed by a purpose that drives positive outcomes for our clients, our investments and the communities we serve. This role can be based in multiple locations across our footprint including Atlanta, GA, Wilmington, Delaware, New York, New York, Princeton, NJ, Seattle Washington, or San Francisco, CA.

• Own the Alternatives Performance function, and lead all aspects of an independent performance review committee for Alternatives Performance.
• Craft the framework to support scalable alternatives performance reporting, removing manual and email based tactical processes, and speeding up reporting timelines.
• Partner with NAV, GIPS, Client Reporting, Investment Strategy, Risk, and standardize performance methodology calculations across the platform; where applicable, explore opportunities to become GIPS-compliant.
• Be a source of performance and system knowledge, and collaborate with external parties such as fund administrators, custodians, and various index vendors.
• Learn internal analytical systems and technologies (Aladdin, eFront), and use them to support our growing business needs.

• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Finance, Business Administration, Engineering and/or Economics (equivalent) with a proven track record.
• 10 years’ management experience in the fields of operations, accounting and/or administration with a particular focus on alternative investment funds.
• Be a specialist in performance calculation methodologies (IRR and ROR), and have familiarity with GIPS and GAAP standards to accepted ways of recording and reporting accounting information.
• Show strong understanding of standard methodologies, and the ability to synthesize information. summarize issues, and take initiative. Open to learning and passionate about new technologies!
• Prioritize relationship management – comfortable working with senior leadership, key clients, and internal teams.

We pride ourselves on our team dynamic, diverse approaches and thinking styles. We want an excellent communicator (verbal and written), who displays strong interpersonal interactions, and can operate in a distributed team environment. Someone with a sharp control/risk mitigation attitude, and positive get-the-job-done demeanor.

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer— M/F/D/V.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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.

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.

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.