Associate, External Reporting
About The Position
The External Reporting team is seeking an Associate to support the firm's external and internal reporting processes. The role provides broad exposure to SEC reporting, financial statement preparation, technical accounting matters, earnings reporting, and financial controls. The wider External Reporting/Corporate Control group works on the quarterly earnings release, SEC-related filings, EPS and share count calculations, monthly senior management reports, maintenance of the global balance sheet reconciliation system, and the monthly consolidation process. The team is also responsible for consolidating BlackRock’s books and records.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with a major in accounting.
- 1–5 years of experience in audit or accounting.
- Detail-oriented, with the ability to work in a rapidly changing and challenging environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for interaction with people at all levels globally.
- Proficient in MS Office, including advanced MS Excel skills and MS PowerPoint.
Nice To Haves
- CPA designation or progress toward CPA certification.
- Experience with Oracle Fusion, FCCS, ARCS, Active Disclosures, or iXBRL tools.
Responsibilities
- Prepare the firm's SEC filings (10-Q, 10-K, and earnings release) and supporting schedules.
- Assist with drafting MD&A, disclosures, and footnotes.
- Support iXBRL filings.
- Assist with preparing and executing the quarterly earnings release process.
- Perform peer and competitor disclosure reviews and benchmarking analyses.
- Conduct accounting and disclosure research and implement new accounting pronouncements.
- Analyze and help resolve accounting, reporting, and disclosure matters.
- Assist with balance sheet reconciliation reviews.
- Identify and implement reporting-process improvements using automation, data analytics, and artificial intelligence solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
- Engage in and manage ad hoc projects, including system upgrades and testing, process improvements, and documentation and training-manual updates or presentations.
- Compile documentation for auditors and SOX teams quarterly.
- Liaise with global controllers and all levels of management to gather responses to time-sensitive inquiries.
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus.
- Healthcare benefits.
- Leave benefits.
- Retirement benefits.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Support for working parents.
- Flexible Time Off (FTO).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
