Finance & Strategy

Positions are available in the Americas, EMEA and APAC

Finance & Strategy (F&S) is BlackRock’s global finance partner, delivering timely, accurate and insight‑driven financial analysis to support effective decision‑making across the firm. The team provides strategic thought leadership and financial discipline to inform resource allocation and support sustainable business growth.

Teams you may be considered for:

Strategic Finance (NY, LON & HK)

• Corporate Strategy & Development focuses on the firm’s most consequential strategic questions—partnering with senior leadership to define long-term priorities, evaluate major growth opportunities, and lead corporate development activity, including acquisitions, partnerships, and other strategic transactions.​
• Financial Planning & Analysis provides the financial architecture that underpins these decisions: leading the firm’s budgeting and forecasting processes, developing and analyzing key performance metrics, and assessing the cost and revenue dynamics that drive long-term value creation.

Finance Information & Analytics (EDI)

• FIA produces, governs and delivers the core metrics that define BlackRock’s strategy, client reach, product breadth and financial performance. The team drives efficient, scalable and high‑quality data production; delivers actionable insights through advanced analytics, modeling and visualization; and partners closely with technology teams to accelerate data and process transformation.​
• FIA also works directly with business partners to provide expertise on the foundational data, metrics, and reporting frameworks used to manage the firm and communicate performance to executives, clients, investors, regulators, and external stakeholders.

Controllers and Finance Controls​ (NY & EDI)

• Controllers and Finance Controls teams safeguard the accuracy, integrity, and transparency of BlackRock’s financial reporting.​
• By combining deep technical expertise with strong problem‑solving capabilities, the team strengthens financial controls, enhances processes and ensures high‑quality reporting across the firm, enabling informed decision‑making, regulatory confidence and sustainable growth.​

Global Strategic Sourcing (NY & EDI)

• GSS is BlackRock’s global procurement and vendor strategy function, acting as a trusted advisor to business leaders to drive supplier selection, contract negotiation, and relationship management that unlock value, manage risk, and support the firm’s growth.​
• The team sits at the center of high‑impact, enterprise‑wide decisions, shaping supplier ecosystems, influencing markets and building long‑term commercial advantage.​
• This role offers hands‑on exposure to commercial strategy, data‑driven decision‑making, and cross‑functional leadership. You’ll balance rigorous analysis with strong communication, moving seamlessly between complex vendor contracts and spend analytics to identify patterns, risks, and opportunities. Success requires intellectual curiosity, attention to detail, professional polish, and a growth mindset; familiarity with data science, programming, or AI‑enabled sourcing tools is a plus as GSS continues to embed advanced analytics into its strategy.​

What will you do as an Analyst?

All

• Partner collaboratively with colleagues across F&S and the broader organization to drive alignment and execution
• Contribute to cross‑functional and ad hoc initiatives aligned with firm‑wide priorities and long‑term strategy​
• Enhance and automate research and project workflows to improve efficiency, accuracy and scalability

Strategic Finance

• Conduct industry and competitive research to evaluate market trends, client dynamics and emerging business models across asset management and adjacent sectors​
• Support the execution of key strategic initiatives and projects that advance the firm’s long-term strategy​
• Analyze large and complex datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities that inform management decisions, partnering with senior stakeholders to provide context and tell the story behind the numbers​
• Evaluate business opportunities globally, including acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures​
• Work across teams to provide periodic updates on business / regional performance and strategy (e.g., budgeting, forecasting, performance tracking, variance analysis)​
• Build and maintain financial models to support business cases, scenario analysis and strategic initiatives.

