Analyst, Global Manual Payments, Accounts Payable

BlackRock, Inc.•Atlanta, GA

51d•$71,250 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

BlackRock Finance and Strategy consists of professionals in disciplines such as Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Treasury, Tax, Financial Controls, Global Strategic Sourcing, Finance Platform Support, Controllers, Strategy, and Corporate Development. This role sits within the Controllers' Group, as part of the wider Accounts Payable (AP) team in Budapest. The Global AP team has presence in Gurgaon, Singapore, Atlanta, Belgrade, Edinburgh, and Budapest. The AP Team is responsible for developing the infrastructure that allows for employee compliance and management oversight of the firm's Global Cash Disbursement policy. This includes: Acquiring and maintaining global software to facilitate supplier payments. Ensuring that all modifications to the Global Cash Disbursement Policy are supported by the oversight infrastructure. Managing the BlackRock's Global Cash Disbursement Policy through an automated workflow system with no impact to the credit worthiness of the firm. This role provides the opportunity to work across multiple expense streams and offers significant interaction with a variety of different stakeholders across the globe including Finance and Strategy and the various business units at BlackRock. We are looking for an upbeat and proactive individual to join the Global Finance Operations manual payments processing team. Reporting to the Accounts Payable associate; the analyst will be responsible for timely processing of incoming manual payment requests while ensuring compliance with BlackRock's Global Cash Disbursement Policy and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

1-3 years' experience in Accounts Payable
Education in Economics, Finance or Accounting
Good general MS Office skills - Excel and other MS Office products

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Coupa, 3rd party invoice processing tools or Oracle Financials is a desirable but not essential

Responsibilities

Accurate and timely input of multicurrency manual payments onto the various banking portals (HSBC, BNY, JP Morgan, Citibank, BoA)
Peer check of the payments to ensure correct backup and sign off received as well as correct input onto banking platform in accordance with up-to-date policies and procedures
Monitor daily shared mailbox (through CIM Dashboard) to ensure queries answered in a timely manner and payments processed by relevant bank cut of times
Assist team peers on payment input queries
Support vendor payment team with vendor related payments as required
Liaise with banks on query resolution
Ensure daily end-of-day checking of all online banking systems is performed to ensure payments have been released
Create and maintain internal procedure documents
Understand and adhere to FCA Client Assets Sourcebook (CASS) procedures
Ensure any returned payments are investigated immediately and relevant business areas are notified
Arrange Training sessions with other team members on payment input and bank template setup
Participate in upcoming projects, including technology enhancement initiatives
Process improvements and control enhancements
Ensure good communication and work ethic within the team as well as providing support to colleagues as required
Support management in ad hoc tasks