Director and Head of Finance Data Strategy and Process Transformation

Key Skills

Automation, Data Transformation, Database, Effective communication skills, ETL frameworks, Finance, Machine learning techniques, OLAP, Oracle, PowerBI, SaaS, SQL

Job Description

We are seeking a senior business leader within our Finance Platform Strategies (“FPS”) team to lead elements of our technology platform efforts on a global basis and oversee and expand the team’s footprint in our India offices. The role will be based in one of BlackRock’s two large hubs in India, with a preference for Mumbai and optionality for Gurgaon. The role will report directly to the Global Head of Finance Platform Strategies (based in New York).

The FPS team, within BlackRock’s global Finance & Strategy organization, is responsible for long-term management of Finance platform and technology initiatives, spanning controllers, financial planning, expense management, treasury, tax and a range of other proprietary and third-party platform capabilities.

The group drives the strategic vision for and implementation of initiatives to enhance our platform capabilities, and delivers day-to-day oversight and management of the platform. The team works closely with partners across the Finance organization and BlackRock’s Aladdin Engineering team.

Core responsibilities will include:

Serving as a leader within Finance Platform Strategies, helping to drive our global platform and technology and team talent strategy and leading additional initiatives in partnership with other FPS teams and leaders. Global lead for Finance data strategy, responsible for:

• Sourcing: sourcing proprietary and shared data sources needed to deliver on the firm’s financial operating platform commitments, and deepen the level of analytics and insight provided to stakeholders across BlackRock

• Housing: In coordination with the firms global EDP strategy implementing an enterprise data platform to house Finance’s data in a unified, well-structured, and well-permissioned framework

• Delivery: ensuring data availability for the range of ways in which it will be consumed by internal and external users, including dashboarding, AI-driven self-service capabilities, and pipes into downstream Finance platforms

• Talent: leading and managing a global team of Finance data experts and driving the long-term talent and resourcing plan for this area of FPS

• Process transformation, partnering with our Finance Operations teams globally, building a process transformation center of excellence in India and partnering closely with our existing Budapest-based process automation leader to identify and execute upon opportunities to drive productivity and uplift work FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) tech and platform strategy – partnering with FPS teams in the US, and working with FP&A leadership in India and globally, to define and implement the future operating model for FP&A analytics and insights

The individual will be one of the senior leaders within the ~150-person Finance & Strategy team in India, providing leadership, mentorship and coaching to our teams there. The individual will directly oversee our India-based FPS team and future resourcing strategy, and serve as a member of the Finance & Strategy India Executive Committee.

Success drivers and actions:

• Solidifying actionable business requirements and supporting strategic projects to successful completion

• Deploying a wide range of financial applications, analytical and automation tools, and proprietary solutions

• Advocating and advancing, best practice process and controls, covering the data and applications within our Finance ecosystem,

• Understanding corporate operating procedures, identifying functional gaps, and working with Finance leadership to close such gaps,

• Partnering with Finance senior leadership in the region & FPS leads globally to help shape APAC Finance platform strategy

• Building consensus to influence Finance leadership in support of critical business projects & priorities through presentation of clear business use case analysis

• Deeply understanding Finance operating processes and steering a culture of innovation and process automation

• Providing timely ongoing project communications in a concise and direct manner to keep key stakeholders informed

Key experience desired:

• Passion for technology, process and platform improvement dedicated through prior leadership positions and educational background

• Experience implementing process automation and machine learning capabilities within a corporate function environment

• Strong working knowledge of the capabilities of generative AI and a vision for use cases to drive insights and productivity within a corporate functional environment

• Exposure to Oracle SaaS platform

• Experience with enterprise reporting and dashboarding tools such as Power BI, and with ETL tools such as Informatica

• Experience overseeing day-to-day tier one support for Finance applications

• Understanding of relational database concepts (including SQL) and OLAP tech

Personal qualities:

• Clear communicator, able to articulate and present strategic and tactical objectives including underlying business rationale with appropriate audience sensitivity

• Strategic, creative thinker; solutions and service oriented

• Initiative-taker who drives positive progress through “urgency without emergency” with limited management direction

• Desire to create and thrive in a fast paced, innovative environment

• Focused attention to detail; high standards for quality and accuracy in work product

• Strong work ethic with high sense of accountability & ownership

• Professional, positive, collegial demeanor; collaborative relationship builder who contributes skills and knowledge to larger team.

• Comfortable interacting with all levels of management

• Continuous learner; student of financial services and finance functions, technologies, and processes

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.

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.

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