Controllers and Finance Controls

• Prepare and deliver weekly, monthly and quarterly financial reporting, translating complex data into clear insights​
• Analyze datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities that inform management decisions, partnering with stakeholders to provide context and tell the story behind the numbers​
• Improve and automate reporting processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy and scalability​
• Maintain strong financial control across regulated and non‑regulated legal entities, including SOX‑compliant controls​
• Support statutory, regulatory and management reporting, including presentations to entity boards as required​
• Partner with prudential and regulatory specialists to anticipate, interpret and prepare for upcoming regulatory changes

Finance Information & Analytics

• Prepare and deliver weekly, monthly and quarterly financial reporting (earnings support, financial packs and country reporting) with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and governance​
• Support budgeting, forecasting and operational planning through variance analysis, performance tracking, and business and product‑specific reporting​
• Analyze complex, large‑scale datasets to identify trends, risks and opportunities, translating results into clear narratives that inform senior decision‑making​
• Build, maintain and enhance financial models to support business cases, scenario analysis, strategic initiatives and NNBF reporting​
• Drive analytics, visualization and reporting enhancements to improve insight quality, standardization, scalability, and presentation​
• Identify, design and implement process improvements across reporting and analytics, including automation, documentation and policy adherence​
• Ensure robust financial controls and governance across all reporting processes, supported by well‑defined metrics and control framework

Global Strategic Sourcing

• Work across multiple categories (Technology, Marketing, HR, Design & Construction, Investment Advisory Services), gaining hands-on experience in the full sourcing lifecycle: market research, competitive bidding, contract negotiation, and supplier management​
• Analyze supplier markets, crunch numbers, and build models to drive smarter sourcing decisions ​
• Review and redline contracts with Legal and Risk teams ​
• Collaborate with global stakeholders to manage vendor relationships and support negotiations ​
• Build PowerPoint decks and present insights that influence real business outcomes ​
• Use CoPilot, Power BI and other tools and dashboards to inform your negotiation strategies and uncover savings opportunities​
• Develop a working knowledge of commercial law and contract structures​
• Learn to review, redline and negotiate supplier agreements that align with business objectives and mitigate risk

What capabilities are we looking for?

Analytics & Modeling

• Breaks down complex problems and develops structured, well‑documented analyses
• Builds logical, traceable financial models with strong attention to detail
• Uses data, modeling, and analytical tools to test hypotheses and generate insight
• Demonstrates curiosity and aptitude for developing deeper modeling, data and analytical skills

Operational Effectiveness & Process Management

• Manages multiple deliverables under tight deadlines with strong organization and prioritization; with ability to manage process with simple tracking
• Takes ownership of work, maintains high quality standards and seeks continuous improvement

Problem Solving

• Manages multiple priorities with precision in a fast-paced, global environment
• Clarifies ambiguous questions and contributes to solution design
• Connects financial outcomes to underlying business drivers and strategic goals
• Translates analysis into practical implications for decisions and execution

Impactful Communications

• Communicates clearly and concisely in both written and verbal formats
• Synthesizes complex analysis into clear takeaways for senior stakeholders
• Partners effectively with diverse stakeholders and contributes positively to team culture

Asset Management and Market Acumen

• Understands the fundamentals of asset management, including clients, products and asset classes
• Builds familiarity with key financial metrics such as AUM, revenue, fees and margins
• Demonstrates interest in financial markets and the broader asset management industry

AI-Enabled Analysis & Technology Leverage

• Uses AI tools (e.g., Copilot and related platforms) to accelerate research, analysis, drafting, and synthesis
• Builds effective prompts and workflows to generate first-pass analyses or materials that can be refined and validated
• Integrates traditional analytical tools (Excel, visualization platforms, internal data systems) with AI-enabled workflows
• Identifies opportunities to apply emerging AI capabilities and automation to improve analytical productivity and decision support

Your learning and development will include:

• Engagement and networking initiatives designed to foster our culture, support team members in all aspects of their well-being and create a positive employee experience
• Ongoing education and talent development opportunities that emphasize the importance of effective leadership and help bridge the gap between designated tasks and broader team objectives
• Continuous efforts to cultivate a culture of belonging and inclusion so all our employees can thrive, deliver their best work and achieve greater business outcomes
• For those in Edinburgh Controllers, there is an expectation and support to complete a further education qualification (typically ACCA)